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In North Carolina races dump Stock an put in Super Pro .........:-)
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I guess in North Carolina some people just don't get it.
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Mr. Kelley is from Texas and does not represent the racers of North Carolina. His statement made no sense.
In my opinion, NHRA does NOT need crate motor cars. I own a crate motor car. If I want to run an NHRA race, I will take an NHRA-legal car. Now, not having Super Stock at this event does not make sense to me.
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Not only should it have had Super Stock, but it should have had class eliminations for Super Stock as well, and it should have been a 3 day race instead of four. One reason I did not go this time (as a crew chief, not a driver) is I'd have had to leave on Tuesday night. That's ridiculous.
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I think Alan and Michael are both dead on. Four days is silly, especially with small fields, and the no SS cars makes no sense either. If you don't have full fields, why exclude classes? Looks like they would want the entry fees? Div 4 car counts are down this year also. Some guys are out of work, others are nervous about maybe getting layed off, some shop owners are suffering with slow business, so don't feel like they can afford to race.
I was looking for No Problem results (must be some rain down there) and noticed the NHRA Div 7 race only showed 27 SS cars. Lots of race cars on the left coast, probably the same reason other areas are down.
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I know a lot of IHRA regulars went to Atlanta last weekend to get a grade point. I hate to miss a national event 100 miles frm the house. It's all good though we will be at MIR next week then on to THE ROCK. CHip |
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And, yes, wheelie bars, electric water pumps etc may not be "Stock" but they are used on cars that were factory produced vehicles. Frankly, I see nothing "Stock" about a V8 Vega Stocker, a V8 powered FWD conversion "stocker" or a 1970 car with a 2000 era engine with an aftermarket intake and Holley carb.Considering that IHRA has many more classes than NHRA, and typically far lower car counts, even without the need for grade points or pre entry, I guess NHRA must still have some appeal. Enough appeal that ex IHRA President Bill Bader switched his own track the NHRA a few years back. Being on the West Coast, there is no IHRA racing for most of us to try, other than Edmonton, while NHRA is everywhere across North America.
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NHRA "stock?"/IHRA "crate stock?" - what is stock anymore?
crank - yes aftermarket rods - no aftermarket pistons - no lightweight pins - no $400+ rings - no billet cam - no ceramic lifters - no big O.D. pushrods - no 500lb+ valve springs - no lightweight retainers - no aftermarket valves - no bogus ports - no any valve job - no bogus chambers - no bogus manifold runners - no Just an example about how "not stock" NHRA or IHRA stock eliminator really is anyway. After 1985 or so calling anything stock is a moot point. I say let the rest of crates in, the CJ's and Challengers really are anyway. Last edited by RJ; 09-19-2009 at 09:59 AM. |
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It's not so much a crate vs "NHRA" deal in terms of competitiveness, as I had the opportunity to drive an NHRA-legal Stocker in Super Stock last year, and finished 6th in the World. It's more just preference. As I keep saying - to each their own - I don't expect NHRA to change.
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