PINKS...Here's Our Chance.....

[Floyd Gomez]

Gary,
Do you still run in class?

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by Floyd Gomez

Gary,
Do you still run in class?

Not lately but still have the car if that counts. Even worse it's a stick car LOL!! Haven't raced it since last year but plan on the IHRA/SSSSA ProAm next month. I simply can't afford chasing grade points just so I can enter NHRA Full Throttle events, at least for the moment.

[Floyd Gomez]

I know the feeling. Sold the Camaro last year to build a stocker. Got tired of all the junk cars grudge racing with very unexperienced drivers. The K car I am building now is and 85 Monte Carlo SS 305. Cant wait to have it finished. The last car we built for stock was a 1996 Firebird but I missed the carburator too much.

[Ed Wright]

So, since you run "all out", we would run off the indexes with no break out?

If so, I'm in. That would make one less thing I could screw up.

Hmmm, still have to let go of that button on time.

[Floyd Gomez]

I would also agree to run off index so long as there is a CIC involved. However with their (PINKS) current format I dont think that is what they are looking for. Makes it impossible to compete in a bunch of classes.

[TOSTO RACING]

I would imagine, though I have not talked to Rich,it would be 500 s/ss cars that would just run all out, and they would pick 16 just like they do on a regular show. It would just be s/ss cars only. LIke my Dad said (qtrmile2) how cool would that be. When is the last time you've seen the stands full for s/ss at a national event? The people would go nuts the way our cars leave the starting line. It sounds like Rich is ready and like Gary said here's our chance so who wants to.

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by TOSTO RACING

I would imagine, though I have not talked to Rich,it would be 500 s/ss cars that would just run all out, and they would pick 16 just like they do on a regular show. It would just be s/ss cars only. LIke my Dad said (qtrmile2) how cool would that be. When is the last time you've seen the stands full for s/ss at a national event? The people would go nuts the way our cars leave the starting line. It sounds like Rich is ready and like Gary said here's our chance so who wants to.

You hit the nail right on the head.

[Floyd Gomez]

OK. I think pinks is a great deal for bracket racers and class racers that run 10.0 to 10.5. This seems to be the medium picked on each show. Every once in a while you may get 9 sec cars but that is not that often. So how long do you honestly think stockers and super stockers that have spent tons of money on combo's that do not run in the above ratio will attend these events? I am building a K/SA car for a reason. All of the class racers built their cars for a reason and a specific class. With an event that grosses 1.0M average I don't see them changing the rules just for us. Also, Gary said what Rich is wanting to do DOES NOT include TV time so there goes most of your support for sponsorship and contingency. Stock and Superstock needs to be fixed but if you turm our class into run what you brung heads up grudge racing we will quickly become the laughing stock of Drag Racing. People will think we are just plain stupid to spend 30K+ on a car when backyard guys are building 10 sec nitrous cars for a few thousand bucks and running the same time competeing at the same event.

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

So, since you run "all out", we would run off the indexes with no break out?

If so, I'm in. That would make one less thing I could screw up.

Hmmm, still have to let go fo that button on time.

In essence it will be like a cross between class runoffs and Top Stock, Jr. Stock, etc. It would encompass a closely matched group of cars for a heads up throw-down match. I hope the interest it could generate will be enough to spin off to a new series. Sorry, I'm getting ahead of myself. But I'll guarantee it won't be the same group twice. It's a chance to show the world who the quickest is in each class while having an equal shot at the gold.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Gary Smith

In essence it will be like a cross between class runoffs and Top Stock, Jr. Stock, etc. It would encompass a closely matched group of cars for a heads up throw-down match. I hope the interest it could generate will be enough to spin off to a new series. Sorry, I'm getting ahead of myself. But I'll guarantee it won't be the same group twice. It's a chance to show the world who the quickest is in each class while having an equal shot at the gold.

You would have to pick a group within less than .05 to have any kind of drama as to the outcome. Good luck finding a big enough, close enough group for that. I'll believe the full stands when I see it. Last race here at Tulsa was very dissapointing for them. Big crowd the year before, not so much when they came back last summer. That one had whatever they called that "floating dial" thing. Guess it didn't work out as well.