Crate Motor Class

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Ed Carpenter

Some people are saying NHRA needs crate motor cars because of car counts. I looked today and the winternationals looks pretty full to me in S/SS. I haven't raced at an NHRA event yet(I will in April at Dallas if work allows). I have spectated at numerous D4 races and I can tell you alot more guys turn out in S/SS at those races than the IHRA races I have raced in D4. I don't know about the rest of the country.

You are correct Ed. I tried to run both a couple of years ago. Not one IHRA race that year had when anybody I know would consider a full field of SS cars. I remember 9 SS cars last one I went to. I was treated well, officials were very friendly. Got one insufficient check. Felt sorry for them, having no car count. Just tore it up. Thought they may need it more than I did. Almost no contingency sponsors, low payouts, I could not really afford to race often enough to run both series anyway.