Entry level class?

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by Hoss5112

Stock is not an entry level class. It is one of the toughest most competitive classes there is.

you're delusional

[bigshow2966]

Stock can still be entry level if you pick one of the slower classes. Get in, get your feet wet, and have some fun. If your idea is to hop in and set the world on fire you'll probably be disappointed.

Last round of S/ST I watched there were multiple T/S cars throttle stopped down to 10.90. Seemed like a huge waste of resources, but nobody was asking what I thought.

[mnmaxwedge]

I don't know about delusional. I know 2 former multiple time world champs in Super Comp and Super gas that told me that Stock and Super Stock is a different driving style but every bit as competitive as SC and SG. Al for bracket racing, my former driver went to the Division 5 bracket finals and won the Pro ET championship in a borrowed car he never drove before. By the way, if you get a Gold Card in ET racing, you can also use it to enter your class car at NHRA Div and Nat events.

[Keith 944]

Quote]By the way, if you get a Gold Card in ET racing, you can also use it to enter your class car at NHRA Div and Nat events.[/QUOTE]


that may have Changed, with a gold card you used to be able to run any et event at any nhra track. My last couple of Nhra gold cards were not good for NHRA bracket racing. And only way to get an et gold card was to win the bracket finals, not too many of those out there. But the et gold card might be different….

[Travis Buth]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

Quote]By the way, if you get a Gold Card in ET racing, you can also use it to enter your class car at NHRA Div and Nat events.

that may have Changed, with a gold card you used to be able to run any et event at any nhra track. My last couple of Nhra gold cards were not good for NHRA bracket racing. And only way to get an et gold card was to win the bracket finals, not too many of those out there. But the et gold card might be different….[/QUOTE]

They did change it sometime in the 2010's. I won the Div 3 ET Finals in 2019, and I was not able to use my Gold card for Nationals or Divisionals in 2020. It was disappointing.

[sst7250]

As a couple others have pointed out I believe the entry level for the sport is the local weekly bracket races, where you can take you daily driver and run it down the strip. I guess the argument could be made for both S/St and Stock as entry level. In stock as stated if you don't want to be fast you can put a car together for a smaller amount of money, same can be said for a S/St car. 2800 lbs and 10.90 is all that is required. Will either be competitive, IMO that depends on the driver behind the wheel. Is it ideal, I think most would say no.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by mnmaxwedge

. By the way, if you get a Gold Card in ET racing, you can also use it to enter your class car at NHRA Div and Nat events.

That might have been the deal in the beginning.
I can tell you for a fact, it wasn't the case
15 years ago.
Whether they changed it back now, or not, I do not know.

[Keith 944]

Dammit Billy, you stirred some **** up this time!

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

Dammit Billy, you stirred some **** up this time!

I predicted it might go this way….
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[Brett C]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

you're delusional

You’re delusional