[X-TECH MAN]

Good posts from all. Chip Johnson said it best I think. Race what you want and dont look down on the other guy. The class was started originally to allow for DIFFERENT body styles (less boring).and allow less expensive engine combos. I knew when we came up with this concept that the NHRA guys would hate it as its an ego thing with them being beaten by a combo that you didnt have to sell your first born male child to afford the induction system and cylinder heads. To say that crate class is not "PURE" is Bull crap as the stockes of today are more radical with allowed modifications than the Super Stock car I ran in the mid and late '70's. The current crop of stockers (NHRA & IHRA) are not so pure either with "PAPER" cars allowed, transmissions that never came in the combo from the factory, and cams and valve springs that would have been at home in a S/S car only a few years ago. With all of the "HIDDEN" work going on todays stocker is nothing more than a S/S car with 9 inch tires. The current crop of collectors have driven prices up to the nose bleed area for most high HP upper class combos. These cars still are classified from factory shipping weights, engine specs, and a HP rating. I doubt NHRA will ever allow them so its a mute point. Race what you want and enjoy it while you can. Terry Bell