Crate Motor Class

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Dan, I can only assume from this last comment that you've been dipping into the medicinal marijuana again.
My passion shows in the 7(that's seven) NHRA legal Stock Eliminator cars that are in different states of running condition that are in and around my garage.
I am however, not restoring my cars or trying to race semi-collectables as Pure Stockers because I don't want to ruin my investment.
Why don't you just come out of the closet and let us all know why you really are pushing Pure Stock for NHRA?
My stuff is all good junk and I'm OK with that.
Just FYI, I wouldn't cut up your Impala SS either but there's still plenty of Caprices out there that I would cut up.

Why are you so jealous of me ?

D

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

Why are you so jealous of me ?

D

I realize you didn't put an lol at the end, but this was a joke right?

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

Why are you so jealous of me ?

D

D is hallucinating again. LOL

[Jesse Kershaw]

I think this thread may have jumped the shark along the way but I thought I’d weigh in anyway.

Sealed crate engines have been proposed to NHRA several times recently for inclusion in Super Stock. There was some interest but it came down to how to accurately rate them. It needs to be low enough the cars can qualify at national events but it would be unfair to rate them so low that they can run to the top of the qualifying sheet. This is where it got hung up.

Personally I think a sealed class for SS/GT would be a good thing. Ford and Chevy both have sealed engines along with the electronics to run them. Dodge might as well but I haven’t checked, if they don’t it’d be easy enough to do. It is very cost effective and reliable at ~$8k for engine and controller with most racers getting hundreds of runs without issues. Plus the aftermarket support for these engine platforms (Coyote&LS) is huge so putting it in most popular platforms would be fairly straight forward and maybe you get some new contingency sponsors. This has worked well for NMRA and NMCA racers in a heads-up format and have no doubt it would work in a SS format as well.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Jesse Kershaw

I think this thread may have jumped the shark along the way but I thought I’d weigh in anyway.

Sealed crate engines have been proposed to NHRA several times recently for inclusion in Super Stock. There was some interest but it came down to how to accurately rate them. It needs to be low enough the cars can qualify at national events but it would be unfair to rate them so low that they can run to the top of the qualifying sheet. This is where it got hung up.

Personally I think a sealed class for SS/GT would be a good thing. Ford and Chevy both have sealed engines along with the electronics to run them. Dodge might as well but I haven’t checked, if they don’t it’d be easy enough to do. It is very cost effective and reliable at ~$8k for engine and controller with most racers getting hundreds of runs without issues. Plus the aftermarket support for these engine platforms (Coyote&LS) is huge so putting it in most popular platforms would be fairly straight forward and maybe you get some new contingency sponsors. This has worked well for NMRA and NMCA racers in a heads-up format and have no doubt it would work in a SS format as well.

Not really what this thread is about. This is about NHRA adopting the now defunct IHRA only classes. Pure Stock GT Stock and Crate motor Stock. No one has brought up the SS production classes from IHRA yet.

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by Jesse Kershaw

I think this thread may have jumped the shark along the way but I thought I’d weigh in anyway.

Sealed crate engines have been proposed to NHRA several times recently for inclusion in Super Stock. There was some interest but it came down to how to accurately rate them. It needs to be low enough the cars can qualify at national events but it would be unfair to rate them so low that they can run to the top of the qualifying sheet. This is where it got hung up.

Personally I think a sealed class for SS/GT would be a good thing. Ford and Chevy both have sealed engines along with the electronics to run them. Dodge might as well but I haven’t checked, if they don’t it’d be easy enough to do. It is very cost effective and reliable at ~$8k for engine and controller with most racers getting hundreds of runs without issues. Plus the aftermarket support for these engine platforms (Coyote&LS) is huge so putting it in most popular platforms would be fairly straight forward and maybe you get some new contingency sponsors. This has worked well for NMRA and NMCA racers in a heads-up format and have no doubt it would work in a SS format as well.

I would consider a heads up SS/GT sealed deal. Those things look like a blast.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Jesse Kershaw

Sealed crate engines have been proposed to NHRA several times recently for inclusion in Super Stock. There was some interest but it came down to how to accurately rate them. It needs to be low enough the cars can qualify at national events but it would be unfair to rate them so low that they can run to the top of the qualifying sheet. This is where it got hung up.

NHRA did not appear to have any such hangups with the factory cars. My 5.9L DragPak had more cam, more compression, aluminum heads, and a 1000cfm throttle body, yet was rated 50HP less than my 360 Magnum crate motor.

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by dan fahey

why are you so jealous of me ?

D

really ??