Misconception on a slow stocker winning

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by cicero819

Gary cars like yours are what I'm talking about, we need more of them. I can remember talking to the late Steve Taylor many years ago when he was winning all those races against much faster pure race car with his street driven Z 24's, he couldn't believe that there wasn't more front wheel drive cars in stock eliminator, he thought that if you cut a half decent light the other much faster car would have more than 60% chance to red light.lol Guy's and gals take your slower race car out of your garages and fill the lanes. Nice to see the Fletchers racing their great looking Chevelle Station wagon and winning rounds. Claude

Thanks Claude, and I'm trying to get it done, just need a better budget to do that with (and I'm within 2yrs of having that, thanks to now 3yrs of debt eliminating o/t I've been able to work to help make it happen...it's all about the funds to race with me). However, I feel that Michael Beard, and Stan Kopejtka are right there at the door waiting to run it down, and drive through it with their fwd stockers, and final round appearances mounting for both of them are the proof. I wish it could've been me to be the first fwd NHRA national/divisional event winner in over 25yrs, or IHRA Nitro Jam winner since its inception, but I feel one of those two will be the first to do that...I'll continue to try (however), to beat them to the punch...that's going to be monumental history given how tough it is to win nationals or divisionals nowadays!!!