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Old 06-29-2013, 10:01 PM   #9
Todd Hoven
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Default Re: End of Stock and SuperStock Racing??

I said nothing about not liking you, as for liking me,Thats fine. You come on here telling us our class is about to become obsolete. It is on its way, Im just not sure the time frame. I asked you some questions and you failed to answer any of them. I didnt ask for your resume.

I'm working on my stick shift stocker that I've been breaking my balls on since the begining of February. The reason I do this is because I love it, regardless of the results from my efforts. When my friends come by and see what I have to do to keep up with the other guys they tell me im crazy, and its not worth it. Guys arent willing to work and or spend money in this like the old days. That is one of the many reasons why the ship is heading the wrong way. I'm more like the guys from the old days then most of the guys from my generation racing today.

What is the answer? Go to a high school and give a kid the keys to my car and offer him a ride? Make everything bracket racing so anybody will want to race? Buybacks ? Stock cars off the showroom class? I havent a clue, thats above my pay grade.
As for street rods and car shows, that sounds like a lot of fun when your 60 and up. I'm not ready for that pasture yet. I've been to car shows, it gets old quick. But its good for guys that dont want to race anymore. Enjoy your wax job. As the famous Ed Obrien used to say. "HAVE A NICE DAY"


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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN View Post
Todd it dosent matter to me what you think. You dont like me and I sure dont like you even though I dont know you. Dosent matter to me anyway one way or another as you dont have a clue but I really hope I am wrong about stock and S/S racing for most of the people I have met and know. I lived and raced thru the best years of stock AND S/S racing and spent 23 years (I must have been crazy) of tech. for NHRA and IHRA. Its a different game now than then but some of you had better start listening to guys like Chuck Norton as he is one of the good guys. You dont have to listen to me and I dont want you to. Your right.....I havent raced in several years and I dont want to but I still love the class cars and keep up and stay in touch with some hard racers of my age. Some have left us way to soon. The entry costs are up...the purse's are way down. Contengicies are almost non existand if they pay at all. You are filler for the fuel queer's.Thats all. The new cars are beating your brains out in heads up runs. The AHFS is a joke. Very few good knowledgeable tech men are left today. Thank goodness for Dave Ley's, Travis Miller's and a few others. The racing associations treat you guys like crap and it wasnt like that back in the 70's. You must like it with your parking in the mud holes or a mile or two from the starting line and trying to hook your car on snot. Try to make it better and stick together as a team. Other wise you will have some very nice bracket cars at some point in the future. Dont you think that NHRA is getting tired of hearing every one pissing and moaning? Enough.....Im done and have to get back to waxing the ole hot rod.
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