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Myron Piatek · 12-01-2010, 09:23 PM

Arnold,

The concept of crate motors is to allow more people to get involved. It saved IHRA Stock. However, like the new cars you mentioned, CM cars are also in their own classes, not directly affecting NHRA style cars. You are correct when you say that someone can build a CM car and pick up a lot over the average version. There are a few out there, including some that may be faster than me in J/CM. But even if I had an NHRA car, I would be doing the same thing - trying to find a less populated class because, like many NHRA regulars, I don't have the budget to be a top qualifier or be the fastest in the more popular classes. Nonetheless, I do make the car as fast as I can within my budget as well as the rules and my tuning abilities because I expect to have a heads-up run once in a while. It's an adrenaline rush and a challenge. But I have to focus on how to get the best return on my "investment", otherwise I couldn't race at all.

12-01-2010, 09:23 PM	#24
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: A question for the IHRA guys Arnold, The concept of crate motors is to allow more people to get involved. It saved IHRA Stock. However, like the new cars you mentioned, CM cars are also in their own classes, not directly affecting NHRA style cars. You are correct when you say that someone can build a CM car and pick up a lot over the average version. There are a few out there, including some that may be faster than me in J/CM. But even if I had an NHRA car, I would be doing the same thing - trying to find a less populated class because, like many NHRA regulars, I don't have the budget to be a top qualifier or be the fastest in the more popular classes. Nonetheless, I do make the car as fast as I can within my budget as well as the rules and my tuning abilities because I expect to have a heads-up run once in a while. It's an adrenaline rush and a challenge. But I have to focus on how to get the best return on my "investment", otherwise I couldn't race at all.