What will happen on Tuesday?

[Tom P]

But will these guys run Atco or Mission points meets or save it for Indy next year?

Looks like the best way to avoid them is to run a stick. So far most are slushboxes.

[Dean Roberts]

Paul,

I have news for you. It takes a big check book to run/own any fast upper class Stocker. You don't think that the hitters have close to or over $100,000 in their cars?
Be real, what do you think it would take to build a car like the DeFrank Stocker or similar? And what do you think it would take to purchase a turnkey car from someone fast like Hawk or Shaul? You need just as much $$$ as if you were buying a CJ or DP. And even more if you started by doniga restoration.

The problem isn't the money, or the that they are turnkey, it is the underfactored hp. If teh cars were in line no one would care.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Paul Precht

A big check book bought the top qualifying spots.

It always did.

The top spots were bought by corporations, for their customers, and then their customers bought the spots from the corporations. And at least a couple of the checks were a whole lot bigger than $100K. And they were made out to NHRA.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Dean Roberts

Paul,

I have news for you. It takes a big check book to run/own any fast upper class Stocker. You don't think that the hitters have close to or over $100,000 in their cars?
Be real, what do you think it would take to build a car like the DeFrank Stocker or similar? And what do you think it would take to purchase a turnkey car from someone fast like Hawk or Shaul? You need just as much $$$ as if you were buying a CJ or DP. And even more if you started by doniga restoration.

The problem isn't the money, or the that they are turnkey, it is the underfactored hp. If teh cars were in line no one would care.

Not at all.Just have them factored to within the next county that's all.
Plain and simple.These cars(DP/CJ)would just be another car in S/S.The factories
wanted them to stick out and NHRA whored themselves (like they did with the FI
cars in the 90s)only it's more obvious now.If I had aA-E car I guess you could call it crying on my part.But I only have a lowly T car.Do you hear me crying about Bob's car?BTW
what make and class is your car?

Ed,
Detroit hasn't built a carbureted car since the mid 80s. So, you are wanting the class to be nostalgia Stock? EFI hardly ruined Stock. I love how you cry babies make blanket statements that don't really make any sense. One car was a run-away in the 90s, the LT-1, but there were plenty of other EFI combos that got spanked by carb cars.
Dean


Uhhhhh,you seem to agree with me after all about the point I make about correct factoring.

[Jack McCarthy]

yeah a big checkbook bought that 2004 pt cruiser...actually the only top spot not owned by $$$$ instead by ingenuity at work (he actually looked up a good combo and built one) he did not have detriot just pencil one in !

on tuesday he will be rewarded by opening the tailgate and getting some HP.
but unlike the real days of stock racing he will only get what the AHFS will allow...
Farmer would have filled that little truck up with HP... it would be AFS next race !!!!

who cares anyway , its all BS anymore

nice job charles, show how it used to be !

[X-TECH MAN]

[QUOTE=Jack McCarthy;

who cares anyway , its all BS anymore

[/QUOTE]

Amen to that !

[jmcarter]

Well, it's Tues and maybe Glendora gets a travel day back from Indy but wondering if anybody is checking the classification guides for hits or we wait for Travis to alert with a thread like he did last time (BTW a nice gesture on his part). Really curious if there will be any "special" hits like they did Art.

And yea you guys care...BS or not you care.

[Jeff Teuton]

Another side is that my car which (without me) is probably one of the lightest with the 360 and the 8 3/4 rear was about 3040 no driver. The Dana cars are heavier, and in my case the oversize driver makes a difference. The Hemi is heavier I think also. Those new cars (Fords & Mopars) have stirred more interest than has been there in a while. I look for a DP shootout maybe next year, and maybe some more interesting heads up stuff. I'm sure the Fords are looking also. We really need GM out there. For one thing, all the people with the Bowtie tattooed on their forehead would probably calm down. But then the 68 Hemi cars did the same thing.

[danny waters sr]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Another side is that my car which (without me) is probably one of the lightest with the 360 and the 8 3/4 rear was about 3040 no driver. The Dana cars are heavier, and in my case the oversize driver makes a difference. The Hemi is heavier I think also. Those new cars (Fords & Mopars) have stirred more interest than has been there in a while. I look for a DP shootout maybe next year, and maybe some more interesting heads up stuff. I'm sure the Fords are looking also. We really need GM out there. For one thing, all the people with the Bowtie tattooed on their forehead would probably calm down. But then the 68 Hemi cars did the same thing.

Sounds like another TOP STOCK coming. Good Luck to all. What you think Terry B ?

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by danny waters sr

Sounds like another TOP STOCK coming. Good Luck to all. What you think Terry B ?

I couldnt get excited about it unless they used the runs for the AHFS adjustments.........It sounds more like like "Top Under Rated Limited Production" to me ! 2 cars combos....New Mustangs and New DP Challengers. Thats about as lame as the Hemi Shoot outs.