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chris3racing · 03-31-2009, 08:02 AM

Neil, you stated that very well. Those were the days of drag racing. The stockers and later super stockers. You drove, flat towed, remember the old tow bars, or hauled on an open trailer. Your tools and slicks in the back of an old pick-up, probably a 6 cylinder, and off to the races. Cars were classed, an all the cars, sometimes as many a 15 or 20 in some classes, ran with the class winner in the stock eliminator. When Super Stock came along and match racing began, we would race at a different track 3 or 4 days a week. The stockers were there in force, the gassers were there and the specators were jammed in the stands and along the fences, notice I didn't say guard rails.

I will never forget a conversation, at a reunion some years ago, myself, Bobby Warren, Ronnie Sox and Hubert Platt were discussing this very topic. Ronnie made the comment that with all the money involved to be in drag racing and the big transports, motorhomes and special equipment, the racers today do not have the fun we had getting to the races, being in the pits with friends and spectators, sleeping on the ground, eating bologna sandwiches and racing the way it was done in those days.

And yes, I will agree with who ever posted that those days are gone; however, one of the most popular posting on a popular mopar site, is the stories being told by the owners and builders of a very famous car, about those days.

03-31-2009, 08:02 AM	#27
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: When was the "Golden Age" of Stock Eliminator Neil, you stated that very well. Those were the days of drag racing. The stockers and later super stockers. You drove, flat towed, remember the old tow bars, or hauled on an open trailer. Your tools and slicks in the back of an old pick-up, probably a 6 cylinder, and off to the races. Cars were classed, an all the cars, sometimes as many a 15 or 20 in some classes, ran with the class winner in the stock eliminator. When Super Stock came along and match racing began, we would race at a different track 3 or 4 days a week. The stockers were there in force, the gassers were there and the specators were jammed in the stands and along the fences, notice I didn't say guard rails. I will never forget a conversation, at a reunion some years ago, myself, Bobby Warren, Ronnie Sox and Hubert Platt were discussing this very topic. Ronnie made the comment that with all the money involved to be in drag racing and the big transports, motorhomes and special equipment, the racers today do not have the fun we had getting to the races, being in the pits with friends and spectators, sleeping on the ground, eating bologna sandwiches and racing the way it was done in those days. And yes, I will agree with who ever posted that those days are gone; however, one of the most popular posting on a popular mopar site, is the stories being told by the owners and builders of a very famous car, about those days.