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

[Andys dad]

Look Drooze lighten up man - Stock eliminator racing is not the center of the universe.

I find this forum entertaining at times - You are over thinking it - I was not the one who brought up the DPs or the blown Fords – I asked a legitimate question not one of the whiners said the guys with the advantage should help change the issue (if there is one)

I have "Tapped Out" (UFC lingo) - I am going to sell my car and buy one of the new ones and so will others - the same guys who were able to make their cars go fast today will be on top of the heap when it is all said and done. The same engine builders who know what they are doing will be just as good with the new combinations.

Not sure just yet (lot of research to do) but I think one of the crate motor combos will be best – probably the 360 like Jeffs. The others will probably promote themselves right into Super Stock. I will have a wicked fast new car - I just hope Chevrolet does not jump in the water after I buy a Mopar (just can not buy a Ford).

Unfortunately - as you have said the same guys who win today will continue to win - Mark Faul, Jody and Toby Lang, David Rampy, Dan Fletcher, the Biondos, the Emmons, the Burtons, Lee Zane need I go on - sorry for those guys I left out.

Believe me, a lot of racers in these tough times do not want to spend the money - but some will - those of us who can not stop, are ready to show new racers that stock eliminator is more than money.

An H/SA as fast as my current C/SA ridiculous but I can hang.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Andys dad

Look Drooze lighten up man - Stock eliminator racing is not the center of the universe.

I find this forum entertaining at times - You are over thinking it - I was not the one who brought up the DPs or the blown Fords – I asked a legitimate question not one of the whiners said the guys with the advantage should help change the issue (if there is one)

I have "Tapped Out" (UFC lingo) - I am going to sell my car and buy one of the new ones and so will others - the same guys who were able to make their cars go fast today will be on top of the heap when it is all said and done. The same engine builders who know what they are doing will be just as good with the new combinations.

Not sure just yet (lot of research to do) but I think one of the crate motor combos will be best – probably the 360 like Jeffs. The others will probably promote themselves right into Super Stock. I will have a wicked fast new car - I just hope Chevrolet does not jump in the water after I buy a Mopar (just can not buy a Ford).

Unfortunately - as you have said the same guys who win today will continue to win - Mark Faul, Jody and Toby Lang, David Rampy, Dan Fletcher, the Biondos, the Emmons, the Burtons, Lee Zane need I go on - sorry for those guys I left out.

Believe me, a lot of racers in these tough times do not want to spend the money - but some will - those of us who can not stop, are ready to show new racers that stock eliminator is more than money.

An H/SA as fast as my current C/SA ridiculous but I can hang.

None of the guys you've mentioned have one of the let's say "favored cars".If they expect to keep winning they'll have to jump on board.
A friend of mine in Div 1 is a killer driver.He was running a s/b camaro in D/E Auto.He was on the verge of winning a few times,till he ran into a heads up with some very fast hombre's.Needless to say he's still win less.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by Andys dad

Look Drooze lighten up man - Stock eliminator racing is not the center of the universe.
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Maybe blowing up another motor today made me grouchy.

I actually am looking forward to building something "different" ....something not for the respect of others but for my OWN satisfaction, thats one of the reasons well....Im still looking still thinking. The SS/GT 72 will happen but thats a quick and easy build (in comparison to the DP) maybe like 4 weeks if I was shopside for all of it.

But Im looking for something "off the hook" something bizzare...that fits me well.....Here are some of the cars I looked into, that are not in the Guides, Maserati TC (by Chrysler), Olds Aurora,

I missed my oppotunity last week with a cosworth Vega for 1200 bucks no rust....yes I really passed it up dumbass I am.... the head availablity scares me.

The truth is I am betting, I mean betting with anyting that there are probably 25-30 easy out of the park combos in the newer stuff people havent found or wrung out.

Look into a new Camaro ? Get or help get the 6 in the guide, look into the motor its an 11.3 :1 motor with Direct injection and VVT I will lay cash money that that car with the RIGHT fuel system is good for 2 under wherever they put it even at 300hp (the "advertised hp") Ditch the IRS get a good tranny behind it....But I guess Im just so excited about DI and VVT on the same engine.....I gotta get my hands on one...

I have 3 records to set before I get one (the thing about the old man buying it was a joke) but If / when I can set 3 records over the year THAT is my reward to myself. (and Im only 1/2 serious on that as well.....3 records no Im not that crazy that I think its no effort to do that, quite the opposite, hence if I do it, well I need to reward myself

Youre right Stock Elim isnt life or death far from it, it is enjoyment, and while Im new to it, I enjoy it, its always been some kinds of racing, and I guess that why I see things different Im "new" to S/SS so I dont have the same preconcieved notions or "history" with it.

Sooooo many people have mentioned the mean age of S/SS racers. I dont know why that is, honestly I think part of it are the lack of available newer cars for the 20-30 year olds to race, or relate to. Especially the ones who didnt grow up in a family with Gears in their DNA helix like so very many here.

The one thing in Drag racing I like, and I really dont like the brackets, the one thing I LOVE about Stock Eliminator and I havent even got to experience it, is if I meet another car of the same class its a heads up run.....THAT I will live for....THAT is Racing in my opinion....brackets ugh....but what other class in NHRA Racing can I end up in a heads up run that ISNT against a dial ? (and affordable ?)

[B Parker]

Drooze Your Dad must really love you and hate his money.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by B Parker

Drooze Your Dad must really love you and hate his money.

Lol...the motor in question was in my truck, the "Old Girl" gave up the ghost in the mountains of WV with trailer in tow. Hes been at me to buy a new one for 2 years and Ive resisted...she was over 189k when she well......decided to start a knocking and banging. 5 trips back and forth to GA since Feb and no signs of anything at all, even this morning monster oil pressure, sounded like a wrist pin dinging 20 miles back, big mountain hill, rattle and pop.....

Funny thing is its still running great with a rod loose, and oil pressure is at over 40lbs....musta broke with the big end still on the journal....oil looks like glitter, but I actually drove about 5 miles off the expressway, then 5 miles through town. Still running. Im gonna fix her when I have time. But I have to take his advice and go buy myself a new truck (I just hate to Im a cheap SOB) and as much as we joke about him spending all his money and this and that, I cover many of the costs.....its a "inside" joke between us about him spending my inheritance.