HOME FORUM RULES CONTACT
     
   
   

Go Back   CLASS RACER FORUM > Class Racer Forums > Stock and Super Stock

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 06-19-2013, 04:35 PM   #31
Jack Matyas
Live Reporter
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA
Posts: 4,927
Likes: 406
Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts
Send a message via AIM to Jack Matyas
Exclamation Re: Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Notch1320 View Post
This original discussion was about "Stockers" and wheelie bars correct? I'm not sure how SS cars are now in the mix here??? My posts were directed at the "1000HP to 1200HP" car comment. Yes, what the 8.5 guys are doing is WAY different, but a Stock Eliminator car CAN Safely run without wheelie bars if NHRA were to instruct you all to remove them. I'm not trying to stir the pot here, just putting in my 2 cents. Carry on.....
Maybe you're K/S can run without them but mine ? ? I'm not willing to take that chance ....And as you can clearly see they are doing their job properly .
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	COPO Atco.jpg
Views:	189
Size:	31.7 KB
ID:	19745  
__________________
Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO
Jack Matyas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-19-2013, 05:06 PM   #32
Notch1320
Member
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Yuba City, CA
Posts: 220
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default Re: Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Matyas View Post
Maybe you're K/S can run without them but mine ? ? I'm not willing to take that chance ....And as you can clearly see they are doing their job properly .
And you are within the rules to use them Jack.....without notches.

I would bet that all of you running bars now would find a way to make the car launch safely without bars if you had to. Just sayin......
__________________
Shawn Allsup
K/S 718
Notch1320 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-19-2013, 05:12 PM   #33
Jack Matyas
Live Reporter
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA
Posts: 4,927
Likes: 406
Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts
Send a message via AIM to Jack Matyas
Lightbulb Re: Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Notch1320 View Post
And you are within the rules to use them Jack.....without notches.

I would bet that all of you running bars now would find a way to make the car launch safely without bars if you had to. Just sayin......
Shawn - Seems to me you're against anyone having them on their car - why is that ? And BTW , I'll bet the ranch the notches will be back .......................and i'm just sayin' .
__________________
Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO
Jack Matyas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-19-2013, 05:23 PM   #34
Ed Wright
Veteran Member
 
Ed Wright's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Sand Springs, OK
Posts: 8,132
Likes: 896
Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts
Default Re: Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

Might be time for Ford, GM and MOPAR to release rear bumper covers with notches for those cars. They could say they are for tail pipes.

Notice the experts have 1320 in their screen names? LOL
__________________
Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA
Ed Wright is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-19-2013, 05:24 PM   #35
Chad Rhodes
VIP Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Where the Green Grass Grows, AL
Posts: 2,375
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts
Default Re: Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Notch1320 View Post
And you are within the rules to use them Jack.....without notches.

I would bet that all of you running bars now would find a way to make the car launch safely without bars if you had to. Just sayin......
Possibly, but some may slow down.
__________________
Chad Rhodes 2113 I/SA
Chad Rhodes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-19-2013, 05:25 PM   #36
Jack Matyas
Live Reporter
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA
Posts: 4,927
Likes: 406
Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts
Send a message via AIM to Jack Matyas
Talking Re: Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

[QUOTE=Ed Wright;387186

Notice the experts have 1320 in their screen names? LOL[/QUOTE]

Ed - that is a trend lately ..........
__________________
Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO
Jack Matyas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-19-2013, 05:40 PM   #37
Notch1320
Member
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Yuba City, CA
Posts: 220
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default Re: Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Matyas View Post
Shawn - Seems to me you're against anyone having them on their car - why is that ? And BTW , I'll bet the ranch the notches will be back .......................and i'm just sayin' .
I'm not against them per say, I just was calling out the folks earlier who went on about 1000+HP car scenario, bla, bla, bla. Having spent some time now in the Heads-Up world outside of Stockers, my views on wheelie bars have changed I guess. No one wants to hear, or discuss that here though. If you are allowed to use them, then you can set the car up one way. If you are forced to do without them, you have to adapt and change the suspension & ballast, etc. on the car. Ride height can also come into play if the car is so low that you are notching the rear valance. < (Just an option) The notching could also be avoided by changing the wheelie bar design. These are all things that everyone here or that runs a high letter Stocker is smart enough to figure out if it came down to a "must comply" ruling. A rule specification seems to be in order and as you hinted, it may already be in the works. I too have had my dealings with the way the rules are written, and have had a few "dead end" discussions with Pat and others, but in the end, I ended up making things work within the "rules", and suggesting clarification in the good book.
__________________
Shawn Allsup
K/S 718
Notch1320 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-19-2013, 05:58 PM   #38
Notch1320
Member
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Yuba City, CA
Posts: 220
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default Re: Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ed Wright View Post
Notice the experts have 1320 in their screen names? LOL
I never claimed to be an "expert" Mr. Super Stocker...... just adding in a little outside the box thinking.
__________________
Shawn Allsup
K/S 718
Notch1320 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-19-2013, 06:25 PM   #39
Bruce Noland
VIP Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,855
Likes: 83
Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts
Default Re: Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

Some of the best shops in the country are building these Stockers. And they are running wheelie bars on them and you're the only one out here with your coulda, shoulda, woulda stuff. Try building and racing a high letter Stocker today before coming out here and telling us how we should do it.
__________________
Bruce Noland 1788 STK
Bruce Noland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-19-2013, 06:30 PM   #40
Alan Roehrich
Veteran Member
 
Alan Roehrich's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Murfreesboro TN
Posts: 5,105
Likes: 1,564
Liked 1,789 Times in 408 Posts
Default Re: Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Notch1320 View Post
This original discussion was about "Stockers" and wheelie bars correct? I'm not sure how SS cars are now in the mix here??? My posts were directed at the "1000HP to 1200HP" car comment. Yes, what the 8.5 guys are doing is WAY different, but a Stock Eliminator car CAN Safely run without wheelie bars if NHRA were to instruct you all to remove them. I'm not trying to stir the pot here, just putting in my 2 cents. Carry on.....

Your $0.02 is WAY over priced.
__________________
Alan Roehrich
212A G/S
Alan Roehrich is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:51 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright Class Racer.com. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.