Re: Average year for the 10 @ LORDS2-2
 

You're missing the point. There is just as many older combos "bagging" than there is newer combos. You know what's neat about this racing thing? They're available to anyone!

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It seems to be that all the older cars seem to forget that some of their friends race the same way the new cars guy do (sandbag). It's just when the new cars have to face each other the times are too fast for others to comprehend. Times have changes not only for drag racing but all over this great place called earth. As the times change so will everything else. You either roll with the punches or get knocked out. Come on guys we all love to drag race so lets do that rather point fingers. Us new guys just happen to be able to buy a car that has a lot of R&R already done. It's not all done and if we don't bust butt on our cars we will get left behind as some of the older cars are dealing with now. If you don't want to race a new car or if you don't want to spend your hard earned cash we understand that as well. But no matter what car you have it all takes $$$, time, and most of all hard work!!! So lets just get out there and drive the cars we brought to race.

I'm sure many will disagree with me but hey that's what makes this so much fun!

Re: Average year for the 10 @ LORDS2-2
 

I think any cool car that is actually raced is pretty cool too. It is always exciting to see heads up runs during eliminations. I know the new cars are ringers as far as factors and I know their are some really fast old cars.
I don't know if I would go so far as to say everyone has a shot at one, but I guess if you have the money, yes I guess so.

All I could think of is that I hope any of the racers with the new cars remember that when they get pounded by an ole Chevy pick up truck at the CIC race in Belle Rose.
I am REAL sure anyone could build one of those. LOL.

Re: Average year for the 10 @ LORDS2-2
 

The problem is that some of the brand new cars are so light in the rating that it is even tough to get near them if you have a heads up. When a combo gets 20+ hp and they don't miss a beat in either a heads up or qualifying that's what brings out the opposition. That's all. Alot of the FI 305 Chevys are rated less than a 283 with a 4Jet? Does that make sense? That's a mild mismatch compared to the supercharged new cars that run now. A little competitive balance is all that's needed.

Re: Average year for the 10 @ LORDS2-2
 

Sean, have you seen a stocker come over to SS and run 1.1 under, at more MPH that any other real SS cars in that class? I did last week. Would you not have to admit that hp factor was way low? An SS/JA car running 9.88 at almost 136 MPH? Then Jeff Teuton says "It's a Stocker"? It was 1/10th soft in 60', so that would be 9.70s, not "hopped up". I don't know of one single legit old Stocker that can do that, do you? Difference is, those people aren't as afraid to run their stuff hard.
You and I both know there are several others that can do that. I just tuned on one yesterday, difference is they freely call the hp factor bogus.
As I have said before, Ray Charles, in his present condition, could look at the new car engine specs, then the hp factors, and say "No way!"

Re: Average year for the 10 @ LORDS2-2
 

Jeff wasn't the one who called it a "stocker"..NHRA did and Jeff (and plenty of others) was the smart one who figured out how to get ahead of the system. ;)

I believe eveyone has questions about the ole faithfull hp factoring system but some, instead of complaining about either race what they have or figure out what needs to be done to get to a class were they can get ahead of the system. The new cars are ahead of the system at the moment but as history does they will then be over factored and over rated and something new will be under factored and so on and so on!

Re: Average year for the 10 @ LORDS2-2
 

We're you there? Evidently not.
It wasn't Jeff's car, and it WAS Jeff that told me it is really a stocker.

Re: Average year for the 10 @ LORDS2-2
 

Calm down..I'm just messing with.

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Re: Average year for the 10 @ LORDS2-2
 

[QUOTE=Sean Cour;372912] They're available to anyone!

What a concept. You forgot to mention the fact that only applies to anyone that's got roughly $100,000 laying around with nothing better to spend it on.