Interesting Thoughts-- Future of Stk/SS

devo340 · 08-23-2019, 04:31 PM

My Son & I are new to Stock Eliminator.
I had bracket raced for 20+ years & my Son started bracket racing as a Senior in high school (2006).
We had a lot of success with bracket racing, but my Son decided he wanted to race a Stocker.
I asked him if he was tired of cashing checks, LOL.
He wanted a new challenge, so found a budget priced Stocker & got started.
We are a low budget setup.
I have a few friends that race in STK that I lean on for info.

One of the most common part of all this, a lot of Stock doesn't seem Stock to me.
Maybe I was naïve about what Stock was.
Anyway, we have bought our ticket & doing what we can do on a budget to be competitive.

Tear downs & young people don't mix.
Most seemed challenged to open the hood.
Not really their fault, even the biggest POS modern day car will start & run.
Not really a reason to learn how to work on cars.
What I see for the future, if a young person wants to run STK, he will probably buy an engine, transmission & whatever else he needs.
They won't be building anything, just shopping for parts & suppliers.
We received notice recently that we were being torn down.
First thing my Son said "You have to be there to answer questions & of course put it back together".
I have been teaching him along the way, but he is still intimidated by it.
Totally agree with having teardowns to keep everyone honest.

He recently won his first race in Stock.
I asked him how it rated with other races that he had won, he said it was his best racing accomplishment to date.

08-23-2019, 04:31 PM	#8
devo340 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Sapulpa, OK Posts: 92 Likes: 127 Liked 168 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Interesting Thoughts-- Future of Stk/SS My Son & I are new to Stock Eliminator. I had bracket raced for 20+ years & my Son started bracket racing as a Senior in high school (2006). We had a lot of success with bracket racing, but my Son decided he wanted to race a Stocker. I asked him if he was tired of cashing checks, LOL. He wanted a new challenge, so found a budget priced Stocker & got started. We are a low budget setup. I have a few friends that race in STK that I lean on for info. One of the most common part of all this, a lot of Stock doesn't seem Stock to me. Maybe I was naïve about what Stock was. Anyway, we have bought our ticket & doing what we can do on a budget to be competitive. Tear downs & young people don't mix. Most seemed challenged to open the hood. Not really their fault, even the biggest POS modern day car will start & run. Not really a reason to learn how to work on cars. What I see for the future, if a young person wants to run STK, he will probably buy an engine, transmission & whatever else he needs. They won't be building anything, just shopping for parts & suppliers. We received notice recently that we were being torn down. First thing my Son said "You have to be there to answer questions & of course put it back together". I have been teaching him along the way, but he is still intimidated by it. Totally agree with having teardowns to keep everyone honest. He recently won his first race in Stock. I asked him how it rated with other races that he had won, he said it was his best racing accomplishment to date.