Where are the lower class cars?

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Dwight,true to a point about costs.

Any car can be successful,fast or slow,with the right driver with the right mindset.

I tried to communicate your point about costs, Ed. What I was trying to get at was if you were going to build a car from scratch, there's not much difference in price in a fully tricked out fast car (say a D-E/S Duster) and a fully tricked out slower car of the same genre (say an O/S Volare SW).

Your second statement that I quoted from you is right on. Determination and desire are maybe more valuable than speed or dollars. I don't expect the people who are currently competing in those upper classes to sell their cars and build something that would be 3-4 seconds slower, I just want to encourage participation. If we make it look like you have to spend $25K + to even be able to participate and win, then we will lose a very important part of the soul of Stock Class racing. When I started, if I thought I had to build a late model muscle car to be able to compete and win, I would never have stepped into the arena. However, a good friend of mine partnered with me and we build a car for $2300 that won the first points race we participated in.

Great job, Michael Beard, on the runner up this last week-end!