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Originally Posted by CrateCamaro
Ok you know what that has absolutely nothing to do with this post. Thats the most rediculous thing I have ever herd and you should be ashamed of yourself for even saying that. Our country has done nothing but help you in all your bogus war BS so cut the attitude and grow up.
At the end of the day we are arguing for nothing...this isnt going to be a vote as to who allows what in the NHRA....they are going to make the desision and thats going to be it. If they allow the crate engine into NHRA then it will be a good deal for us IHRA racers to come and race NHRA and travel and stimulate this crap box economy. More racers make small towns more money for business...any any increase in business will make everyone happy.
Sitting here and talking about the 674 intake with 448 heads and "ohh you have to run the 132 carb that has a lower casting from Hungry because it was .0004 faster to the 330ft mark" is rediculous. Your saying its just as cheap to run an NHRA combo...so I take my 454 block down to the machine shop for a $200 dollar a hole sleeve job...1600 in the block? Thats afordable? Ohh ya dart is making a new 396 block thats accepted in stock right...LOL Dart block in stock....and your worried about a crate engine.
And im sick and tirer of hearing "ohh your stupid for building a combo that can only run one Sanction" I chose to build a crate combination because it was the easiest way to run mid to low 11's with minimum cash outlay.
Pretty sure some of you guys have forgot that Stock Eliminator is an entry level sportsman class...the stands empty to eat hotdogs when we are in the lanes and the cameras are off.
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first off your buddy made the disparaging comment about "you guys are half retarded", so go beat on him for lowering the bar.
Second off, the first thing I bolded is what class racing is all about. The second thing I bolded sounds like it came straight out of a bracket racer's mouth (not that there is anything wrong with that). About the third thing I bolded.........you have to look at NHRA national event sportsman class structure as two different ladders to the top. One one side, from bottom up, is super street, super gas, super comp, and top sportsman. These classes most often lead to the alcohol classes, pro mod, and the fuel classes (ala Shawn Langdon, the Force Girls, and others). The other side is stock, SS, and Comp. This side most often leads to Pro Stock at the top (stanfield, Brogdon, Kent, etc). Stock and SuperStreet would both be at the bottom rung on their respective sides, but the mindset is totally different on either side. Super Street is truly the entry level class here, and NHRA even states it. Class racing, on the other side is performance based and is about things like knowing the in's and out's of a motor, trans, etc and yes even things like that different carb base that's worth .004. If that's not what interests you, and you don't have the knack for it, maybe the other side of that "ladder" would be better for you.
I'm not trying to bash you, or suggest that you aren't cut out for class racing, but some of your own posts raise those questions. I'm also not saying that one side of the class structure is lesser than the other, or that they are mutually exclusive. There are lost of racers that excel at both. But they do require a different mentality and skill set. "going mid 11's for the least amount of money possible" doesn't sound like the class racer mentality. "going 1.00 under the index for the least amount possible" does, whether it be V/S, AF/S or A/SA