Question About New Chevy Cars

Super Sport · 12-20-2010, 11:33 PM

Actually there are a lot of new Corvettes and Camaros being drag raced, just not at NHRA or IHRA. Most of those new cars run at the LS races.

Chad Rhodes · 12-20-2010, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Super Sport

Actually there are a lot of new Corvettes and Camaros being drag raced, just not at NHRA or IHRA. Most of those new cars run at the LS races.

yes, they do. for sure

Ed Wright · 12-20-2010, 11:41 PM

But that is not what we do here. The LS races are a whole different deal. Not much in common with us.

Super Sport · 12-21-2010, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed Wright

But that is not what we do here. The LS races are a whole different deal. Not much in common with us.

I agree with you Ed but what is it that's drawing drag racers with new stock bodied cars toward other venues instead of to NHRA / IHRA Stock and S/S classes? New Corvettes and Camaros are drag racing lots of other places. Why not here?

Alan Roehrich · 12-21-2010, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Super Sport

I agree with you Ed but what is it that's drawing drag racers with new stock bodied cars toward other venues instead of to NHRA / IHRA Stock and S/S classes? New Corvettes and Camaros are drag racing lots of other places. Why not here?

Because they're factored somewhere close to honest, and even worse, the Camaro weighs close to two tons. The Corvette is almost exclusively Super Stock only (cut a car you'll pay $50K+ for to start with to pieces?), and the Camaro cannot hope to compete in Stock, besides being too heavy to to be attractive for Super Stock. Not to mention a base Camaro starts around $25K, and a body in white that needs $5K worth of parts from GM before you can start making a race car sells for $10K+.

Paul Precht · 12-21-2010, 01:19 AM

The new Camaro looks half Mustang, half Chipmunk.

Ed Wright · 12-21-2010, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Super Sport

I agree with you Ed but what is it that's drawing drag racers with new stock bodied cars toward other venues instead of to NHRA / IHRA Stock and S/S classes? New Corvettes and Camaros are drag racing lots of other places. Why not here?

Thought that had been answered here a couple of times already. Honest hp ratings and weight. They won't be competitive in the classes they fit. Pretty simple.

FINESPLINE · 12-21-2010, 05:33 PM

Thats what honesty will get you !!!!! LOL

12-20-2010, 11:33 PM	#1
Super Sport Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Question About New Chevy Cars Actually there are a lot of new Corvettes and Camaros being drag raced, just not at NHRA or IHRA. Most of those new cars run at the LS races.

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Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Question About New Chevy Cars But that is not what we do here. The LS races are a whole different deal. Not much in common with us. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

12-21-2010, 01:19 AM	#6
Paul Precht Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Elysburg, Pa Posts: 733 Likes: 361 Liked 327 Times in 121 Posts	Re: Question About New Chevy Cars The new Camaro looks half Mustang, half Chipmunk.

12-21-2010, 05:33 PM	#8
FINESPLINE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Island of high taxes, N.Y. Posts: 541 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Question About New Chevy Cars Thats what honesty will get you !!!!! LOL