Want to go Super Stock Racing! Need Advice.

[Ed Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Dougherty20

Am looking to go Super Stock racing, which would be a new "game" for me. A few questions for those SS racers that would be willing to give advice:

* There are so many classes, how did you, or how should I, decide on a class and then a car?
* Example, love first gen Firebirds and Camaros. Do the different index's today allow the first gen's to be competitive?
* Are there cars, and classes to stay away from?
* How far under the index do you need to be to be competitive at national events?
* Explain the qualifying process, the index, and dial in.

Sorry for all the questions.

Pick a car you like and build it(buying one ready to go is alot cheaper). Then go have fun and enjoy yourself. Unless you have a wheelbarrel full of cash you won't be the fastest out there. Hard work is alot of it but it takes lots of cash. In my case I love 66 Chevy II's and that's what I bought. We started out running 10.30's in 2007 and this year we ran a best of 10.04. We are still working on it on my limited budjet. The record in my class is 9.74 and we are aways from that but hope to get there in the next few years. We have fun at the races that's what it's all about. Good luck with your pursuit. Ed