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Every time there is a slump in car counts there is always a rebound.
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A big slump in car counts is coming in the next decade
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The old saying;
Hard times create strong men Strong men create good times Good times create weak men Weak men create bad times Bad times create strong men... Ray Dalio also has a book on this called "the fourth turning". I've always loved Stock but just bracket raced because there is no way I could afford a stocker let alone afford to race a stocker...then I saw the 302 2bbl refactoring and thought, it won't get any easier than that! Just as "everybody is leaving and it's almost gone"...and then I and several other start new builds.... It will never "go away" because there is the demand for it. Will it be NHRA or something else? Who knows but there will be some form of class racing in the future. Maybe A/SE for A/Stock Electric? LOL!!
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Well I can afford to buy a top shelf stocker and race it but chose not too. I rather take that $100k plus and build another dragster or former super stocker that can compete weekly for 5 and 6 figures and race everyday, all day at an event!
That said at some point, sooner than later this will end and before that happens, sponsors will continue to part ways with the NHRA, the contingency program will continue to erode, entry fees will continue to rise while payouts will remain the same or be cut. If this survives beyond 2040, it will be very different than what it is today. Doesn’t matter me, I’ll be be bowing out no later then the end of this decade. Last edited by 1320racer; 12-05-2024 at 08:10 PM. |
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El Douche is back again, aka imakehp aka Dave Kemblowski from DRR a pathetic old man that ain't ever done shyt on the track and no longer races, he had a reputation of being a hack with 1 reviewer referring to him as a "churlish slob" when he owned The Balance Shop in Cali and his only reason for posting on Class Racer is to bait me, having joined this forum on 1-14-24 with 23 of his current 26 posts commenting about me/my replies while he attempts to hide behind a computer screen, scared to own his comments. He's a self proclaimed billy badass that never got respect in the racing community and clearly was bullied in school with that last name.
Further El Douche has never been a serious competitive racer in any class and the fact that his only reason for posting here is me says everything about his character. Last edited by 1320racer; 12-05-2024 at 10:21 PM. |
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Personally I am not, so I'll keep that 500-800 bucks and race NHRA or locally for a few weeks instead lol. And have fun doing it.
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But...IF I had the money?...I would travel, a lot. Run all my divisional's and take in races all through the south for winter. New motorhome/trailer/car load up the gaskets and spare parts and stay warm all winter! lol! And if I HAD that much money, I would certainly be out there with something nicer than what I've got... but I'm not into shiny so a nice clean rust free car from the south would be all I need. As far as which class? I like being chased and the lower cost of maintenance for a slow car so maybe a clean slow car? (win a couple million in the lottery and buy a nice clean escort stocker that's currently for sale? (that's me, shooting for the stars, lol!!)
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That said, .015 package and better every round will win a lot of races! .020 - 025 packages will win rounds. If you have a car that is deadly, then all you have to do is let go equal to or better than your opponent. Knowing how to drive the strip is advantageous ![]() That said 2, I don’t ever have to leave my home track to race for more $ weekly in a single day competing in the Summit ET Points Series. than a national event pays after sitting there for 4 days or longer. |
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