S/SS @ Sonoma

[Salvatore]

Why not!

[stk758]

Thank you for the support! We are proud to run the SYC decal and it stirred up lots of interests. Sonoma was hard on headers, core support,oil pan and front end alignment. Oh yea, and the wallet! BUT WHAT A BLAST TO DRIVE!!! We are working on the landings now. As for the cam, no big deal, less than .520 as per the rules and a 109 centerline. It likes RPM= 7500 in the traps and 64-6800 shifts. Watson Racing wants me to keep the rest of the #s for a bit. I am looking for good set of stock rec port 291 or 840 heads, trying to build a spare. Again , thank you for your support and I am sure we will have more air time soon with softer landings I hope.
Barry P. 758 A/SA

[stk758]

Forgot to mention that I would be happy to share some of the stocker knoledge that we have learned and gatherd from some of the racers that help us. That is why we are here.
Barry. [email protected]

[Salvatore]

Stock, Super Stock, and Comp are really the only thing left in my opinion! You got my support here in DIV.1. Keep up the good work.

[Chevy454]

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Stock, Super Stock, and Comp are really the only thing left in my opinion!

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Sam, I wish NHRA shared your opinion! I'm not near smart enough to even know where to start a class car, but class racers are my IDOLS...but from what I've seen over the past couple of seasons NHRA simply sees them as almost a "hinderance". I mean, cutting out events? That's just plain wrong. They built the NHRA, yet they're mesmerized by the mega bucks operations of the pro ranks.

NHRA better dance with the one(s) that brought them, or they're gonna become a wallflower...

[Salvatore]

We may agree on something here. NHRA is not interested in anything but money and I would say safety. If you run a class car, you have to tech it. NHRA doesn't want to do that anymore. I believe they want to just see that it is safe and that is it. Teching takes too much time and money. Just run bracket and pay me! The other stuff is not going to come back. Not enough room in the pits for Pro Stock Trucks so they eliminated them after most teams spent millions for the new season. S/G,S/C, and S/S is here for ever. Remember all the manufactures spend millions on new products for bracket racing. This is now the bread and butter. It is very hard to explain to new drag racing spectators why these 3 classes leave the line, then stop and then go! I feel Stock Eliminator is the closest thing we have to the original muscle car as we can get. I try to go to all the Stock/Superstock and DIV.1 races I can make. Usually spend time with Jerry MacNeish and his E/Stocker. Long live the stockers!!!

[Chevy454]

We DEFINITELY agree on this, Sam. I chuckled when I read that about the launch-stop-go thing...I usually try to avoid such a *bog*! Along the same lines, explaining to the casual spectator why you see brake lights in the traps in some classes is good for a laugh as well!

A lot of people don't realize just how "stock" the s/ss cars used to be back in the day...we're talking full exhaust and limited mods. Todays s/ss cars are a lot like the pioneer pro stock cars of old...all because (I think) NHRA has loosened it's reigns, for the very reasons you explained.

And todays pro stock cars are a far cry from their origins as well. You'd think that a 500 cube limit and a carb would be pretty simple, but today's pro-stock cars are all but that. I was fortunate enough to attend a pure stock & stock appearing event at Norwalk, where a few of the pro stock teams were there testing before qualifying in Columbus that night. I watched them check the data log with their laptop, and got to check out their transports...a far cry from the way it used to be, but still pretty neat to this Hillbilly!

[stk758]

I love comp!! My car partner is Jeff Gillette 757 B/ED record holder. His car heeps us busy, 354 cu in 918 hp @ 9800. Not a splayed motor, still a wedge Chevy. This car will humble you in a heartbeat. I wrench his car and he does mine. We are looking for a nice rig to put both cars in and tour together instead of running back and fourth between pits! Div 1 has got to be the toughest . Lots of racing back East. California land has gone sky high and we are losing prime raceways to developers. Mufflers on Wed nights keeps me from testing like we used to. Next year we are planning to run East and see how we do.
Back to work on the car.. Barry

[Salvatore]

Got some fast A and B stockers out here. Tom Baird in A/S and Ed Bednaz in B/S. Also some good running Mopars in A-C Stock. Dan Fletcher in B/SA is tough to beat also. Joe Sorensen (A/SA) is out your way correct? Vinny Barone went 8 flat in A/SR last weekend in the heat and on a track that is just about 20ft. from being factored. (Numidia Raceway Div.1) You do have some good cars back here just like out West. Harry Holton is NO slouch and neither is Ray Bartons group. I heard of Jeff Gillette you guys set that record in Sonoma I think. Good air helps. Sam

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