Just when I thought I've seen it all ........

[james schaechter]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Hi kids - Yeah, I know I've been a little quiet lately but I did manage to get out racing over the weekend at Mason-Dixon Dragway for the two day Stock-SuperStock combo meet. For most of us Easterners this is the last hurrah for us and the weatherman didn't disappoint as he served up temps near 70 and sunshine both days.

Now I've been doing this drag race thing for more years than I care to remember but it's starting to get carried away. For a very long time Stock meant Stock and ten years ago the 'new' cars came along and I for one can deal with change. But this weekend was a little more than even I can handle . Yes ,Stock - SuperStock associations have been around a long time and for awhile they were exactly that - having only cars running Stock and S/S in the NHRA. Then came groups that allowed IHRA members to participate. Then came along the 'crate motor' racers and after them it was the NSS cars ( nostalgia SuperStocks) that jumped in. And even after that the 'pure stockers' joined in. But this past weekend brought another new group to Stock - SuperStock combo racing - I saw it with my own eyes and if my camera wouldn't have failed I'd have pictures ( they are on the Mason-Dixon website ) - Yep, a real 1965 Dodge 2 door altered wheelbase with the full treatment fuel injection pipes out the hood - that's right - a real A/FX car running Stock - SuperStock combo with us !

Have we gone too far ??????

We have stuck by the NHRA and IHRA rules in our combos and let both participate. I thought it was crazy to let the AFX car in, but then I thought, heck, it is probably closer to any of the new paper cars like copos Dragpaks and CJs, just a retro model. Think up a really soft hp rating to assign to it and we have a class! LOL