Joe Newbie, 20 Builds a "Stocker"' in 2023

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Originally Posted by Bob Sherwood

I think Newbie is folding up his computer , headed to his shop with his head hanging down , thinking I'm never going to be able to build a stocker cause all these guy want to do is beat the past to death and not give me any real information on what to do.!!!! tell me factually how to build my own motor , what to use for a rear end and trans and how to set them up , what to do to my suspension to get down track. These guys don't have someone to mentor them and with class racing having a 100 rules you have to follow that you don't know anything about. Overwhelming for a newbie to even think about undertaking ---in my opinion. Class racing with all it's silly a---rules --- or heads up or bracket with whatever I choose . Tough sell to a lot of racers

If Newbie finds the right people, some on classracer, some at the track in person, he will find plenty of people to help him get out there to race. A new racer needs to make up his mind what direction he wants to go in. It could be a Billy and Mark car which will get you under the index without spending every dollar you have and more. It could be a v8 combo that could be made to run .5 under to get you out there, with room for improvement as you progress, or an all out effort to run with the Killer B or A crowd.
Sometimes the bitching on this site deter people.
I've had people come up to me and ask if there is anyone really happy classracing after reading posts on here.
I just recently watched a person say they wanted to build a class car on facebook only to be told if he doesn't have 40k for an engine. 50k for a good body, a motor home and a gold rush trailer he should not even try. I jumped in along with Gump, the Worners and a couple others and told that person he had no idea what he was talking about. That I was able to get out and race with some success by the help of some very good people I call my friends. I try to help others the same way.
Sometimes the doom and gloom on this site is not a positive in a sport we complain is dying without new blood.