New Jr. Stock Class

Dick Butler · 03-10-2013, 04:03 PM

What would be a good basic car from a dealer to create a basic car for a New Jr. Stock?
Could any of the new stuff be basic enough? Dart, Aveo, Escort?
Road racing had class for vw, formula Ford, etc. Why not a Aveo class with Stock like rules? Want to race, own one. Want to have cheaper fun buy one. I could care less which car, brand or body, but keep it cheap, basic and it would be fun.... Some mechanic with experience working on these small cars at a dealship should be able to advise us...

Charlie A · 03-10-2013, 04:21 PM

PT Cruisers.
Tons of them on the used car lots and private ads.
Several different combos.
Classic look.
Just do not know how easy they are to work on.
I remember the old VW classes.
Always popular"back in the day".

Not a V8 Jr Stocker of old, but these are not the old days.

My 2 cents. Worth half that.

Tom keedle · 03-10-2013, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie A

PT Cruisers.
Just do not know how easy they are to work on.
.

they're not.
i hate those POS almost as much as a the new (not newest) beetles...

Geerhead55 · 03-10-2013, 08:11 PM

Top Prius Eliminator,,,, gotta find a way to use them up! Theres too many of them out there on our highways.
Danny Durham

Duster 318 · 03-10-2013, 09:24 PM

PTs are hard to work on. i had to drop the whole engine just to replace a head gasket!

art leong · 03-10-2013, 10:03 PM

the PT cruiser is on a neon chassis. A little hard to work on with the air conditioning and all the strret stuff. But with those removed theres plenty of room.
Matter of fact. Heck use a Neon. Plenty of them around.

Dave Gantz · 03-10-2013, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick Butler

keep it cheap, basic and it would be fun....

But they won't stay cheap or basic. That's what happens to every class, especially the ones that are supposed to be cheap and basic. Heck, wasn't "cheap and basic" the general premise behind Stock?
The more rules a class has (i.e. fewer mods allowed), the more opportunity for, um, "interpretation".

MAURICE BLENDHEIM · 03-11-2013, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Dick Butler

What would be a good basic car from a dealer to create a basic car for a New Jr. Stock?
Could any of the new stuff be basic enough? Dart, Aveo, Escort?
Road racing had class for vw, formula Ford, etc. Why not a Aveo class with Stock like rules? Want to race, own one. Want to have cheaper fun buy one. I could care less which car, brand or body, but keep it cheap, basic and it would be fun.... Some mechanic with experience working on these small cars at a dealship should be able to advise us...

Why bother?

Dick Butler · 03-11-2013, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MAURICE BLENDHEIM

Why bother?

Good Comment if we dont care about Stock or Super Stock but I believe there is a place for an inexpensive, simple class with TIGHT rules for new or OLDE guys to enjoy and continue these type cars... Neon might be a good candidate...as mentioned.

Michael Beard · 03-11-2013, 10:53 AM

We already have FWD classes in Stock, and IHRA also has Pure Stock classes.

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Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	New Jr. Stock Class What would be a good basic car from a dealer to create a basic car for a New Jr. Stock? Could any of the new stuff be basic enough? Dart, Aveo, Escort? Road racing had class for vw, formula Ford, etc. Why not a Aveo class with Stock like rules? Want to race, own one. Want to have cheaper fun buy one. I could care less which car, brand or body, but keep it cheap, basic and it would be fun.... Some mechanic with experience working on these small cars at a dealship should be able to advise us...

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Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: New Jr. Stock Class PT Cruisers. Tons of them on the used car lots and private ads. Several different combos. Classic look. Just do not know how easy they are to work on. I remember the old VW classes. Always popular"back in the day". Not a V8 Jr Stocker of old, but these are not the old days. My 2 cents. Worth half that.

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Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: New Jr. Stock Class Top Prius Eliminator,,,, gotta find a way to use them up! Theres too many of them out there on our highways. Danny Durham

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Duster 318 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 42 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: New Jr. Stock Class PTs are hard to work on. i had to drop the whole engine just to replace a head gasket!

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art leong VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Posts: 2,003 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: New Jr. Stock Class the PT cruiser is on a neon chassis. A little hard to work on with the air conditioning and all the strret stuff. But with those removed theres plenty of room. Matter of fact. Heck use a Neon. Plenty of them around. __________________ Art Leong 2095 SS Last edited by art leong; 03-10-2013 at 10:08 PM.

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Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: New Jr. Stock Class We already have FWD classes in Stock, and IHRA also has Pure Stock classes. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS