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[Mike Merk]

Originally Posted by Mike Gray

He should put in a roll bar and belts, it's not that expensive. a nice set of rims and tires probably cost more!

The point is the discrepancy between the rules for ET brackets & Stock. Why do you need SFI pants and a rollbar in an M stocker, but not a 12.XX bracket car? The competition in the other lane runs just as quickly in both classes...

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Mike Gray

He should put in a roll bar and belts, it's not that expensive.

Mike, Expensive is a relative term here...

Building an FE Ford A& B car is not that expensive either. LOL

[GTX JOHN]

Originally Posted by Mike Merk

The point is the discrepancy between the rules for ET brackets & Stock. Why do you need SFI pants and a rollbar in an M Stocker, but not a 12.XX bracket car? The competition in the other lane runs just as quickly in both classes...

Here at LVMS, I race my Valiant that runs 11.5 in both Pro and
Sportsman (Been Track Champ in both) with no roll bar/harness
or racing jacket and pants.

However, if I run my Aspen wagon Stocker on a 13.07 index in M/SA =
I must have a roll bar/harness and full Monkey Suit!

I think Yake makes a valid point!

In both Stock and Pro, I routinely run 8 and 9 Second race cars
regularly so any difference that way?

[goinbroke2]

To be honest, that was a thought that came to mind, U/SA and I can run an open face helmet and t shirt and factory seat belt, turn it into a crate motor car (I have all the parts except cam now) and I need all the stuff with time limits on it.

Actually, I got all the plans to build a t bucket and was going to race one of those at one time. The exact reason was the fact that if I run an open top t bucket, I need all the gear that expires every two years..how many passes will I make in two years, divide that by the cost to purchase and then the cost to recert....makes it really expensive per pass compared to a door car running the same ET.

I can get rearended by a 9 second competitor in either class....so....I agree, all ET breaks should be according to ET only and not class.

[RNNChrisbarnes]

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Bret Velde
2003 I/SA

[RNNChrisbarnes]

An awesome interview with Daren about the Toyota Development,

[TommyPettigrew3076]

Originally Posted by GUMP

There was actually a discussion about using a Toyota rear. The "no truck rears" got us there. I personally feel that would have been much cooler. But, the rules say a 9 inch is OK.

Oh no I get it for sure I have no issue with it . I was responding to someone else that was asking about putting a 9 inch in other GM cars but I think he deleted the response. Any idea when you will test it or has it been tested ?

[JP1738]

Yac, I see you're point and it is a valid one. I suspect they made the rules based on what cars could potentially go instead of what they actually do. That said, those cars in middling classes like K/L/M are rarely gonna run fast enough to need a roll bar and belts (11.5 et). That'd be 1.35 under for an M car. Not impossible but not probable.

[GTS340]

I realize now after trying to get just an ear from the Manufacture and NHRA to communicate these days.I attempted to get a V6 2008 and up Challenger in the books. No interest is the best I can figure. Are there any 2015 and up Camaros with a V6 in the books? I hope the Toyota is a hit with the fans in stock. Best of luck to you. Why it has to be for the rich only to use a new car is my heart burn.

Paul Haszlauer