Deconstructing Stock

B Parker · 06-28-2012, 08:39 PM

It's more than just the price of the cars. There have been plenty of good cars out there for sale under 20 thous. My Brother tried to sell his last year for 15 and there were no takers. He put 3500 into it over the winter and the car is an easy second under in good air. It's a g car. The real cost is getting to and from the tracks and the price of an entrance. Entrance fees are up 4 times what they were when I started and payouts are not even double. Contingentcies have gone backwards. Indy class win last year. 50 dollars from vp that was it. Really !!! Our local Stock/Super Stock organization does a better job promoting sponcers. Just tires and racing gas can keep your walet empty. Lets face it to go to most National Event unless it's in your back yard it cost you an easy g note. Even with that cost we still get blocked from entering some of them without the right grade points. I would have loved to race E-Town. Not many on this board have been to as many NHRA races as I have in the last 25 years. But because I was only able to get a grade of 3 last year I'm blocked. I guess I'm just not a good customer. Ed is also right. Times have changed as far as the kids are concered. My son would rather screw around with his electronics than work on a car. And I don't really want him to get this disease. It takes way to much time and way to much money. But even with all the BS I still really love it. . Barry

HR9121 · 06-28-2012, 09:32 PM

I see alot of good young drivers in stock here in division 9, but the reality of it is that for the most part they were raised up into it. Don't really think that's what you would call new blood. With that said I look around the pits now and don't see alot of young kids( under say 16 ) running around they're probably in the motorhome playing video games. I don't really see what u call any young gearheads in my area either unless you consider the boys with the imports with the fart can mufflers buzzing down the road. So that could be your new entry level class, import fart can stock- IF/CS

Ed Fernandez · 06-28-2012, 11:47 PM

Any economics majors out there?If so compare the cost of the really fast stockers from back in the golden age in todays dollars.I'll bet there wont be much of a difference.Same for the comparative cost of parts,fees fuel costs etc.It comes down to a new attitude AND
an unwillingness on the part of those in charge to control the costs and conduct of the
races,not to mention knuckling uder to the car manufacturers,TV production companies and malcontents who want any sort of advantagous rule changes.
You can never go back.

06-28-2012, 08:39 PM	#1
B Parker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 852 Likes: 990 Liked 2,343 Times in 465 Posts	Re: Deconstructing Stock It's more than just the price of the cars. There have been plenty of good cars out there for sale under 20 thous. My Brother tried to sell his last year for 15 and there were no takers. He put 3500 into it over the winter and the car is an easy second under in good air. It's a g car. The real cost is getting to and from the tracks and the price of an entrance. Entrance fees are up 4 times what they were when I started and payouts are not even double. Contingentcies have gone backwards. Indy class win last year. 50 dollars from vp that was it. Really !!! Our local Stock/Super Stock organization does a better job promoting sponcers. Just tires and racing gas can keep your walet empty. Lets face it to go to most National Event unless it's in your back yard it cost you an easy g note. Even with that cost we still get blocked from entering some of them without the right grade points. I would have loved to race E-Town. Not many on this board have been to as many NHRA races as I have in the last 25 years. But because I was only able to get a grade of 3 last year I'm blocked. I guess I'm just not a good customer. Ed is also right. Times have changed as far as the kids are concered. My son would rather screw around with his electronics than work on a car. And I don't really want him to get this disease. It takes way to much time and way to much money. But even with all the BS I still really love it. . Barry

06-28-2012, 09:32 PM	#2
HR9121 Live Reporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 3,467 Likes: 146 Liked 3,363 Times in 731 Posts	Re: Deconstructing Stock I see alot of good young drivers in stock here in division 9, but the reality of it is that for the most part they were raised up into it. Don't really think that's what you would call new blood. With that said I look around the pits now and don't see alot of young kids( under say 16 ) running around they're probably in the motorhome playing video games. I don't really see what u call any young gearheads in my area either unless you consider the boys with the imports with the fart can mufflers buzzing down the road. So that could be your new entry level class, import fart can stock- IF/CS __________________ James Williamson W200 J/SA. SS/JA

06-28-2012, 11:47 PM	#3
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Deconstructing Stock Any economics majors out there?If so compare the cost of the really fast stockers from back in the golden age in todays dollars.I'll bet there wont be much of a difference.Same for the comparative cost of parts,fees fuel costs etc.It comes down to a new attitude AND an unwillingness on the part of those in charge to control the costs and conduct of the races,not to mention knuckling uder to the car manufacturers,TV production companies and malcontents who want any sort of advantagous rule changes. You can never go back. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA