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Post by provega on Jan 26, 2010 9:14:09 GMT -4
Just wondering if anyone knows of a class breakdown so that I and others can understand all the classes and some what of what they mean.Looking for a link or some info as there is so many classes and they are all going to compete against each other.I could be wrong but I may not be the only one that doesn't quite get all the classes.A little enlightening please?
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Post by Jeff Kempton on Jan 26, 2010 10:20:54 GMT -4
Someone else had emailed me last week with this same question. I've been planning to create a summary of the different classes and post it on here, but just haven't got it done yet. IHRA has a lot more classes than NHRA so the explanations are a little more involved. I'll put this on the front burner and post it here within a few days.
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Post by slanteast on Jan 26, 2010 10:22:59 GMT -4
From following all this recent traffic concerning STK/SS class racing I think there are more die hard fans who would come back to the races with the right promotion. Equally important is attracting the younger crowd, I agree that a educational link to understanding not only class cars but the bracket racing as well. Most of the younger crowd are gear heads with tuners who like the whole drag race scene but don't understand the classes. What about a basic explanation of each class including photos of cars that fit each class, what the restrictions are, minimum weight, how fast etc. What is a stocker or super stocker, what are the basic differences between them and bracket cars. How do the handicaps work. How can they get involved. I wonder if a small handout was given to each fan at the gate that had the basics in print with photos of cars they would see explaining the classes would go along way toward fans enjoying themselves and returning with friends. If all the Maritime tracks got together using a common template just inserting their own logo and featured cars the printing costs would get reasonable, maybe some sponsors would kick in to have their name in print handed out to all fans.
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Post by Jeff Kempton on Jan 26, 2010 10:40:10 GMT -4
I think that's a good idea, but all I am able to tackle personally at this time is explaining the Stock & Super Stock stuff. One of our goals for the Stk/SS Challenge Weekend in Greenfield is to have a handout available for the spectators that will explain these two classes. Hopefully it will prove to be a success and will expand into something that covers more aspects of drag racing in general, to serve as an informative aid for the spectators.
Don has some similar onsite pages and links here already, maybe those could be revisited and tweaked to provide the sort of online reference material that could help with this goal?
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Post by provega on Jan 26, 2010 11:51:53 GMT -4
Thanks Jeff,I realize there are many classes and a lot to cover,no panic ,just thought if this thing is going on in our back yard so to speak it would be nice to have some insight on this as I unfortunately never really paid a whole pile of attention to these class races as there has never been a big deal made about it around here for awhile.Thought I might get edumacated! ;DThanks Darrell
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Post by Kelly MacKay on Jan 26, 2010 15:16:33 GMT -4
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Post by Don @ Maritime Drag Racing on Jan 26, 2010 17:12:41 GMT -4
At the risk of oversimplification there are a few basics the casual race fan should know: 1. Stock is Stock and that applies to everything like suspension, carburetor, cam specs, intake, compression ratio and a ton more best explained by the rule book. Only a 9"x30" slick is allowed and no fibreglass or Lexan either.
2 Superstock is basically "Super" Stock. Take a Stock class car and back half it for a big tire, throw away the camshaft rule and put an aftermarket intake on it. Stock hood, carb, head castings and compression ratios still required. Engine rules are a lot more liberal than Stock class.
3. In Superstock you might see the odd hood scoop since there are classes for highly modified engines in stock bodied vehicles that are refugees from the now defunct Modified classes.
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Post by 78SS on Jan 26, 2010 17:14:31 GMT -4
Thanks for the info Kelly!!
Just to see if I could make this race, I worked out the numbers on my G5 (Wish I could run the truck CM, but it's older than 1980!!)
Shipping weight is 2747 - Factory rated HP @ 148 NHRA rated 140
2747/140= 19.62
IHRA classes it at EF - 19.00-19.99
140X19.00 = 2660 +170 = 2830 minimum weight required (can it be over? Cause I ain't 170lbs!!)
So I could put the car in at EF/S - but I know the car will run WAY under a 19.00 index.
Did I calculate wrong somehow?
Rob B.
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Post by Jeremy on Jan 26, 2010 18:22:59 GMT -4
(can it be over? Cause I ain't 170lbs!!) So I could put the car in at EF/S - but I know the car will run WAY under a 19.00 index. Did I calculate wrong somehow? Rob B. You can run it as heavy as you want, but you can also move down a class to FF/S (20.00 to 23.49) (20.00 x 140 + 170 = 2970 lbs.) This may be a more realistic weight for your car. The class weight break (19.00 to 19.99) is separate from the indexes. www.ihra.com/downloads/pdf/competition/stock_indexes.pdfThe index for EF/S is 15.60 and 15.80 for FF/S. Also, I know for a Camaro with a 305, the horsepower of the motor is rated differently between NHRA and IHRA, so you may need to contact IHRA to see what they rate the motor at. That would affect your minimum weight.
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Post by provega on Jan 26, 2010 18:48:45 GMT -4
Thanks Kelly,very helpful and also thanks to Jeff for you post ,not sure where it went though,glad I saved links to favorites.Every day is a school day ,I think I actually learned something today. Darrell
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