Hope I do not regret this post and I hope it is taken as just an honest question.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by GUMP

It hasn't been that way for quite some time now.
With all the stuff that the Feds make the factories install for safety, emissions, etc. I think that these cars are a move in the right direction. It is a crying shame to tear down a brand new car and take half of it to the dump. Especially since Stock hasn't been "stock" for a lot of years. I do wish that they had been built with production motors.

Darren, until recently Stock still required a production car intended for street use. It was that way for the specific purpose of keeping ringers out. That rule was rescinded for the specific purpose of allowing these cars in. You can bet it was why Stock and Super Stock were "taken away" from Bob and Wesley.

People have been tossing street equipment for decades, including Federally mandated safety and emissions devices. It would be fine if NHRA were to make allowances or concessions in shipping weight to allow for this. But it has proven to be a terrible idea for them to allow purpose built race cars in Stock. No one told you that you had to go buy a new car to make a race car. You may have decided to do that, and that is fine.

The truth is, you're hoping GM will follow suit and put a Camaro ringer in the guide, so you're okay with all of this. At this point, I don't care, because NHRA sure isn't going to make this right. But I'm not going to say it is the right thing to do, I'm just going to say that since it is how things are, I'd just as soon GM did it too. But I'm not going to hold my breath, since they haven't even put the production cars in the guide.