Do you really need to go fast to enjoy S,S/S racing?

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Ellis V. Buth

I do rock a W/S car!!! It is a lot of fun

I think Troy LITERALLY means "rock" a W/S car!

[udog1]

I just like getting the win light. It's a lot of fun beating the faster car.(and they are all faster than me!!!!!!)

[Mike Carr]

Originally Posted by udog1

I just like getting the win light. It's a lot of fun beating the faster car.(and they are all faster than me!!!!!!)

Mr Morgan, you had .04 on me at Orlando's Nat'l Open in 2002.

[Greg Reimer 7376]

Originally Posted by udog1

I just like getting the win light. It's a lot of fun beating the faster car.(and they are all faster than me!!!!!!)

This comment about sums it up.Dial a bit hard, drill the tree(no red light),if the AA car passes you at 1250 feet, you know he's gone!! In 1992, I bought a 68 Chevelle Malibu 2 door hardtop for $500.00(these are all gone now!!)restored the car, paint, interior, wiring, weatherstrips,etc. put a 12 bolt in it with 5.38's, a used but good 1.98 Powerglide, a C-8 converter,and a basic 327 250 horse engine. On some Firestone tires, this car went 13.0's at Palmdale on a 13.38 index. I kept the costs down because I originally planned on putting a 396 in it. We.., I still run the 327 and the 396 stuff is still in the corner.Since then, I've built another two door hardtop, a wagon,a four door for Tony Janes, sold him the #1 car,built the second hard top for me, and built another 2 door for my son to drive to high school and his first year of junior college, got it back, took it to Tony's, who took it to Phil Mandella's, and it's 90% done as a SS/LA car. I think we've had fun with our slow cars.I'll go faster when this gets old.

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I think Troy LITERALLY means "rock" a W/S car!

I believe I've experienced those tremors!!

It's fun just to be involved in Stock/SS racing at any level from my perspective. (way more fun than watching from the sidelines and wishing for the means to own/drive a "fast" car).

For some, it's a toe in the pond, for others it becomes a career long "crawl".

[Ellis V. Buth]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I think Troy LITERALLY means "rock" a W/S car!

I think you are right, but hey, I don't mind going slow. And I imagine he could "rock" a W/S car, especially heads-up LOL. The win light is all that matters, and I am starting to get it down. I love watching and racing in huge stagger races, whether I am the fast car (local brackets in the family race car) or the slow car (the 76 Pinto in W/S). Fun is in the eye of the beholder!

[Troy Henderson]

Originally Posted by Ellis V. Buth

I think you are right, but hey, I don't mind going slow. And I imagine he could "rock" a W/S car, especially heads-up LOL. The win light is all that matters, and I am starting to get it down. I love watching and racing in huge stagger races, whether I am the fast car (local brackets in the family race car) or the slow car (the 76 Pinto in W/S). Fun is in the eye of the beholder!

Lol, Ellis you have a station wagon. What kind of "rocking" are we talking about!

Diversity is great in this class, I enjoy it.

The most exciting races I've ever had were having to spot somebody 4+ seconds. Lane I specifically remember racing you at Denver several years ago. You dialed up a ton right before we ran. There's nothing as eye opening as coming up on a car with around 40 mph and watching him dump you. The Wilwoods got abused that lap

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Troy Henderson

Lol, Ellis you have a station wagon. What kind of "rocking" are we talking about!

Diversity is great in this class, I enjoy it.

The most exciting races I've ever had were having to spot somebody 4+ seconds. Lane I specifically remember racing you at Denver several years ago. You dialed up a ton right before we ran. There's nothing as eye opening as coming up on a car with around 40 mph and watching him dump you. The Wilwoods got abused that lap

I would vote a strong no re speed and enjoyment. My slow truck may top out at 110 or 111 with a tailwind, but on a marginal or cold track, slow=safe and more consistent. 9 second stockers at 40 degrees is a bit of a stretch on the enjoyment scale. More speed is fun though, especially those 130+ blasts, but not needed to enjoy. Its just as fun to be a 10 second vega with your 15 something towpig as it is a 9 second stocker.