A new idea for the Super Stock GT Class

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Toyotakid

Yes, I would love to have chatted more with you but you were involved in a conversation with another person and were working on your hot rod so I did not want to interrupt what you were doing.

Scott

Thanks Scott, hopefully I'll be able to meet you again at a race in the future, but right now thanks to this wonderful economy, I'm not completely sure where I'm going to call home post 09/25/09. Thus, I may not be at any more Div 7 area races this year...maybe Div. 6? Or back to my original home of Denver, Co., and Div. 5??? Whichever one it becomes, I'll make the effort to meet up with you even if it's in the pits between runs??? I like all racers and especially those who race out of the ordinary combos.

[Don Kennedy]

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[Don Kennedy]

GM has high hopes for the new muscle car, which is just now reaching showrooms. The car, made in Oshawa, Ontario, is a celebratory comeback of '60s and '70s power machines from Detroit automakers,even thought the camaros weigh 3900 lbs or More > i only wish that GM would have aplan to be involved in racing

[treessavoy]

Don,

I'm not going to pick at you like some others because I think you have a germ of a good idea.

Why not make these cars eligible for GT using their own in house engines, some of them make v8's that could be put in smaller cars, some have turbo engines or big 6's that could be put into their smaller cars. Get the spec's, class them against themselves, I/GTA (Import,GT class A, etc) and let them race.

My opinion is that you won't find any takers for the long run.

By the way, guys, personal attacks are not a way to discuss the problem.

I guess now some of you can yell at me, but the thought of a Fiat 850 with my Max Wedge and really fat slicks on the back makes my mouth water!

[herbjr]

Ill go for a HEMI in a COLT. Oh wait they did that years ago and they all crashed.

[BPotts]

Don, I think what everyone is trying to tell you is that your idea is a TOTALLY BOGUS combination. GM cars come with GM motors. Fords come with ford motors. Hondas DO NOT come with small block chevrolets. NHRA has already streched the rules enough and what you are talking about is a TOTAL ABOMINATION of the class. If this is the combination you want to run, build it and go bracket race it on saturday night and leave Stock and Super Stock out of your pipe dream.

[Don Kennedy]

I kind of agree with a lot of people but what future does the people that don't like my idea have about the Future of GT racing in Super Stock ?.
Any new ideas?
What is going to happen if there are no more car companies in racing any more?
What car companies will be in racing? Where will the "new" sponsors be from for racers or NHRA?
It seems to me that if there is no new influx of new racers when I go beyond Super Stock racing will be gone?
I may even be over board in my feelings(neg) about the import thing, but who will be around racing in the future is a valid question for sure and must be addressed .
Some of the racers can't handle any discussions about any new idea which I understand and so they get personal .,
By the way The amount of my e-mails favoring some of my ideas is 10 to one , as usual most racers won't post just lurk.

By the way This idea has absoutely nothing to do to stock.or bracket racing on sat night or being bo's running mate( don't insult me on the bo thingLOL) .BPotts what Car do you run in Super stock?

Hey I may think it would be cool racing an import for a whole bunch of reasons,as a lot of racers know why