New Super Stock classes added

fredjohnston · 07-16-2008, 08:16 PM

http://www.nhra.com/content/sportsma...0716&zoneid=85

Is this what Glendora is focusing their efforts on now? I thought they were trying to reduce the amount of classes. Now this??

W T F

Terry Cain · 07-16-2008, 08:30 PM

Now it all makes since. They're looking at combining ALL sports compacts into NHRA type classes. That's why they just changed the rules about Class winners. Bikini contest won't be far behind.

Sports compact racing was costing them money. Never could get a full field and spectators were too busy watching other stuff.

John Warehime · 07-16-2008, 09:48 PM

What the HELL! What's the; index, weight breaks, and what cars, exactly, does this apply to? That explanation is a little vague. Wait 'till Bucky spots a front drive( and it states ALL MOTOR) Nissan. The bikini contest winner will get more than the Superstock winner, and she didn't pay an entry fee. What a joke.

7820 · 07-16-2008, 10:40 PM

NOPI, the big time rice race promoter just announced they were suspending all remaining races for 2008.

Dick Butler · 07-16-2008, 10:52 PM

Another class opening up at events to attract more entry payers. Helps fill the pits at Divisionals and pay the purses. The seven guys running Nationally last year will each have a divisional race to run. Some new sponsors will have a place to guarntee prize money which can add to the NHRA prize purses. Good business for NHRA ? maybe. Good for Class racing or Sportsman racing in general. NO. Divides the number of people who want to race into smaller and smaller numbers of people per class. More Bracket racing....

Adger Smith · 07-16-2008, 10:58 PM

Dick,
Smaller classes? Like the class of broken CV joints?
I'll be glad to run one any round... Esp the final.. Chances are they would break before the final. They are about the only thing that breaks more than mine.

Steve Mtt · 07-19-2008, 07:00 PM

I highly doubt this will happen as a index class. After looking into stock/super stock class rules for lets say a mid 90's neons and transfer them to a honda civic would require tons of information be to attained by NHRA, engine specs, cam size, pistons, combustion chamber cc, and weight for all of the variations of sport compacts would be immense amount of data to be gathered. Let alone the approved pistons, header, head castings codes would then have to be added to the above listed information.

Along with the basic class rules the electronics would have to be address also, most sport compact run electronic such as in car widebands, dataloggers, 2 steps, programmable ecu's. I looked into what I would need to run my car and there was pages of guidelines for dodge neon chassis so all of those specific rules, part numbers, approved lists would near to be compiled for just my 1991 CRX alone. I am realist and I doubt it will happen.

If the class is just a open bracket I could see it working but from the structure I have seen that isn't going to go over well. I would love to go race in that series but get my car which is very simple to fit current rule would take a full overhaul and would require a set of rules to be released by NHRA in the near future.

07-16-2008, 08:16 PM	#1
fredjohnston Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 341 Likes: 0 Liked 55 Times in 14 Posts	New Super Stock classes added http://www.nhra.com/content/sportsma...0716&zoneid=85 Is this what Glendora is focusing their efforts on now? I thought they were trying to reduce the amount of classes. Now this?? W T F

07-16-2008, 08:30 PM	#2
Terry Cain Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgetown, Indiana (close to Louisville, KY) Posts: 776 Likes: 530 Liked 230 Times in 106 Posts	Re: New Super Stock classes added Now it all makes since. They're looking at combining ALL sports compacts into NHRA type classes. That's why they just changed the rules about Class winners. Bikini contest won't be far behind. Sports compact racing was costing them money. Never could get a full field and spectators were too busy watching other stuff. __________________ Terry Cain ???? STK tcain19689585@gmail.com Last edited by Terry Cain; 07-16-2008 at 08:32 PM. Reason: ????

07-16-2008, 09:48 PM	#3
John Warehime Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 291 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: New Super Stock classes added What the HELL! What's the; index, weight breaks, and what cars, exactly, does this apply to? That explanation is a little vague. Wait 'till Bucky spots a front drive( and it states ALL MOTOR) Nissan. The bikini contest winner will get more than the Superstock winner, and she didn't pay an entry fee. What a joke.

07-16-2008, 10:40 PM	#4
7820 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 201 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: New Super Stock classes added NOPI, the big time rice race promoter just announced they were suspending all remaining races for 2008.

07-16-2008, 10:52 PM	#5
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: New Super Stock classes added Another class opening up at events to attract more entry payers. Helps fill the pits at Divisionals and pay the purses. The seven guys running Nationally last year will each have a divisional race to run. Some new sponsors will have a place to guarntee prize money which can add to the NHRA prize purses. Good business for NHRA ? maybe. Good for Class racing or Sportsman racing in general. NO. Divides the number of people who want to race into smaller and smaller numbers of people per class. More Bracket racing....

07-16-2008, 10:58 PM	#6
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: New Super Stock classes added Dick, Smaller classes? Like the class of broken CV joints? I'll be glad to run one any round... Esp the final.. Chances are they would break before the final. They are about the only thing that breaks more than mine. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS) Last edited by Adger Smith; 07-16-2008 at 11:02 PM. Reason: SP

07-19-2008, 07:00 PM	#7
Steve Mtt Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: New Super Stock classes added I highly doubt this will happen as a index class. After looking into stock/super stock class rules for lets say a mid 90's neons and transfer them to a honda civic would require tons of information be to attained by NHRA, engine specs, cam size, pistons, combustion chamber cc, and weight for all of the variations of sport compacts would be immense amount of data to be gathered. Let alone the approved pistons, header, head castings codes would then have to be added to the above listed information. Along with the basic class rules the electronics would have to be address also, most sport compact run electronic such as in car widebands, dataloggers, 2 steps, programmable ecu's. I looked into what I would need to run my car and there was pages of guidelines for dodge neon chassis so all of those specific rules, part numbers, approved lists would near to be compiled for just my 1991 CRX alone. I am realist and I doubt it will happen. If the class is just a open bracket I could see it working but from the structure I have seen that isn't going to go over well. I would love to go race in that series but get my car which is very simple to fit current rule would take a full overhaul and would require a set of rules to be released by NHRA in the near future.