Crate Motor Class

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Talk about a thread bump!

[Billy Nees]

What ever. Crate Motor, ET-2, same difference.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

What ever. Crate Motor, ET-2, same difference.

Now Billy........

[Everett Vassar]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

NHRA Stock Eliminator already has more than enough classes.

We already have AA/SA thru W/SA and AA/S thru W/S, plus A thru E front wheel drive automatic and stick classes. That's 56 classes in one eliminator.

Why would we need or want to add another 16-20 classes?

A crate motor is just a different engine you have to round up parts for and pay a professional to build. The only difference is you can go to the dealer and buy the parts instead of beating the brush pile.

We already have tons of accepted aftermarket "replacement parts" that have to be constantly refactored. Blocks, heads, intakes, carburetors, you name it. Some of them aren't even sold by the original manufacturer, much less made by them.

We already have enough bogus combinations and under factored combinations to choke a horse. There's no need to add to the pile. We already have enough classes that anyone who wants to can build a car and never see another like it all year, and probably never see a heads up race or a race to win class. We don't need to add to that pile either.

We already have a truck load of stuff NHRA evidently cannot properly handle a technical inspection on, and enough questionable standards to last any dozen tech men who want to do their job a life time.

NAILED IT!

Actually I do have a 96 camaro that would make an excellent CM stkr. ...there just aren't enough IHRA tracks around here.

[Mark Yacavone]

Talk about a trip down memory lane..I AM going to read through this again. But, in the meanwhile, I can't imagine I've changed my opinion much.
I'm sure I can suggest ways to make Stock interesting again, without bringing in a bunch of cars that no one knows what the heck is under the hood of.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Ed Carpenter

Some people are saying NHRA needs crate motor cars because of car counts. I looked today and the winternationals looks pretty full to me in S/SS. I haven't raced at an NHRA event yet(I will in April at Dallas if work allows). I have spectated at numerous D4 races and I can tell you alot more guys turn out in S/SS at those races than the IHRA races I have raced in D4. I don't know about the rest of the country.

You are correct Ed. I tried to run both a couple of years ago. Not one IHRA race that year had when anybody I know would consider a full field of SS cars. I remember 9 SS cars last one I went to. I was treated well, officials were very friendly. Got one insufficient check. Felt sorry for them, having no car count. Just tore it up. Thought they may need it more than I did. Almost no contingency sponsors, low payouts, I could not really afford to race often enough to run both series anyway.

[larrylomascolo]

Why did this thread wake up,from2009 or am I wrong

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Birch motor cars

Very well said. I get so tired of these guys harking about the CM Class cars. Im all for it and I as well have one that Im putting together a motor for. My car ran in as a G\CM car in its day, now Im the new owner bringing it back to the track as the same.

Tell us more about the car. We'll help you, so you can run it anywhere in the country.

[SSDiv6]

Can't wait for Alan Roehrich to put his favorite Meme picture...

[TommyPettigrew3076]

I hate to be the *** here but NHRA already has a crate motor class it's called " Pro " and " Super Pro " at your local track bracket program ( dropping the mic )