Entry level class?

[Lenny5160_v2]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Super Comp is mostly populated with $50K+ 4 link dragsters, with $30K+ 598 big block Chevy engines, $4K PowerGlides, and $5K of electronics and throttle stops. Hardly "entry level".

These cars are certainly out there, but if you showed up in the Super Comp staging lanes with $30K in your pocket you could probably pick from at least half the cars there.

There are reasonable ways to get into just about any class if you don't mind being on the slow end. Everyone keeps going faster and faster, but it isn't necessary to be competitive.*

*applies more to Super-classes; there are actual competitive advantages to being fast in S/SS.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by Lenny5160_v2

if you showed up in the Super Comp staging lanes with $30K in your pocket you could probably pick from at least half the cars there.

Everyone keeps going faster and faster, but it isn't necessary to be competitive.*

I disagree on both points. $30k super comp turnkey cars are few, everything old and mostly junk and competitive is not winning a round or 2 but being a threat to win any race and the championship!

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

I disagree on both points. $30k super comp cars are few and junk and l competitive is no winking s round or 2 but being a threat to win any race and the championship!

Chris Garrison?

[1320racer]

As I said, not competitive and junk

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

As I said, not competitive and junk

Ouch

[1320racer]

Keith, that’s my opinion, maybe I’m wrong and there is a line of old guys with $30k burning a hole in their pocket that want an old 1995 quay car with a 468, case mufflers and golf cart tires upfront

[1700camaro]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

Chris Garrison?

It was pretty easy to find the facts on Chris & 1320's son on nhra.com. There was no record of either of them competing on National/Divisional level in 2023. I only went back to 2021 & 2022, again on a National/Divisional level.

The NHRA standings show the facts about Chris's so called "not competitive junk" when compared to 1320's son.

[SS3860]

If comparing entry level classes of Super Street and Stock, I've done both and Super Street is definitely more entry level. Build a 1/2 decent 454 and a power glide, put it in an old back half car. Spend a $1,000 on a delay box and throttle stop. A couple test n tune days and then drive it like a bracket car. NHRA has already picked your dial in. Best dollars to spend is on a good converter. Stock I've had to spend a lot more $$ buying a competitive car and I don't see how anyone could build it for any less. And I've spent the 1st year learning all the idiosyncrasies of it. Metric 200 transmissions are a picky beast. After 30 years of bracket racing against some of the best drivers in the country, who's in the other lane don't bother me, but is this cranky old car gunna repeat for me, Never had to think about it bracket racing or 10.90.

Tom Flowers
E/SA 3860

[doglover44]

Some of them cars in S/ST dont look entry level

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by doglover44

Some of them cars in S/ST dont look entry level

Entry level S/ST car