"Stock-Look" Stockers

[Mike Schwartz]

I know I'm going to get flack for this, but I'd wish they would do away with contingency decals and custom paint on Stockers. Only make/model/year appropriate factory paint and decals, chrome, black or body matching wheels, driver name & numbers on the windows, a few series decals and that's it.

Dan Cyr's orange Camaro that leads off the Some Vegas Pics thread is absolutely perfect.Same with Jeff Lindstrom's white Mustang, Billy Cremo's black Camaro, Dennis Alvey's turquoise Mustang, Leo Glasbrenner's red Firebird, etc

I think spectators would rather see cars that look like those than the rolling refrigerator doors and bulletin boards we have now. Do they even care what the decals say? Do they influence them to buy the same parts for their own cars? I think they just advertise to other racers these days. It shouldn't be hard to come up with a different way for manufacturers tp pay for the publicity they receive for associating with a winning car and driver. (I guess sponsorship lettering, limited to a 3ft x1ft space on the quarters, might not distract from the intended appearance package.)

[TommyPettigrew3076]

You have obviously not ever won a National or Division race ..lol Those contigency checks that come in the mail sure looked good in my bank account when I won ...lol and these are race cars not street cars. If you want " Stock " looking cars go to the local bracket night at a track and watch the street class run.

[Mike Schwartz]

I didn't mean eliminate contingency postings, just work out a way where you don't need decals on the car. Decals are just advertisements, and free ones at that, for a company that won't even compensate you for displaying them unless you make the final round (or semis, or win class, at certain events) . They usually aren't even proof that you use the product. You still have to provide proofs of purchase or pass a visual inspection.

It would be interesting to research what percentage of drivers in Stock actually earned contingency awards in 2016.

[Larry Hill]

I ask a friend of mine why his car was absent of all contingency stickers? His answer: I can afford to race. And that was that.

[nhramnl]

Couldn't have said it better, Larry. Agree 100 percent.

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Mike Schwartz

I didn't mean eliminate contingency postings, just work out a way where you don't need decals on the car. Decals are just advertisements, and free ones at that, for a company that won't even compensate you for displaying them unless you make the final round (or semis, or win class, at certain events) .

Another opinion on this is, that by displaying contingency decals on your race car, you are supporting the manufacturers that support you. It isn't always about contingency money. What about the before and after sales service that we receive? It is very cool to have support available at NHRA races, etc. The least that I can do for some of the companies that have gone out of their way for me is to run their decal on my cars.

[J.R. Haddad]

^^^^^^^^^ There you go!!!

[Casey Miles]

Originally Posted by GUMP

Another opinion on this is, that by displaying contingency decals on your race car, you are supporting the manufacturers that support you. It isn't always about contingency money. What about the before and after sales service that we receive? It is very cool to have support available at NHRA races, etc. The least that I can do for some of the companies that have gone out of their way for me is to run their decal on my cars.

Customer service used to be when you brought your Hurst shifter to the races and they rebuilt it on the spot for free, those days are gone with what is called services now.

Casey Miles
248H Stock

[Ed Wright]

I have stickers on my car for people I work with and appreciate. A couple don't pay contingencies, I just appreciate, and would like to help them.

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by Mike Schwartz

I know I'm going to get flack for this, but I'd wish they would do away with contingency decals and custom paint on Stockers. Only make/model/year appropriate factory paint and decals, chrome, black or body matching wheels, driver name & numbers on the windows, a few series decals and that's it.

Dan Cyr's orange Camaro that leads off the Some Vegas Pics thread is absolutely perfect.Same with Jeff Lindstrom's white Mustang, Billy Cremo's black Camaro, Dennis Alvey's turquoise Mustang, Leo Glasbrenner's red Firebird, etc

I think spectators would rather see cars that look like those than the rolling refrigerator doors and bulletin boards we have now. Do they even care what the decals say? Do they influence them to buy the same parts for their own cars? I think they just advertise to other racers these days. It shouldn't be hard to come up with a different way for manufacturers tp pay for the publicity they receive for associating with a winning car and driver. (I guess sponsorship lettering, limited to a 3ft x1ft space on the quarters, might not distract from the intended appearance package.)

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