Factory Stock Showdown expands to seven events in 2018 - Page 3

Paradigm Shift · 10-03-2017, 08:45 AM

Not factory and certainly not stock; put them all in Comp or let them race with the 8.5 tire guys. The "fans" have no idea what size tire is on virtually any vehicle in competition.

No interest whatsoever.

Superfan1 · 10-03-2017, 11:09 AM

[QUOTE=troublemaker427;546611]I agree, they must stay with the 9" tire to keep the cars interesting to the fans.

I'm also disappointed that there are no events scheduled for the northeast. Englishtown or Maple Grove would be very supportive of these cars.[/QUOTE

Englishtown was a Showdown race for several years through and including 2016; but with the traction problems that existed, Englishtown was dropped in 2017 and 2018. In 2016, only David Barton was able to consistently get down the track and he made it look relatively easy at 8.25 which, at the time, was the fastest run ever by a Stocker.

troublemaker427 · 10-03-2017, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Paradigm Shift

Not factory and certainly not stock; put them all in Comp or let them race with the 8.5 tire guys. The "fans" have no idea what size tire is on virtually any vehicle in competition.

No interest whatsoever.

You are completely wrong. The fans know a lot more about these cars than you are giving them credit for. The factories are the reason for these cars to start with so yes they're "factory". And what is "stock" in stock eliminator anymore? They look quite a bit more stock under the hood than many "stock eliminator" cars.

And if you aren't interested why did you open the thread and make a comment?

Stockerstang · 10-03-2017, 09:31 PM

All well and good but.......can we lobby for a Factory Showdown race at a fabled division 1 track, like say...Englishtown? It would make an even 8 races.

Mike Schwartz · 10-03-2017, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony Curcio

How about putting the non-qualifying FS/XX cars into Comp Elimnator?
Comp can use the car count, the speeds would match and the personal index system could keep the second tier cars competitive for a while.

The Factory Stock cars were just as quick as the finalists in Comp .

If there are any short FS fields next year, they should allow the quickest cars from the rest of Stock to move up and fill the empty spaces.

10-03-2017, 08:45 AM	#21
Paradigm Shift Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 143 Likes: 3 Liked 80 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Factory Stock Showdown expands to seven events in 2018 Not factory and certainly not stock; put them all in Comp or let them race with the 8.5 tire guys. The "fans" have no idea what size tire is on virtually any vehicle in competition. No interest whatsoever.

10-03-2017, 11:09 AM	#22
Superfan1 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bridgeport,CT. Posts: 1,993 Likes: 1,664 Liked 2,637 Times in 440 Posts	Re: Factory Stock Showdown expands to seven events in 2018 [QUOTE=troublemaker427;546611]I agree, they must stay with the 9" tire to keep the cars interesting to the fans. I'm also disappointed that there are no events scheduled for the northeast. Englishtown or Maple Grove would be very supportive of these cars.[/QUOTE Englishtown was a Showdown race for several years through and including 2016; but with the traction problems that existed, Englishtown was dropped in 2017 and 2018. In 2016, only David Barton was able to consistently get down the track and he made it look relatively easy at 8.25 which, at the time, was the fastest run ever by a Stocker. __________________ Bill Seabrooks - superfan1 Bridgeport, CT

10-03-2017, 09:31 PM	#24
Stockerstang Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 210 Likes: 0 Liked 20 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Factory Stock Showdown expands to seven events in 2018 All well and good but.......can we lobby for a Factory Showdown race at a fabled division 1 track, like say...Englishtown? It would make an even 8 races.