Class Racing Farce

Originally Posted by GrapeApe7575

Watching this dog and pony show has just reminded me once again what a farce I have subscribed to After spending more than any reasonable person could justify to build what I expected to be a reasonably competitive car only to put hundreds of pounds of weight and hours of detuning it to stay "on the porch" I have realized the stupidity of it all.

The lack of AHFS control(the farce) and the fact these guys can go out there and run one and a half seconds under their supposedly carefully calculated index is just laughable. They will go home next week, load the trunk with lead, drain the 3in1 oil out and fill the crankcase with 20-50w. and head to the lanes at their next divisional to play the game of keeping their index from being hit the following week. This has almost nothing to do with innovative tuning, research and development, or chassis science....it's about playing the ridiculous cat and mouse game with NHRA.

So if it bothers me so much why don't I just turn it loose and run it like the hot rod I planned? No really....tell me why I don't!

Pardon my whine.....just in a bad mood tonight after seeing a car in my class run .6 tenths faster than my .85 under car.....and this just happened to be the closest platform!!! I probably should stick to Facebook and just go post pictures of my tacos, fake pictures of Trump beating a baby, or play Kandy Krush.....or something other than the tongue lashing that's surely coming my way from the enlightened masses.

Great post Mark! I sent you a message. See you soon.

[GrapeApe7575]

Originally Posted by Barry Polley

Great post Mark! I sent you a message. See you soon.

Hey Barry....nice to hear from you. I just wrote you this really long windy super intelligent straight to the point response to you message.....but couldn't figure out how to send it. Doh!! I guess I'm a bigger dumbass than I showed in my original post.

All is well in Bakersfield other than 60+ days of 100+ degree heat. I'll just keep bitching until somebody agrees with me or feeds me a poisoned burrito. (Don't tell my wife she'll be in the refried beans aisle at Vons tonight).

[Floyd Staggs]

Mark, nobody shops at Vons. They have transgender bathrooms.

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by Floyd Staggs

Mark, nobody shops at Vons. They have transgender bathrooms.

Another good reason for leaving SoCal

[John Leichtamer Jr]

Are there any REAL STOCKERS like say a 1969 Camaro that can run 1.50 under??

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by John Leichtamer Jr

Are there any REAL STOCKERS like say a 1969 Camaro that can run 1.50 under??

No, John. Probably not. That's because everyone has or had one, and wanted to show how fast they were. That's just the nature of hp to weight classification.
There is one that runs 1.20 -1.30 under but most folks wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.
It's always going to be the guys who aren't afraid to try something new, that stand out from the crowd.

[Jim Wery]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

It's always going to be the guys who aren't afraid to try something new, that stand out from the crowd.

Lotta truth to that statement. Still though, not everyone has the same motivation or objectives. For some, it's the love of the game.