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Originally Posted by Robert Swartz
Well, what exactly are we saying here? Sadly what is being said above is true. S/SS racing is tough, always was. For someone starting from scatch, this sounds like a tough call. A good established NHRA car, not a new factory car mind you. Costs what? A car that can approach the 1 second under that is required to be competitve on a national level, maybe buy a running car for 15-20K?
It will take in the neighborhood of that to build a car doing it yourself. And at that, no guarantee that the car will even run the index, much less under to any degree. How long before the 100K+ Factory cars dominate the field. Getting to be more and more of those everyday, it seems. Dare I say it but with the advant of the Factory cars, I'm looking at Stock in the same light as we saw Pro Stock 35-40 years ago in relation to cost? Am I right or wrong?
Doesn't sound real encouraging for someone wanting to break into the game? Just some rambling thoughts on a Sunday morning.
On a side note, I looked real hard at the 93 Camaro out of N.C., posted in the For Sale section. Seems like a really nice car for the money. It is an IHRA only car. Even my wife liked it, told me to buy it if I really wanted it, LOL! You would need to know how cheap my wife is to tell me to BUY another car. Myself being unfamiliar with the LT-1 engines and considering what it would take to convert the car to an NHRA car. I came to the conclusion that it might not be the best car for me.
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All the classes have competitive cars.
Getting a ready built car will require update and maintenance.
New from scratch builds may less expensive in the long run.
Their is lots of information to get a car competing quickly.
Most combinations will work.
Pick one.
Like Tar Heal said.
Pure Stock is a great way to build a car and be competitive.
I do not care what you get you are going to work on it to go faster.
Dive in the fun has just begun.
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