The Future of our class

[Bob Pagano]

Ouch, You think. You are not alone.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by dahkahuna

nhra has lost the handle along time ago on stock eliminator rules enforcement,as the rules changed camshafts,springs,it was increasingly easier for racers and nhra to look the other way accordingly.depending on what era you grew into, 60's,70's,80's,etc i think has a direct influence on what and how you build your car, integrity now has been compromised for winning at any cost. Cost of racing has skyrocked more so for the technology that has trickled down through to stock, but what has been lost is the definition of our class, once known as a entry level class, now has become more expensive than what it took to run a pro stock in the 70's. Were all guilty for the sake of going faster we have excepted this racing and its rules structure and ultimately its demize because integrity, honesty,and rules, have been thrown out the window.i once changed classes from super/stock back to stock because the cylinder head rule changed and spending $5000 and more to keep up performance was out of the question now i find myself again at a crossroad,$50,000 and up stockers just doesnt make sense.acid dipped bodies,acid dipped cylinder heads,$4000 headers,55mm camshafts,light wt valves,spools, axles, brakes, transmissions,suspension pieces front and back, and racepak computers,have all been overlooked and excepted as the normal thing to due. The stock eliminator world has a ever changing horizon but a $100,000 race car, trailer,truck,support equipment,etc doesnt seem worth the investment just to win $3000 to $12,000 dollars and wally if your ever lucky enough to win the big show and still be treated worse than a local bracket racer at your local track.....just my 2cents.

x 10

[west coast]

I think the price of some of the cars are out of line but if people want to spend that much on a car its up to them. Just because a car cost that much does not get to the winners circle have the new cars dominated in regular elimination no. Going for class wally's they have done well and qualified well. There are still combo's that can run with the new cars they just need to be used and worked on there is some soft combo's out there they may not be the best looking cars but can be fast. My 10,000 stocker runs with the best of them in normal elimination, yes it will be faster this next season do to work and money but no where near the amout as the new cars. I have beaten some expensive cars and some of the top 10 nation points guys this year with an inexpensive stocker. In the northwest we have policed are self a couple of times should there be more self policing I say yes ask a question is a car not legal get the rule book out and find out by asking the text guys. There are some cars that have things that are not legal that should not be able to get away with.