New '09 Chrysler' specs AA/S thru G/S

JRyan · 03-28-2009, 12:33 PM

First I'd like to say I take great offense to the comments made by Alan. I'm part of the so called entitled generation along with great young guys like Brett Speer, Mike Mans, and many others racing in stock and superstock today. I don't think I'm entitled to anything and I'm sure the great majority of the young racers today feel the same way. I bust my rear and have two jobs so I can enjoy S/SS racing and pay the bills. I also have a wonderful wife that accepts my passion and helps anyway she can. If class racing as we know it is going to exist beyond the next ten years it's going to take my generation to keep it alive.

Now to get to the cars. I love the new cars and involvement. However I do think the powers that be pulled a fast one on all of us. I don't remember who pointed out the comparison between the 2007 and 2009 Chrysler figures but it's essentially the same motor rated far less. The new car I'm building could possibly run against the Challenger in G. Will I lose? Probably. Is it fair? What is fair anymore.

I respect Bruce Nolands position. He poured a ton of money into a car that should be competitive. Only to find out it may all be for nothing. But also see the other side as well. The cars are legal and people will build them. I do know that trying to constantly change rules and how we should run this way or that way, probably isn't the best thing for class racing either. Nobody has all the answers and I most likely don't have any. That's my three cents worth.

Rick Ryan

03-28-2009, 12:33 PM	#13
JRyan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 645 Likes: 30 Liked 112 Times in 31 Posts	Re: New '09 Chrysler' specs AA/S thru G/S First I'd like to say I take great offense to the comments made by Alan. I'm part of the so called entitled generation along with great young guys like Brett Speer, Mike Mans, and many others racing in stock and superstock today. I don't think I'm entitled to anything and I'm sure the great majority of the young racers today feel the same way. I bust my rear and have two jobs so I can enjoy S/SS racing and pay the bills. I also have a wonderful wife that accepts my passion and helps anyway she can. If class racing as we know it is going to exist beyond the next ten years it's going to take my generation to keep it alive. Now to get to the cars. I love the new cars and involvement. However I do think the powers that be pulled a fast one on all of us. I don't remember who pointed out the comparison between the 2007 and 2009 Chrysler figures but it's essentially the same motor rated far less. The new car I'm building could possibly run against the Challenger in G. Will I lose? Probably. Is it fair? What is fair anymore. I respect Bruce Nolands position. He poured a ton of money into a car that should be competitive. Only to find out it may all be for nothing. But also see the other side as well. The cars are legal and people will build them. I do know that trying to constantly change rules and how we should run this way or that way, probably isn't the best thing for class racing either. Nobody has all the answers and I most likely don't have any. That's my three cents worth. Rick Ryan