New Classes in Stock AAA/SA, AAA/S and FS/AAA

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

How long before we have NHRA's insurance company saying "hmmmm, 160 MPH cars racing 75 MPH cars? What could happen?"
Although, this could be a good thing. It would be a good time for NHRA to bring back "Junior Stock".

Like Pure Stock !!

Got it

Dan

[Jim Bailey]

What are the indexes for the new AAA classes???

[SG7874]

Originally Posted by Jim Bailey

What are the indexes for the new AAA classes???

Weight breaks. Haven't seen the indexes yet.
FS/AAA: 5.00 to 5.49
AAA: 7.00 to 7.49

[Dave Ficacci]

Originally Posted by jim bailey

what are the indexes for the new aaa classes???

10.40

[Paul Wong]

I have been trying to get new (2005 and newer) six cylinder combinations in the books for nearly a year. Fun combinations that will run well. They need to be afforded the same discount on HP that was given to the challenger, mustang and camaro street version V-8s were given to be remotely competitive. I believe young people may bite on a 12 second reasonably cost effective stocker with the potential to go 11s.

It is not 1985 and you can’t build something with much curb appeal for cheaper.

I’m sorry if younger people want their junkyard 5.3 turbo LS with 40 lbs of boost before it scatters in 10 passes, they were never getting into stock eliminator in the first place.

[TOSTO RACING]

When I got started in stock in 2007, I had the car already, but still could build another one today very inexpensive. I had a 99 Camaro. I literally bought a long block LS1 from my work ( GM dealership) for $1700.00 bucks. Brought it home and called Bullet for a $375.00 camshaft and a set of springs (can't remember how much the springs were) put in in and ran it. Went 10.70's at 123 In C/S. It doesn't get much cheaper than that. The next year I pulled the heads gave them to Dave Layer, and said do your thing. He said what valves do you want to run? I said the ones that are in there, lol he looked at me and said Okay lol. That was $1700.00 bucks for his valve job. Took the car back to the track and went 10.48 at 127.90. .87 under in bracket mode. My point is it didn't cost me much to run and get started in stock at all ! I had less than $4500 bucks in the complete engine t/b to pan. So kids could go buy a junk yard 5.7 etc and camshaft and run 50- 60 under for way cheap ! Then work on it year after year gaining a little here and there and learning along the way. The class just needs to be advertised more I think. These big money class races are really cool and I hope they start getting bigger and bigger. Once you explain stock/super stock to people which can be difficult lol. They are like wait, you ran what with THAT how, LOL!

I work with a lot of guys that run the 5.3 turbo deal and when I tell them my stocker can run high 5's at what we have to use and weigh in the 1/8th there eyes get real big lol!


And once you get hooked into stock its over lol There is nothing like it IMO!!

And as far as the enhancements, new classes , and cars going faster and faster I think Stock eliminator is the best its ever been right now , just walk through the staging lanes sometime ,but I'm also only 49 years old

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by paul wong

i’m sorry if younger people want there junkyard 5.3 turbo ls with 40 lbs of boost before it scatters in 10 passes, they were never getting into stock eliminator in the first place.

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[doglover44]

Is it for newer or older cars ?

[GTS340]

I'm lost trying to figure out the path NHRA is taking. At one time if the car had at least 50 productions of a combination it was in the books. Like Paul wrote he has been trying to get a simple V6 2010 Challenger in the books. There is a newer Chrysler V6 in every third driveway. The other ones have Fords and G.Ms. The combos in the books for younger folks to build. Those combos are the cars rusting in the weeds.It is simple math. The street version 5.7 Hemi was put in the books at 25% less Hp than factory had it rated. They won't do it for the V6....Why?

Paul Haszlauer