Positive things happening. - Page 3

Ed Carpenter · 02-10-2011, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Hill

10 years ago you almost never heard about combo stock and super stock races happening on a local or regional basis. Now it seems like they are everywhere in the country. This is really good news because it means racers have a lot more control over their own future. I would like to encourage everyone to come out and support your local combo races instead of driving 600 miles to a points race.

Everywhere but Texas. There hasn't been a S/SS race down here for sometime that I know of anyway.

Ed Carpenter · 02-10-2011, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug Domm

You are all spoiled rotten! From here, not including time spent on pleasantries with the customs agents at the border our nearest division and national events are Brainerd and Denver at 11 1/2 hrs. and 15 hrs. Not complaining just sayin. Doug

That sucks and I bitch about 4 hrs to Dallas!!

Ed Wright · 02-10-2011, 09:18 PM

I attended one S/SS combo at Abeline, TX about a year ago. It was IHRA. Even though it was 1/8th mile, James Lee and myself hauled down there to run it. Probably won't be another, very poor car count. There was nothing else going on that weekend, very pleasant weather.

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 02-10-2011, 09:51 PM

no combo races in our area. Our closest race is Atlanta and its 3hrs away....maybe if there was big thing for S/SS racing in our area, there would be a combo race down here, but its outlaw racing that takes reign around here..

7423 · 02-10-2011, 11:57 PM

About a year or so ago I mentioned on this site that I had heard that NHRA was considering stock and super stock as one class, a big combo. Many viewers here give me the evil eye for mentioning that. Be cafeful what you wish for. A year later, maybe those viewers can now see how easily that could happen based on recent enhancements and changes.

Bob Bender · 02-10-2011, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Hill

10 years ago you almost never heard about combo stock and super stock races happening on a local or regional basis. Now it seems like they are everywhere in the country. This is really good news because it means racers have a lot more control over their own future. I would like to encourage everyone to come out and support your local combo races instead of driving 600 miles to a points race.

In the 70`s 80`s Cecil County had ss and stock combo every week.

X-TECH MAN · 02-11-2011, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 7423

About a year or so ago I mentioned on this site that I had heard that NHRA was considering stock and super stock as one class, a big combo. Many viewers here give me the evil eye for mentioning that. Be cafeful what you wish for. A year later, maybe those viewers can now see how easily that could happen based on recent enhancements and changes.

Especially in IHRA where the car count sucks so bad even without the NHRA enhancements. Remember what Billy Meyer did to IHRA when he owned it. NHRA seems to expermenting with the Div 2 races along the same direction with the index classes.

herbjr · 02-11-2011, 10:24 AM

We ran Stock SS combos as a track operator 5 or 6 times a year, our main rule was you had to run an NHRA or IHRA race in the past year. Pretty simple rule and the racers all knew each other so there was no problems. We never had one racer bixxh about anything. Our November race in 07 had over 50 cars and 1000 spectators with a quick 8 going on as well. It was a fun time and paid good money. We even ran a few on Thursday night in front of our Big Dog show which drew over 4000 spectators. To us we used Stock SS as a show of sorts, we didnt care if it didnt make $$ the fans came to see it and asses in the stands is what pays the bills.

Herb Jr

Ed Wright · 02-11-2011, 01:39 PM

Before I quit drag racing for several years there were special SS and Modified Eliminator (not combos) all the time. I drove to Memphis, Jacksom MS, Abaline, Anarillo, etc all the time to run them. I'd much prefer that to combos.

mat H/SA · 02-11-2011, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary Parker

Ed,
Come race the ASRA. We tech the cars. They all get weighed, we have heads up. Now we can not set records, But the payout is great. There are 1 or 2 day races with 2 races on the 2 days. And the members are all great people. We have a awards banquet and a free 16 car shootout for the top 16 in the points after 5 races. All with cash prizes

Im with you Gary All stars are great and competitive races, nothing like a braket, its real s/ss

02-10-2011, 09:18 PM	#23
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Positive things happening. I attended one S/SS combo at Abeline, TX about a year ago. It was IHRA. Even though it was 1/8th mile, James Lee and myself hauled down there to run it. Probably won't be another, very poor car count. There was nothing else going on that weekend, very pleasant weather. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

02-10-2011, 09:51 PM	#24
Stephen & Horace Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 964 Likes: 341 Liked 163 Times in 53 Posts	Re: Positive things happening. no combo races in our area. Our closest race is Atlanta and its 3hrs away....maybe if there was big thing for S/SS racing in our area, there would be a combo race down here, but its outlaw racing that takes reign around here.. __________________ Stephen Johnson #2162 Horace Johnson #2167 SS/D 427 Ford Fairlane NHRA-IHRA

02-10-2011, 11:57 PM	#25
7423 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 639 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Positive things happening. About a year or so ago I mentioned on this site that I had heard that NHRA was considering stock and super stock as one class, a big combo. Many viewers here give me the evil eye for mentioning that. Be cafeful what you wish for. A year later, maybe those viewers can now see how easily that could happen based on recent enhancements and changes.

02-11-2011, 10:24 AM	#28
herbjr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Greensboro NC Posts: 1,027 Likes: 1 Liked 83 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Positive things happening. We ran Stock SS combos as a track operator 5 or 6 times a year, our main rule was you had to run an NHRA or IHRA race in the past year. Pretty simple rule and the racers all knew each other so there was no problems. We never had one racer bixxh about anything. Our November race in 07 had over 50 cars and 1000 spectators with a quick 8 going on as well. It was a fun time and paid good money. We even ran a few on Thursday night in front of our Big Dog show which drew over 4000 spectators. To us we used Stock SS as a show of sorts, we didnt care if it didnt make $$ the fans came to see it and asses in the stands is what pays the bills. Herb Jr

02-11-2011, 01:39 PM	#29
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Positive things happening. Before I quit drag racing for several years there were special SS and Modified Eliminator (not combos) all the time. I drove to Memphis, Jacksom MS, Abaline, Anarillo, etc all the time to run them. I'd much prefer that to combos. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA