Proposed idea for the IHRA Stock GT class....just an idea to make it more interesting

[Mark Yacavone]

What do I think?

You asked ,so...

My opinion is, whenever you have the wrong engine in the wrong body, It's b-o-r-i-n-g!

That goes for GT Stock, GT Super Stock , IHRA Crate Motor, NASCAR , NMCA ...wherever.

[Bob Bender]

Originally Posted by mark yacavone

what do i think?

You asked ,so...

My opinion is, whenever you have the wrong engine in the wrong body, it's b-o-r-i-n-g!

That goes for gt stock, gt super stock , ihra crate motor, nascar , nmca ...wherever.

amen

[X-TECH MAN]

I think it would be a nightmare for IHRA. They have trouble keeping up with the combos that already exist with the couple of guys who still care about class racing still working with them.

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

I think it would be a nightmare for IHRA. They have trouble keeping up with the combos that already exist with the couple of guys who still care about class racing still working with them.

Have to agree with this. This sounds an awful lot like what AHRA used to do with "Formula Stock". Those rules were written to allow all kinds of mix and match combos, many that were either never offered/existed.

You could always pitch the idea. I really don't understand why there is so much resistance to the crate motor cars or GT stock in NHRA . GT Super Stock for that matter has been around since the early 80's. It certainly didn't ruin the class. That's an old argument, I don't want to dredge it up again. The cars are allowed at the local combos, that's pretty much the only places I expect to attend.

[GarysZ24]

I'm going to go against the grain of the others so far, by saying I'd like the idea as long as it would give racers who currently run fuel injectioned engines a chance to replace that system with a carbureted system...it would quicken teardowns, and just might make cars easier to adjust/tune (I know it would mine)! Oh how I'd love not having to deal with fuel injection, by being able to run an older version of my 173V6 that was carbureted...with Stock rules as they are now, it's illegal to change a fuel system that came with the make/model/year of your car, to one that didn't. The money/time I would've saved over the years... . If that rule ever changes (not likely I bet), then my m.f.i. system will be out faster than I can travel from north Tempe, to F.I.R.. I'm certain I can find a carburetor and manifold from one of the early 173 V6's (similar to what the Chevy Citation my fellow fwd stocker racer "Randy Hyman" has on his car). Too bad the '82 Cavaliers didn't come with V6's or this would be a non-issue with me!

[Dave Ribeiro]

Don't you guys think they have enough classes Now ??? .... I agree with Terry on this one ....

[Eric Kitzan]

I think the GT cars in SS are O.K. but stock should be left alone. I think it would kind of cheapen the class.

[danny waters sr]

Originally Posted by Dave Ribeiro

Don't you guys think they have enough classes Now ??? .... I agree with Terry on this one ....

I agree. Got some classes now that need to be deleted. Y'all killin me now. lol.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Dave Ribeiro

Don't you guys think they have enough classes Now ??? .... I agree with Terry on this one ....

Perhaps they do have too many classes (although I think it was overkill when NHRA dropped the fwd class count from 16 to 4, and then just boosted it back to 5), but I know you V8 rwd guys/gals don't care about us fwd racers (have you ever???), so that's why that statement was made (kind of reminds me about a certain political party who doesn't seem to care about "MADE IN THE USA", by allowing our liveable wage manufacturing jobs to go overseas!!! However, since they bent the rules over the years (from the 70's), to allow 2steps, wheelie bars (amongst other things), they could at least allow an option of converting a fuel injection system to a carbureted system (as long as the year, type, and engine said fuel system was in production would be known, so as to know it wasn't an aftermarket hop-up). I don't mind the class structure as it is (and I was ok with doing away with the fwd classes too, since my car could run V/SA), but it would be an optional improvement for fwd fuelie cars the same as wheelie bars are to you wheelstanding stockers...my .02 (doubled).