Factory experimental

[Bruce Noland]

Super Sport,

You must not have been paying attention when they announced the return of these classes. We started several threads about these classes being tied to Mother Mopar efforts.

[dwydendorf]

When I started racing back in the 70's the first time I raced at the Nationals(now the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals), I raced in SS/U and there was a Pontiac wagon driven by Jack Mullins in the class. Later on in the 70's I raced in Modified Eliminator and in A/SM and Don Bowles had a Fairmont in the class. For those who don't remember or didn't know, these were both killer cars that went alot faster than anyone else in the class. A few years later, fast forward to the early 90's, I raced in SS/J and Dick Sherman was one of the fast guys and had alot more money than me. I had decided at that time that I would no longer run from anyone and just race in the class I wanted to. Sometime in the 90's Bobby Cunningham had a very fast SS/J Firebird and I decided to go to Indy anyway. Well the week before Indy he crashed the car at Bowling Green, very unfortunate for him but I got the class trophy at Indy(not the way I wanted to win a trophy). A few years later Charlie Westcott said he was going to race in GT/G at Indy but I went there and ran him anyway. Well, I was lucky once again. I have always been a low budget guy and not a fast qualifier but you can either suck it up and race, or cry and complain about the killer cars that have a performance edge on you. If you work hard enough and focus on your own program instead of somebody elses, you might get lucky too. Now they may have spent more money or gained an edge because of Nhra's factors, or just plain outworked you, or all of the above. Killer cars have been a part of the sport since I started racing and I don't see it changing anytime soon. Isn't that why they call it racing instead of winning?

[junior barns]

My opinion, once these cars are let into stock they will never get factored out! Like someone posted earlier, AA/S and AA/SA will be a class just for these cars. If anybody wants to come play against
them with an old combo then jump in!! I dont like it and would vote against these cars to be allowed
in Stock!!

[Chuck Beach]

Bruce,
It could have been 20 yrs for all I know, I don't know where you are getting your info, but I don't run against LT1's or LS1's anymore, they dont' fit in F or G. I don't recall being mega-complaining (whatever that means) about them either. You must be thinking of someone else ... I enjoy class racing and that's why I run stock. I am always up to the challenge. Not to take away from anyone else at Indy 2008, but I think B/SA and G/SA were the largest classes and the most challenging ... take a chill pill and let's see how these cars pan out over the next year (if anyone can afford to build one). AHFS will take care of the rest ... LOL

[442OLDS]

This is just a personal opinion and only time will tell if I am correct,but the IHRA Crate Motor classes will eventually make their way over to NHRA.After all,the car being discusssed basically is a crate motor.The A/CM class is currently 6.00-6.49 weightbreak.That might eventually be converted to an AAA or AAAA class if the crate motors are combined into the "regular" classes.

[Bruce Noland]

Chuck,

How could I possibly confuse you with anybody else? I realize you are not racing these cars today but I'm not the only one who knows you have never been a fan of those cars.

Now back to the topic at hand.

442

Crate motors may run in Stock some day. It appears that all you have to do is have a pocket full of cold hard cash.

[John Lang]

This year is goig to be the most fun a person can have, and still have there clothes on!!!!!!! John Lang

[Bruce Noland]

A friend sent this over.

http://www.roushperformance.com/new2...ce=motorsports

[Alan Roehrich]

The vast majority of those of us who did campaign for AA/S and AA/SA had a good idea this would happen. Not necessarily to what degree, but we had a good idea that it was coming. When we were told a little over a year ago that the classes would indeed be added, we knew that they were not just added for the 427 Chevy cars, the 426 Hemi cars, and a couple of the Fords. We knew all along we did not have enough status with NHRA to get us there. It always amused me this year when someone said to me "I guess you can just go get whatever you want, you got NHRA to make a class for you". That's funny, I don't care who you are.

There will not be very many of these new cars out there. In any event, whether or not they belong, they're here, and like a lot of other things we don't necessarily like about NHRA, we'll just have to live with them.

[Jeff Lee]

I've always thought if Detroit builds them, NHRA should race 'em!

I also have to believe that if NHRA allows Shelby, Roush and who knows who else, they should allow factory "recognized & produced" combo's in the Superstock classes. Yes, that would be vehicles like not only the 1969 but 1970 SS / AMX (AMC approved both years), X-Ram Z-28's of 1967-1969, RAV GTO / Firebird, Stage II Buick 455's, Croo-Boss equipped Boss 302 Mustangs, LS7 Chevelles and that's all I can think of right now.
Yes, it COULD be exciting times at the drag strip!