Crate Motor Class

HR9121 · 09-18-2017, 11:56 PM

I hate to break it to you guys but Stock eliminator doesn't need to be saved, IHRA does.

Nmbr1GMfan · 09-19-2017, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by HR9121

I hate to break it to you guys but Stock eliminator doesn't need to be saved, IHRA does.

Fact.

Ed Wright · 09-19-2017, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by HR9121

I hate to break it to you guys but Stock eliminator doesn't need to be saved, IHRA does.

There ya go. Nine SS cars last time I went to an IHRA race. No cars, and the purse cut back so far because of it, I loaded up and left. That was a few years ago. I'm surprised they are still around. I guess they are still around.

Ven302 · 09-19-2017, 10:18 AM

IHRA has lost their relevance, shame because there were and are a few good souls left. Had a lot of fun running the races and enjoyed the fact that we had 3-4 majors and all the divisional races within an 8 hour drive. It was a great time and we would easily have at least half a dozen and maybe even a dozen cars in our convoy coming down from Ontario. The beginning of the end of the loss of class run offs, then they virtually turned their back on the Ohio/Michigan/Ontario corridor for what ever reasons and bam we no longer have the excitement we once had.

Nostalgia!

Jim Bailey · 09-19-2017, 01:46 PM

It would be really interesting to see how fast the Traditional Stockers would be, as they're converted to Crate Motor Stockers. Racers by nature will exploit the rules, take advantage of softer indexes and lower HP ratings to make their cars more competitive. My advice to Crate Motor Racers is, "be careful what you wish for." You might see your combo hit harder than you ever thought possible. It'd be cheaper to build a stocker combo, than to try and keep up with some of the "wallets" in stock eliminator. It's not gonna be Easier or Cheaper to run a Crate Motor Combo...Guaranteed !

Jim Caughlin · 09-19-2017, 02:16 PM

Several years ago, there was a proposal for a 'crate motor' Comp Eliminator class with one each Chevy, Ford & Mopar motor combo with soft indexes. The story was that NHRA killed the idea before it got off the ground, they got word that engine builders weren't happy about having to run on kill while the crate motor class had a soft index, they had plans to build one off motors to bomb the indexes on day one. So yeah, be careful what you wish for. I know a couple of brothers that live up the street from me who would just love to bomb the HP factor on something like this.

Jim Caughlin
SS 6019

09-18-2017, 11:56 PM	#1
HR9121 Live Reporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 3,467 Likes: 146 Liked 3,363 Times in 731 Posts	Re: Crate Motor Class I hate to break it to you guys but Stock eliminator doesn't need to be saved, IHRA does. __________________ James Williamson W200 J/SA. SS/JA

09-19-2017, 10:18 AM	#4
Ven302 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stoney Creek Posts: 262 Likes: 41 Liked 34 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Crate Motor Class IHRA has lost their relevance, shame because there were and are a few good souls left. Had a lot of fun running the races and enjoyed the fact that we had 3-4 majors and all the divisional races within an 8 hour drive. It was a great time and we would easily have at least half a dozen and maybe even a dozen cars in our convoy coming down from Ontario. The beginning of the end of the loss of class run offs, then they virtually turned their back on the Ohio/Michigan/Ontario corridor for what ever reasons and bam we no longer have the excitement we once had. Nostalgia! __________________ VENICE PERNO SS/CS 3041 NHRA SUPERSTOCK

09-19-2017, 01:46 PM	#5
Jim Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 674 Likes: 15 Liked 584 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Crate Motor Class It would be really interesting to see how fast the Traditional Stockers would be, as they're converted to Crate Motor Stockers. Racers by nature will exploit the rules, take advantage of softer indexes and lower HP ratings to make their cars more competitive. My advice to Crate Motor Racers is, "be careful what you wish for." You might see your combo hit harder than you ever thought possible. It'd be cheaper to build a stocker combo, than to try and keep up with some of the "wallets" in stock eliminator. It's not gonna be Easier or Cheaper to run a Crate Motor Combo...Guaranteed !

09-19-2017, 02:16 PM	#6
Jim Caughlin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Woodburn, Or Posts: 685 Likes: 82 Liked 805 Times in 245 Posts	Re: Crate Motor Class Several years ago, there was a proposal for a 'crate motor' Comp Eliminator class with one each Chevy, Ford & Mopar motor combo with soft indexes. The story was that NHRA killed the idea before it got off the ground, they got word that engine builders weren't happy about having to run on kill while the crate motor class had a soft index, they had plans to build one off motors to bomb the indexes on day one. So yeah, be careful what you wish for. I know a couple of brothers that live up the street from me who would just love to bomb the HP factor on something like this. Jim Caughlin SS 6019