Crate Motor Class

Crew Chief · 07-01-2017, 07:05 PM

What are you guys gripping about? NHRA has Crate Motor classes. They just call them by a different name. They are called Factory Stock, Factory Super Stock and Factory Super Stock GT. The cars in those classes do NOT have production line street legal engines that you can drive off the showroom floor and be licensed. That's the way NHRA decided to have "Crate Motor" classes and with the number of cars showing up to race, it seems to be a huge success.

Wanna go "Crate Motor" racing at NHRA with your Chevy...stick a COPO engine in your Camaro. Same theory works for Mopar with a Drag Pac engine or a Cobrajet in your Ford. You will be racing in a "Crate Motor" class, just with a different name.

SSGN · 07-02-2017, 07:49 AM

[QUOTE=Crew Chief;538639]What are you guys gripping about? NHRA has Crate Motor classes. They just call them by a different name. They are called Factory Stock, Factory Super Stock and Factory Super Stock GT. The cars in those classes do NOT have production line street legal engines that you can drive off the showroom floor and be licensed. That's the way NHRA decided to have "Crate Motor" classes and with the number of cars showing up to race, it seems to be a huge success.

Wanna go "Crate Motor" racing at NHRA with your Chevy...stick a COPO engine in your Camaro. Same theory works for Mopar with a Drag Pac engine or a Cobrajet in your Ford. You will be racing in a "Crate Motor" class, just with a different name

NHRA just put a very expensive twist to its crate motor class. This is sad but true.

07-01-2017, 07:05 PM	#1
Crew Chief Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 184 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Crate Motor Class What are you guys gripping about? NHRA has Crate Motor classes. They just call them by a different name. They are called Factory Stock, Factory Super Stock and Factory Super Stock GT. The cars in those classes do NOT have production line street legal engines that you can drive off the showroom floor and be licensed. That's the way NHRA decided to have "Crate Motor" classes and with the number of cars showing up to race, it seems to be a huge success. Wanna go "Crate Motor" racing at NHRA with your Chevy...stick a COPO engine in your Camaro. Same theory works for Mopar with a Drag Pac engine or a Cobrajet in your Ford. You will be racing in a "Crate Motor" class, just with a different name.

07-02-2017, 07:49 AM	#2
SSGN Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 645 Likes: 132 Liked 140 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Crate Motor Class [QUOTE=Crew Chief;538639]What are you guys gripping about? NHRA has Crate Motor classes. They just call them by a different name. They are called Factory Stock, Factory Super Stock and Factory Super Stock GT. The cars in those classes do NOT have production line street legal engines that you can drive off the showroom floor and be licensed. That's the way NHRA decided to have "Crate Motor" classes and with the number of cars showing up to race, it seems to be a huge success. Wanna go "Crate Motor" racing at NHRA with your Chevy...stick a COPO engine in your Camaro. Same theory works for Mopar with a Drag Pac engine or a Cobrajet in your Ford. You will be racing in a "Crate Motor" class, just with a different name NHRA just put a very expensive twist to its crate motor class. This is sad but true. __________________ The more people I meet the more I like my dog Kevin