stock and super stock racing

JRyan · 11-01-2009, 06:28 PM

Other than CLASS, there was break-out racing Dick. You could not go more than .10 secs under during eliminations. It may have seemed like no break-out racing to some, because not many could even run close to their class records at the time. It was a very advantageous system for me with my '50 Olds in the military in Texas in 1969. I won 17 of 19 races and runner-uped the other two (broke). One amber Pro-tree by the way at Temple Academy Dragway (Little River). Neatest little track around. Do they still run there?

Jerry

art leong · 11-01-2009, 07:01 PM

When the eliminators were run off records there was a 1/10 breakout allowed.
Except for the final then it was get to the stripe first.

And BTW there were no quickest loser qualifiers. You won class or you went home.

X-TECH MAN · 11-01-2009, 07:39 PM

[QUOTE=art leong;

And BTW there were no quickest loser qualifiers. You won class or you went home.[/QUOTE]

Thats when drag racing was real racing......not the over price bracket crap going on today and YES I towed a long distance to places like Gainesville and Bowling Green Ky. along with a few others and lost in the class run offs or a class final and had to watch or head home to improve my performance. I admired the class winners and NHRA did a good job at tear downs back in the day. Not this 1000 foot shut off s$$t thats being done today. Class winners only in the eliminator style of racing would make the AHFS work a lot better and faster.(Blown Fords anyone?). Wont happen though......Its all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ from entries. My 2 1/2 cents.

Alan Warman · 11-01-2009, 10:05 PM

Jerry
I guess you were stationed at Fort Hood. I have to agree Little River is one of the Neatest tracks in Tx. Who would have thought the pecan sap from the trees would make such good traction compound. And yes Jerry they still race there every weekend.

Jimi B · 11-01-2009, 11:05 PM

Sorry to jack the thread a little bit. But out of all the divisionals and national event I have been at with friends running stock or super stock, there are a few things I have never bothered to figure out. Do you or did you used to get points or money for qualifying 1 at a div or nat event? Are class run offs just at national events? Are Class run offs related to the actual eliminator at each race, or separate from? Are class run offs ran at every national? What do you get for winning class run offs? Wally? Money? Also are you able to switch classes thru out the season, like go up or down a weight class? Do you just specify which class you are running when you feel out your tech card at each race?

Blackgar · 08-20-2013, 05:23 PM

Yeah I almost quit racing when NHRA made me put my shoe on !!!

FrankChastain · 11-02-2009, 05:29 AM

and lets add one more item, in the final if the winner was below his record that was a new record.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by art leong

When the eliminators were run off records there was a 1/10 breakout allowed.
Except for the final then it was get to the stripe first.

And BTW there were no quickest loser qualifiers. You won class or you went home.

JRyan · 11-02-2009, 05:55 AM

Thanks Alan,

Glad to hear it's still a dragstrip. I wonder if they still graze cattle there during the week. That made for some interesting pit spots.

Jerry

treessavoy · 11-03-2009, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JRyan

Thanks Alan,

Glad to hear it's still a dragstrip. I wonder if they still graze cattle there during the week. That made for some interesting pit spots.

Jerry

Alan/Jerry,

I was stationed at Ft. Hood and raced at Temple in '76 thru '78, it's the best kept secret in the drag racing world. I remember everyone trying to get there early enough to get one of the under tree parking places. I raced a guy in a SS chevy 2 who couldn't drive with his boot on so when it came time to race he raced barefoot!
Good times.

JimR

bill dedman · 11-03-2009, 01:24 AM

Jerry,
I was at Ft. Hood for awhile the summer of 1962, and they ran primitive drag races beside the loading ramps at the "railhead." They were all pretty much street cars; the quickest car I ever saw there, was a red, 1938 Willys 4-door sedan, with a GMC-blown Buick nailhead B/GS car. I believe he ran 13.30's.... not very fast, but pure excitement for a bunch of race-starved G.I.'s.

They had a flagman and a guy with a pair of binoculars and a stopwatch. The guy with the stopwatch sat on the finish line and watched the start with the binoculars....

Chrondek, it wasn't.... lol!!! But, it was LOTS of fun!!!

No classes at all; quickest car there won ALL the entry fee money....

Were they still doing that when you got to Ft. Hood????

11-01-2009, 06:28 PM	#1
JRyan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 645 Likes: 30 Liked 112 Times in 31 Posts	Re: stock and super stock racing Other than CLASS, there was break-out racing Dick. You could not go more than .10 secs under during eliminations. It may have seemed like no break-out racing to some, because not many could even run close to their class records at the time. It was a very advantageous system for me with my '50 Olds in the military in Texas in 1969. I won 17 of 19 races and runner-uped the other two (broke). One amber Pro-tree by the way at Temple Academy Dragway (Little River). Neatest little track around. Do they still run there? Jerry

11-01-2009, 07:01 PM	#2
art leong VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Posts: 2,003 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: stock and super stock racing When the eliminators were run off records there was a 1/10 breakout allowed. Except for the final then it was get to the stripe first. And BTW there were no quickest loser qualifiers. You won class or you went home. __________________ Art Leong 2095 SS Last edited by art leong; 11-01-2009 at 07:04 PM.

11-01-2009, 07:39 PM	#3
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: stock and super stock racing [QUOTE=art leong; And BTW there were no quickest loser qualifiers. You won class or you went home.[/QUOTE] Thats when drag racing was real racing......not the over price bracket crap going on today and YES I towed a long distance to places like Gainesville and Bowling Green Ky. along with a few others and lost in the class run offs or a class final and had to watch or head home to improve my performance. I admired the class winners and NHRA did a good job at tear downs back in the day. Not this 1000 foot shut off s$$t thats being done today. Class winners only in the eliminator style of racing would make the AHFS work a lot better and faster.(Blown Fords anyone?). Wont happen though......Its all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ from entries. My 2 1/2 cents. Last edited by X-TECH MAN; 11-01-2009 at 07:41 PM.

11-01-2009, 10:05 PM	#4
Alan Warman Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Angelo Tx Posts: 231 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: stock and super stock racing Jerry I guess you were stationed at Fort Hood. I have to agree Little River is one of the Neatest tracks in Tx. Who would have thought the pecan sap from the trees would make such good traction compound. And yes Jerry they still race there every weekend. __________________ Alan Warman STK 4107

11-01-2009, 11:05 PM	#5
Jimi B Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: stock and super stock racing Sorry to jack the thread a little bit. But out of all the divisionals and national event I have been at with friends running stock or super stock, there are a few things I have never bothered to figure out. Do you or did you used to get points or money for qualifying 1 at a div or nat event? Are class run offs just at national events? Are Class run offs related to the actual eliminator at each race, or separate from? Are class run offs ran at every national? What do you get for winning class run offs? Wally? Money? Also are you able to switch classes thru out the season, like go up or down a weight class? Do you just specify which class you are running when you feel out your tech card at each race? __________________ Jimmy Bowling BF/S 3808 www.facebook.com/jimib1980 Last edited by Jimi B; 11-01-2009 at 11:08 PM.

08-20-2013, 05:23 PM	#6
Blackgar Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Antonio Posts: 121 Likes: 1 Liked 48 Times in 18 Posts	Re: stock and super stock racing Yeah I almost quit racing when NHRA made me put my shoe on !!!

11-02-2009, 05:55 AM	#8
JRyan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 645 Likes: 30 Liked 112 Times in 31 Posts	Re: stock and super stock racing Thanks Alan, Glad to hear it's still a dragstrip. I wonder if they still graze cattle there during the week. That made for some interesting pit spots. Jerry

11-03-2009, 01:24 AM	#10
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: stock and super stock racing Jerry, I was at Ft. Hood for awhile the summer of 1962, and they ran primitive drag races beside the loading ramps at the "railhead." They were all pretty much street cars; the quickest car I ever saw there, was a red, 1938 Willys 4-door sedan, with a GMC-blown Buick nailhead B/GS car. I believe he ran 13.30's.... not very fast, but pure excitement for a bunch of race-starved G.I.'s. They had a flagman and a guy with a pair of binoculars and a stopwatch. The guy with the stopwatch sat on the finish line and watched the start with the binoculars.... Chrondek, it wasn't.... lol!!! But, it was LOTS of fun!!! No classes at all; quickest car there won ALL the entry fee money.... Were they still doing that when you got to Ft. Hood???? __________________ Bill