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Originally Posted by B Parker
Mike I believe if your a performance type of person and you really want to go fast and you can't go 1.20 you need to work on your stuff. And yes spend some money. I hope no one told you Stock and Super Stock is a cheap class to run. It can be but your not going to realize the true performance of your combo. With all the enhancements we have had over the last 15 years I don't think there are many combo's that can't achieve that performance. I bought a 74 Corvette from a nice guy in Tn about 6 years ago. When we picked it up he told us that it was a tough combo with the HP rating and didn't think it was a good car any more for the class. A year and a half later we were going 10.70's in G/SA. Now I have a 1970 Camaro. Bought from another real nice guy. He bought motors from several different builders including Armstrong and Ficcaci . The fastest that I have seen him run was low 10.20's in great air. Here a year and a half later I was running 10.0's this past weekend in the heat with still more left. My point again there is always more to get out of your car. And by the way it still has the motor in it that as when I bought it from him. Yes the best Brian Thilburg has freshened it up for me.
MY brother and I have preached to our friends for years. Find 10 things that only give you a .01 and you now have a tenth. Get lucky on some of those ten things and you could have a lot more. On the 3 hr ride home from the track this weekend all I could think about all the way home were those 10 things I need to do to the car. BP
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You are probably right on most points. Personally my car is not capable of running that fast and I know of no other car in my same combo that is capable of running a second under. I don’t have the time or money to run at the top of the Q sheet but I do enjoy racing super stock. I know my limitations and am happy with my performance given what I have. Nothing against some that work to find combos that are more competitive than others. I just don’t see that many that can run faster then the 1.20 barrier. I guess we will see what everyone has at Indy when the gloves come off. I bet some will still be on the brakes at the end not to show all that they have. I would if I was in that position.