FWD stockers

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Chuck Weissberg

I have been away for quite a while... I am wondering how/why NHRA has killed off the fwd class? I have not seen too many fwd stockers in competition, or did I miss something?

I wouldn't say that they've "killed them off" but they certainly haven't catered to them.
Because of the class structure most FWD combos are single-class cars (a combo that can only run/fit in one class) which isn't a good thing.
The Manufacturers haven't exactly been very interested in supplying the specs on their FWD combos. I think that the newest FWD FFFord in the guide is a 1993.
"Hard Core" parts aren't readily available. BUT, a good "scrounge" (Yac) could put together a fast car using stock parts if he did his homework.
FWD combos can generally be assembled on a much tighter budget than a RWD combo and the indexes are soft. BUT, entry fees, traveling expenses, etc, stay the same so even though you could build a Stocker on a budget, it's not cheap to go NHRA racing.

IMHO, the NHRA is "catering" to the Manufacturers purpose-built racing programs and their "Superstock" Stockers (SS combos allowed to run in Stock) while ignoring the REAL cars that they build.
They are much more fun to watch and drive BUT we are supposed to be talking about an Eliminator called "Stock".