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[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

I'm stick all the way,but there is some problems with combining sticks & autos.

The lower you go in the classes the biggger the performance gap getsJ or K on down is where the differences really start to show is A-B stick could be a little slower in stock than auto-then C through J or K you are correct they run pretty close in stock,SS is now different deal than few years ago,since clutchless trans have been allowed,I will give same answer I use to tell friends that tried to tell me I could go faster w/glide than my 5 spd.,that was if a glide was so fast why did'nt you see any pro stocks w/ glide?
and why did you get 250 lbs weight reduction in modified/comp car w/auto?

I don't think you can run a auto SS car against a clutchless SS car heads up and it be a even match,unless the stick guy's car is off in left field and the auto is perfectly setup.

I don't think it makes much sense to combine sticks and autos in stk. and SS when they just seperated them in comp a few years ago,if they can't run combined in comp how can you expect it to work in stk and SS?

Mike Taylor 3601

Comparing Stock or Super Stock to Comp is like comparing apples to zucchini's. Not even the same book except they all have four wheels and tires.
I'd suggest you subscribe to Nitro Joe's stat's for only $50 per year. It might broaden your thinking on the subject. The SS stick cars are typically considerably slower than their auto trans counterparts.
Then you have the difference in indexes. Use SS/J vs. SS/JA as an example. The index for SS/J is 10.80. The index for SS/JA is 11:00. Right off the bat the SS/JA car has a two-tenths advantage.
Rob Youngblood runs SS/J with a 350 'Vette and Don Little runs SS/JA with a 383 Challenger. They both are rated the same HP and they typically run about the same ET when they are at the same event together. Don will qualify in the top 5, Rob will qualify in the 15-20 position. Same ET. Same weight. Probably even the same HP. But Don gets a higher position on the ladder. Does this seem rational?

Combine sticks and autos and you'll see half the eliminator field which will be more manageable in time for the event. You'll see more heads up which will be more exciting for the fans. Might even get some TV time because really, does anybody like watching singles or combo races at a National event?