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BRETV · Yesterday, 08:47 AM

I have been around Stock/Super Stock racing since my uncle gave me a ride up to the staging lanes in 1970 in his SS/G 69 CJ Mustang. I consider my self a purist of the sport and not to my liking it has evolved way past the point of no return. My family were Ford dealers since 1946 and we have seen over 75 years how the different manufactures have gone to bed with one another on many parts to build these cars to cut costs. It's not like the 60's, 70's,80's,90's etc. So we have to move forward with what the manufactures are doing today and try in some way to get new cars in the class. It was great when the Big 3 built the Copo's, CJ's and Drag Pak's, but they really weren't Stock Eliminator cars in the purist definition and should be in their own class, Kudo's for NHRA doing that. So to get new blood in the sport, which we definitely need, building a factory produced car that was produced by the thousands is a great move forward for our sport. Now, the rules are more gray in the areas everyone is talking about, trans, rear ends, etc. But these cars nowdays are Heinz 57's, like a dog with lots of breeds mixed in LOL. I take my hat off to GUMP for going thru the process with NHRA and Toyota, I know how hard it is. I'm the one that got the 2003 Mustang specs in the guides back in 2007, thanks to Jesse Kershaw at Ford, so I could build one of the 2003 Cobra's for A/S. Should have kept that car, but that's another story. Back to the Supra. Believe me you guys, you do not want to compete with any 6, 8 or 10 speed automatic car, they will run away and hide from any, Metric 200, Turbo 350, C4, Torqueflight out there. Gump actually slowed it down putting in the Turbo 400. LOL. As far as the rear end, I wish NHRA would have made an exception about the no truck rear end deal in this car instead of the 9 inch, but the new 2008 rule is in effect. The only thing I disagree with on all the new cars are the drive by wire throttlebody's, those should be a no-no, too much can be done with the computer to control the car. I'm finishing up a newer car and I made sure the throttle was a mechanical cable, also my car was massed produced with a vin and going to run in the regular classes. I love to see Bobby Brannon, Dan Zrust, Al Corda, Ponville boys run the production cars in the traditional classes. I can't wait to see the Supra, it's gonna be fast, just keep it out of I/J/K GUMP!!! LOL.

Bret Velde
2003 I/SA
Coming soon

Yesterday, 08:47 AM	#126
BRETV Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 549 Likes: 4,028 Liked 743 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Coming Soon..... I have been around Stock/Super Stock racing since my uncle gave me a ride up to the staging lanes in 1970 in his SS/G 69 CJ Mustang. I consider my self a purist of the sport and not to my liking it has evolved way past the point of no return. My family were Ford dealers since 1946 and we have seen over 75 years how the different manufactures have gone to bed with one another on many parts to build these cars to cut costs. It's not like the 60's, 70's,80's,90's etc. So we have to move forward with what the manufactures are doing today and try in some way to get new cars in the class. It was great when the Big 3 built the Copo's, CJ's and Drag Pak's, but they really weren't Stock Eliminator cars in the purist definition and should be in their own class, Kudo's for NHRA doing that. So to get new blood in the sport, which we definitely need, building a factory produced car that was produced by the thousands is a great move forward for our sport. Now, the rules are more gray in the areas everyone is talking about, trans, rear ends, etc. But these cars nowdays are Heinz 57's, like a dog with lots of breeds mixed in LOL. I take my hat off to GUMP for going thru the process with NHRA and Toyota, I know how hard it is. I'm the one that got the 2003 Mustang specs in the guides back in 2007, thanks to Jesse Kershaw at Ford, so I could build one of the 2003 Cobra's for A/S. Should have kept that car, but that's another story. Back to the Supra. Believe me you guys, you do not want to compete with any 6, 8 or 10 speed automatic car, they will run away and hide from any, Metric 200, Turbo 350, C4, Torqueflight out there. Gump actually slowed it down putting in the Turbo 400. LOL. As far as the rear end, I wish NHRA would have made an exception about the no truck rear end deal in this car instead of the 9 inch, but the new 2008 rule is in effect. The only thing I disagree with on all the new cars are the drive by wire throttlebody's, those should be a no-no, too much can be done with the computer to control the car. I'm finishing up a newer car and I made sure the throttle was a mechanical cable, also my car was massed produced with a vin and going to run in the regular classes. I love to see Bobby Brannon, Dan Zrust, Al Corda, Ponville boys run the production cars in the traditional classes. I can't wait to see the Supra, it's gonna be fast, just keep it out of I/J/K GUMP!!! LOL. Bret Velde 2003 I/SA Coming soon Last edited by BRETV; Yesterday at 08:56 AM.