Newbie with newbie question

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by JA.CK

I wasn't referring to you directly even though I quoted, was for the original poster.

My apologies if you were offended in any way.

Not a problem. All opinions welcome here.
My point was that I've been involved with a couple of V6 EFI cars that were deadly consistent.
Also , almost any V8 combo is going to get the o/p involved in heads up runs, which he is trying to avoid for now. ;-)

[Eric_of_the_Desert]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

My point was that I've been involved with a couple of V6 EFI cars that were deadly consistent.

And ALSO a two barrel carb 1981 Ford Escort.

I remember seeing that on the cover of National Dragster back in 1986.

It made me finally believe ALL THINGS WERE POSSIBLE!

Reading about that actually got me into Bracket Racing.

Mark's win motivated a lot of dreamers to stop dreaming.

And start doing.

-E

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

You haven't asked enough questions..............yet!

What kind of cars do you like? have?
What have you got to spend?
When you bracket race, do you prefer/are you better at chasing or being chased?
What are your mechanical skills like?
Are you going to build or buy a car?

It's a sorry thing to say but many Bracket Racers start out with good intentions to build a S/SS car and eventually run into issues that keep them from finishing the project.

Going back to my first response to your thread, what do YOU want to do?
Does the type of car not matter?
If you sell all of your other stuff does it give you enough money to go shopping for a car?
If you're looking a the less populated classes then you're going to wind up in a lower classed car or in a stick car.
If you like building your own stuff, there's an awful lot of personal satisfaction in building a car especially when it's a unique combo. The down side will be not being able to go racing right away. If that's what you want then you're going to have to buy and pay for it. Another Racer's knowledge and labor isn't cheap.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Eric_of_the_Desert

And ALSO a two barrel carb 1981 Ford Escort.

I remember seeing that on the cover of National Dragster back in 1986.

It made me finally believe ALL THINGS WERE POSSIBLE!

Reading about that actually got me into Bracket Racing.

Mark's win motivated a lot of dreamers to stop dreaming.

And start doing.

-E

Yes, that deal did spawn a few more Escorts.The majority of them were automatics though.
The rest of the story is that we started eliminations on Saturday and finished on Monday. We did not change the dial in once!
I truly believe part of that consistency was due to the stick shift.

[Rick J]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Not a problem. All opinions welcome here.
My point was that I've been involved with a couple of V6 EFI cars that were deadly consistent.
Also , almost any V8 combo is going to get the o/p involved in heads up runs, which he is trying to avoid for now. ;-)

Ahh yes, 4 & 6 cyl. classes not heavily populated.

Wonder if there's something the guy could rent that would run the number so he could get his feet wet?

[FireSale]

Stock and SuperStock cars are getting thin and scattered around the country especially with the high number of classes, so I wouldn't worry about building to avoid heads up class runs against hot cars/drivers. Learn to read the Stock Car Guide at the NHRA Competition link at this site. Find a car that has a competitive fit and appeals to you and start with Stock. Read the rule book carefully and ask question after question here. I tried to build right into SS with my first race car and stumbled over rule interpretations. I love my bracket car but it will never carry the SS flag.