Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes
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
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