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Old 01-23-2006, 05:16 PM
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What people are failing to realize (and by that I mean understand and comprehend) is that local stock and national stock are two totally different things. The national championships are *FOR THE CREAM OF THE CROP.* That's where the best of the best throw down to see who comes out on top. Wouldn't we all agree that's where beginners don't belong? But, at the local level, we have a different story. Stock IS where the beginners belong, and as their skill progresses, so does (should) their class.
**BUT**
We ARE NOT talking about the local level. Racing stock at the national level requires extremely smooth, consistent driving. And if you look at the results, for the most part, you will not see "clear" domination. At the '05 ROAR Nats, the lap times from stock of the A-Main were the following. 5:02.10, 5:05.80, 5:06.92, 5:07.70, 5:09.81. All those were 22 laps. the rest of the field dropped to 21 laps and lower. Look at the B-Main winners time- 5:05.05. Less then three seconds? Clearly, winning the stock championship requires skill, and as such, forcing people to move up will take away some of the luster of the title.
What I'm trying to show is that stock at the national level is not for the weak, faint of heart, or beginners. And since that's the case, there is no point in asking people to move up, because at this level, stock is as much of a class is as modified. And if we have people complaining about someone winning too much, they are ignorant, because they need to realize that they will not win everyday.
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