Today's Stockers are "Gassers"

Mike Schwartz · 07-10-2015, 01:55 AM

Quoting Jeff Burk's Op Ed piece in the current Drag Racing Online:

"Could we all agree that there is so little factory stock parts remaining on a NHRA "Stock" Eliminator car or a Super Stocker and that today's Stock and Super Stock cars are nothing more than what we used to call gassers? Why not have a Stock/Super Stock combo eliminator and then, to get new racers involved in the NHRA, start a new Stock Eliminator class where the cars can't be more than 10 years old and the only modification allowed are headers, wheels and tires…period."

He may be right about the Factory Stock cars, but I don't think that the rest of the 'showroom-based' Stockers are anywhere close to what were classified as 'Gassers' in the '60s & '70s.

07-10-2015, 01:55 AM	#1
Mike Schwartz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 533 Likes: 129 Liked 248 Times in 89 Posts	Today's Stockers are "Gassers" Quoting Jeff Burk's Op Ed piece in the current Drag Racing Online: "Could we all agree that there is so little factory stock parts remaining on a NHRA "Stock" Eliminator car or a Super Stocker and that today's Stock and Super Stock cars are nothing more than what we used to call gassers? Why not have a Stock/Super Stock combo eliminator and then, to get new racers involved in the NHRA, start a new Stock Eliminator class where the cars can't be more than 10 years old and the only modification allowed are headers, wheels and tires…period." He may be right about the Factory Stock cars, but I don't think that the rest of the 'showroom-based' Stockers are anywhere close to what were classified as 'Gassers' in the '60s & '70s.