School me on Stock Eliminator?

Bill Dedman said

Maybe it's because I'm so friggin' O-L-D, but it was a lot more fun back then...maybe, because it didn't COST so danged much!!!

Of course, we didn't go very fast then, but any street car that ran quicker than 15 flat was awesome....

We had a '35 Pontiac coupe with a 345 cu. in. Olds with 3 two-barrells, an Engle cam, a Hydro-Stick (4-speed racing automatic) and 8" slicks, and ran it for 3 years and NEVER got it to run 100... and, it was competitive (locally.)

Now, I've got more invested in aftermarket axles, wheels and slicks for my Valiant, than we had in that whole car!!!

Like I said... it was more fun, back then...

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My thoughts exactly, only Im not O-L-D... Hahahaha
It's too bad the people with the biggest pocket books and most secrets wins these days.
I love watching vintage drag racing and seeing the way they did things back in the day. That was racing!
If someone on this site tried some of the things they did back then they'd be laughed right off the internet!
I just wish it was easier / more inviting to new get new automotive enthusiasts into the hobby these days.

Bill Dedman said

Now, a 2009 front-wheel-drive, Toyota Camry V6 will run the quarter in the low 14's @ 100 mph with an automatic, right off the showroom floor (info from Car and Driver road test.) A soccer-mom/grocery-getter car...

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So what if my slant six Duster struggles to keep up to modern traffic from a stop light. It's still wayyyyy cooler! :toothy10: