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Hi Barry !! ..Yes, We're talking about the same cars! Yep, they're the "new" ones!!! The Factory Built Super Stock/Comp cars that have the super soft HP rated "showroom" engine combos that were built in the true spirit of stock and have since been approved for Traditional Stock Eliminator...Unfortunately or fortunately depending on your side of the fence, they're here to stay. More being built as we speak.- (We're not talking about the FS cars that were correctly put into their own classes.) - Top Stock would be a great venue for the "new" stockers to showcase their true HP. And with the sponsor having some skin in the game, I think it's pretty easy to see the "new" direction of Top Stock.

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Let me get this straight: 8.25# per NHRA factored plus 170# for driver, .5 Pro Tree, passenger seat removal, Pro Ladder, sticks and auto combined, NHRA Stock rules, higher qualified car has lane choice first round, rest of eliminations quicker car has lane choice. Fuel and scales.

I would like to see winner have carburetor looked at, lift checked at valve, and P&G. On lift at the valve run adjuster down to zero lash and take reading, that way the LS1 does not have to pull the head. This check should take 30 to 45 minutes, I hope

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crowd of racers who could have appreciated seeing it and the families who were waiting. ( I understand the comment) In Stanton Michigan there was a good crowd.

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Jim I love the new cars. Wish I had the money to run one competitively. As you know the cost of the car is just the beginning. Maybe it would be cool to have the 2008 and newer cars run off against each other and 2008 and older run each other. The winner of each age group run each other in the final. BP

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Larry, Most of the cars that ran when we had it in D1 years ago were cars that either had at one time set records, been to Iny and threw tear down or the class of racers that I would trust. It was some of the best times that I have had racing. I'm putting together a 1970 Camaro big block and hope I have it finished for the first top stock race. You should come on down. BP

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Larry,
Only the heavy cars should get the seat removal, a car that must add weight should not be allowed seat removal. That was one of the bad rules in IHRA T/Stk.

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How about this rule for Top Stock: drivers seat has to have at least 300# in it, including driver. Lighter drivers would have to have weight under the seat to make driver weight of 300#. That way I don,t have to add any weight or upset the balance of my car. Bottom line is same rules for all. My car, like most will run A,B, or C, your rule would only affect AA cars. It's about having Fun. My money would be on the street '15 COPO's @ 365hp or the 345hp "Vetts

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Mr Larry your rule would eliminate people like Allison Smyth, there's no way she could safely add 200 pounds of ballast under her seat! Merry Christmas

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I would like to try this but at 8.25 lb /445 hp my car will be a bit heavy. 3841 lbs. aaaa I don't think so....

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Write Nhra a letter lol everyone else does if they can't win lol

On a serious note I really hope this catches back on everywhere it is awesome to watch and race in !