"factory stock"

[Rat Raceway]

Originally Posted by D.Johns

Several guys have ~$250k in their cars.

My budget is SIGNIFICANTLY lower then everyone else in the class. Most of parts are bought at dealer pricing or used. We do the vast majority of the fab and work at the shop with friends/family. The only exception being the Engine was built by Bischoff(BES) with parts I supplied again from used and dealer cost parts. Price from memory have all of the receipt but not that important at the moment.

BuyFordRacing- BIW 15k
Aeromotive- Fuel system 3k
Holley- EFI 5k
Weld/Cartel/M/T- Wheels/tires 3k
Santhuff/BuyFordRacing/TeamZ- suspension 6k
Strange/BuyFordRacing- brakes/driveline 8k
Fezell- used GF5R transmission/clutch/bellhousing 7k
BuyFordRacing/PoynterFord/BES- engine 55k
Holbrook/Whipple- Blower/intake 6k
Me/friends/shop- chassis $2500 in material and WAY too many hours to keep up with.
Brother/Friends/me- paint $2k material and WAY too many hours to add up.
Kerlin Ford- 13 F250 Diesel 38,500
Millinium trailers- 32’ Tag 18k

Annual budget to go racing 30k not going to all of the races.

Plan on bringing spare engine, trans, clutch, disks, hoist, disk resurfacer, tools, differential, rear gears and trans gears, wheels and tires and blowers.

You’ll test at least 3 blowers, cylinder heads and cams at a minimum.

I’m shoe string budget that the string has broke and had to tied a few times lol. Have no other bills and we make “ok” money between me and my wife.(still less then a lot of others in the class but above average income) this is also why it took me nearly 4 years to build it.

So 120k for your car with blowers and cams not used... But can your car go 8.10's or better? That is truley the question for this class and how long before the bump is 8.00 or 7.95.

By the time its all said and done running the season and support eqipment including the car 200K to run the first season. (Being a VERY resourceful person.)

Maybe 50 to 85K the second if your motor doesn't go catastrophic.

Mad respect for you Sir, doing it that way.

That is almost the same way my program works. Without turning wrenches and having good friend help me work on my car no way would I get to play. If I could, I would have a blower combo in mine and would belly up for some action. Maybe someday...

[BRETV]

Maybe NHRA will consider a NA series since there is so much interest in the blower cars. Would give more racers a place to play and IMHO would draw just as many racerst.





Bret Velde
2003 SS\LA

[Rat Raceway]

Originally Posted by BRETV

Maybe NHRA will consider a NA series since there is so much interest in the blower cars. Would give more racers a place to play and IMHO would draw just as many racerst.





Bret Velde
2003 SS\LA

They had one and killed it... FS/X

[Todd Gross]

Yep. FS/X didn't stand a chance because of having to race a FS/XX car in the finals. Apples and oranges. No heads up. No contest.

Originally Posted by Rat Raceway

They had one and killed it... FS/X

[BRETV]

Originally Posted by JMan

Yep. FS/X didn't stand a chance because of having to race a FS/XX car in the finals. Apples and oranges. No heads up. No contest.

Yeah I know, that's why I said their own series, NO racing a XX in the finals. It could work and be just as successful.





Bret Velde
2003 SS/LA

[Jeff Teuton]

A non blown series could work very well and be just as popular. Just keep it out of Stock Eliminator, get the rules right. There was a sponsor for that series already in place and I'm sure he is still there.

We had one at the Dutch in 2016, after some people were asking for it. 2 people entered. Nobody else. The NA deal is dead. It’s all about the XX.

Originally Posted by BRETV

Yeah I know, that's why I said their own series, NO racing a XX in the finals. It could work and be just as successful.





Bret Velde
2003 SS/LA

[Rat Raceway]

Originally Posted by Todd Hoven

We had one at the Dutch in 2016, after some people were asking for it. 2 people entered. Nobody else. The NA deal is dead. It’s all about the XX.

The NA combos were not as close in power as the blower combos are. David and Bo pretty much killed everyone.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Rat Raceway

They had one and killed it... FS/X

Now I doubt very much that NHRA would even consider trying to find the time to run two different Factory Stock showdowns at a National Event but running F/X might be something to consider at a Divisional or a National Open. The track operators are always looking for ideas for a Saturday night show to put people in the stands. Maybe something to go with the Alcohol and T/S-T/D qualifying.

[D.Johns]

Originally Posted by Rat Raceway

So 120k for your car with blowers and cams not used... But can your car go 8.10's or better? That is truley the question for this class and how long before the bump is 8.00 or 7.95.

By the time its all said and done running the season and support eqipment including the car 200K to run the first season. (Being a VERY resourceful person.)

Maybe 50 to 85K the second if your motor doesn't go catastrophic.

Mad respect for you Sir, doing it that way.

That is almost the same way my program works. Without turning wrenches and having good friend help me work on my car no way would I get to play. If I could, I would have a blower combo in mine and would belly up for some action. Maybe someday...

We are going to find out this year. My engine is within a few HP of Turks so it has the power. Being a stick car is going to be the trick to get right. When we set this program off the goal was 7.9s. BES gave me the power and we have started an even badder bullet from what we’ve learned on this one.

I’m to stubborn to stop until the car goes to the top of the heap. Just going to keep plugging away till it gets there and find ways to get it there.