Back from Indy-what's happened to Stock Eliminator??

[Ed Carpenter]

Build the kind of car you like. Who cares what everyone else does. Its your car. Build what you can afford to build. My car is by no means state of the art. I fact its old as hell. The rear suspension is from the 80's. The paint is from the 80's. But the car is mine and we have fun with it. That's what its about right? Trust me you can spend a fortune on one of these things. I simply can't but I can go out with mine once in awhile and have fun racing it. Good luck.

Talk to Billy Nees!!! I'm sure that he has a combination that is both attractive and moderately inexpensive. Remember: You don't have to be the quickest. It is 90% bracket racing. Later in your life (after children and stuff) you may have more money to afford the better parts and run with the Big Dogs. But for now... get out there and enjoy it. It is all about fun and frindship!!!!

Originally Posted by 676869ford

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Let me start out by saying I don't have the means at this point in my life to build a class car, but it will always be a dream of mine to be able to make a go of it some day.

That being said, thank for allowing me to post on this forum.

And to the point...I saved vacation time this year to take off and spend a couple days at Indy to watch stock and super stock. Unfortunately, I was suprised and dissapointed to see how the landscape has changed! What has happen to these class(es)? I went to see the classic wheels up action of CJ's, Hemi's, 427 Ford's, Max wedge Mopars, Camero's, Mustangs, Fairlanes, Novas, Chevelles, etc....where are they??

I'm a Ford guy and I only saw 3 FE powered Fords in both classes. I guess at my age (37), I should be completely turned on by the late model CJ Mustangs and DP Challengers, but that's just not me.

The allure of these two classes has always been the grass roots nature. The fact that it still felt like it was connected to the days when muscle cars were born. I have a tremendous appreciation for what technology has made possible with the new muscle cars, but they're just too far out of reach for me. I'll never be able to afford a new CJ Mustang or Drag Pak Challenger.

Maybe I'm way off base and just don't have a clue what it costs to put a car in Stock, but I always had hopes that I could setup my 69 Mustang or 67 Fairlane with a vintage CJ or 390 GT combo and possibly afford to go stock racing. I know one thing for sure, I don't ever see myself being able to afford the $100,000 pricetag to get started in a new CJ Mustang.

Now it looks kind of hopeless...