Considering going Stocker Racing

Jesse Knapp · 06-24-2008, 05:37 PM

If you have been reading the rulebooks, NHRA and IHRA, then you know that stock eliminator has many restrictions. One cannot do anything their heart desires with their car. Superstock has restrictions as well, but is much more expensive. If you want or desire the challenge of trying to make a car fast in it's class with the limitations NHRA allows, you will love class racing. This is why I don't race a bracket car. Stock would be a good place to start. Jerry Ryan has a Nova stocker roller for sale. It's a nice car and he is a good man with lots of savvy regarding stock/superstock. I'm sure he'd be of some help. Scroll down the For Sale section, maybe a few pages back, to find it.

THE LEGEND · 06-24-2008, 05:53 PM

Jack,
You get real. Your paint job does'nt look like a MAACO to me. I was'nt just talking about the paint either.
Paint,Wheels,Tires,Wiring,interior,Etc,Etc,Etc You will spend another 10K.
A cheap paint job will run you a minimum of 3-4 grand unless you do it yourself.
Wheels and tires are another $2,000. Then you will want to put new interior and chrome to highlight that nice paint job Oh it's jus gonna be a few hundred more dollars. Oh while we are at it lets go ahead and put new Tach and gauges in. Might as well rewire the car too. Almost forgot While we are rewiring lets do the Fuel and brake lines too. Now we have spent another couple grand also. Then we go to our first race. We run a couple tenths under and are tickled to death until we loose that Heads up run 2nd rd. Then we go and buy that trick carb,trick headers,Liteweight radials, trick tranny and convertor.

Jack get out the Calculator you been doing this a long time. That $15,000 stocker will cost you another $20,000 minimum, unless you are content with Shoepolish racing.
Chip Johnson

THE LEGEND · 06-24-2008, 05:57 PM

Joe,
You're did exactly what I was getting to. You did your car. You spent $20,000 but you know what you got.
It won't cast you that much more to run with the faster cars.
Chip

06-24-2008, 05:37 PM	#1
Jesse Knapp Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 109 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Considering going Stocker Racing If you have been reading the rulebooks, NHRA and IHRA, then you know that stock eliminator has many restrictions. One cannot do anything their heart desires with their car. Superstock has restrictions as well, but is much more expensive. If you want or desire the challenge of trying to make a car fast in it's class with the limitations NHRA allows, you will love class racing. This is why I don't race a bracket car. Stock would be a good place to start. Jerry Ryan has a Nova stocker roller for sale. It's a nice car and he is a good man with lots of savvy regarding stock/superstock. I'm sure he'd be of some help. Scroll down the For Sale section, maybe a few pages back, to find it. __________________ Jesse Knapp 4899 STK, SS

06-24-2008, 05:53 PM	#2
THE LEGEND VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fayetteville, n.c. Posts: 1,411 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Considering going Stocker Racing Jack, You get real. Your paint job does'nt look like a MAACO to me. I was'nt just talking about the paint either. Paint,Wheels,Tires,Wiring,interior,Etc,Etc,Etc You will spend another 10K. A cheap paint job will run you a minimum of 3-4 grand unless you do it yourself. Wheels and tires are another $2,000. Then you will want to put new interior and chrome to highlight that nice paint job Oh it's jus gonna be a few hundred more dollars. Oh while we are at it lets go ahead and put new Tach and gauges in. Might as well rewire the car too. Almost forgot While we are rewiring lets do the Fuel and brake lines too. Now we have spent another couple grand also. Then we go to our first race. We run a couple tenths under and are tickled to death until we loose that Heads up run 2nd rd. Then we go and buy that trick carb,trick headers,Liteweight radials, trick tranny and convertor. Jack get out the Calculator you been doing this a long time. That $15,000 stocker will cost you another $20,000 minimum, unless you are content with Shoepolish racing. Chip Johnson

06-24-2008, 05:57 PM	#3
THE LEGEND VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fayetteville, n.c. Posts: 1,411 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Considering going Stocker Racing Joe, You're did exactly what I was getting to. You did your car. You spent $20,000 but you know what you got. It won't cast you that much more to run with the faster cars. Chip