Metric Chassis Cars running in Sportsman Division

I've already been told by one person it's not worth the investment to built a sportsman based off a metric G body.

I was planning on converting my Thompson Speedway (CT) Limited Sportsman over to a NSS/OSW Sportsman when I move down but have been told by one driver that tried to do this when he came down there that the tube chassis camaro snout cars stomp all over them.

Reverting back to a Super Stock would be useless because my car is built with X brace underneath and I would lose a lot of the strength in the way the car is built if I remove that I fear.

Does anyone else have some solid answers for me? If I have to I can try to sell what I have and pick up a tube car from up here and start working on it now.

Really appreciate the help and look forward to eventually racing with and meeting some of you!

Phil

[sbracer58]

Not sure the advice is completely accurate. While it's true more tube chassis have won there are more of them. It's easier to get a tube car to work well, but there are some stock frame cars that run pretty good. (the 46 car of Chuck Hill for example)

To me the biggest thing is the cost; the Sportsman rules were basically written 20 years ago. It WAS cheaper then to get a car out of a junk yard and build a competitive car. Because of economy of scale, it's now cheaper to buy a tube car and build it...not to mention easier and faster.

But since you've already got the car, run what you've got and see if you can be competitive is my advice.

[Phil Jacques]

My whole thing is, I can probably get a tube car cheap off a friend up here. That particular chassis is no longer really in use up here, so they can be gotten real cheap. But before I made this decision I have already sunk so much into the car I currently have that I would lose quite a bit on it. I know obviously that in racing... you don't make any money haha! It's the worlds most expensive hobby for most of us. But I am afraid that if I get down there and the metric car doesnt work... I am stuck with it, because it would be so much work for a super stock guy to cut the boxing off the frame and cut out the x brace underneath the chassis.

I have a man by the name of Darrell Frye that will most likely be helping me when I get down there on whatever I have, most if not all of his knowledge came back from racing in the 90s in Metric cars. I think if anyone could get a metric car going well it may be him... I may just have to give him a call and see what he says.

[Phil Jacques]

What makes it worse for me, is in the 12 years I lived there previously, I never made the attempt to get to the track and meet people down there... So I have no knowledge of any of the racecars down there, only what I know from the three CT tracks.

[morton]

chucks car is a full body monte carlo,and in my opinion its not worth running a metric i have a offset camaro chassis with a motor at my shop for sale the guy that owns it moved to sc and cant run the chassis u can probally get the car for 3500

[kendo]

From an economic stand point,if you can sell it up north for a good price do it...Your cash will go further down here when you decide to build/buy another car.
If you haul it down here and cant use it you will have to practically give it away.

Lesson in life...make killer money up north and bring it south!

[souk45]

I think if the car fast why trade it, I don't believe the tube cameos have that great of an advantage, the last 50 lapper was won by a Chevelle Malibu built from ajunk yard 8 years ago with a stock firewall and floor pan with stock 4link

[Edm]

There are a few metrics that run around the state and do pretty good. Run what ya brung!

[Phil Jacques]

The car is un-tested... I have no idea if it would be fast or not. My buddy has a Perimeter Chassis late model with 108" wheel base per 2010 Thompson Rules that has a Howe snout on it... I am trying to talk him into a trade since he now runs my old division, or get the chassis cheap since they cant be used up here anymore...

[Phil Jacques]

If people say the metrics can run up front and potentially win, I am fine with that. I just don't want to waste my time prepping a car up here and finding out im off the pace when I get down there. I appreciate everyones input a lot. I'd love to hear more

[al_tere_go_05]

Tube chassis cars are much over rated in the lower divisions

[EJC Engines]

I think it would be fine I watched Jason foster take his super stock a few years back and put on headers and 10inch tire when they ran 10s and he ran 3rd with a metric car its all about the set up and your drive train

[EddieLichtenberger]

2 Saturdays ago a metric pro truck won the sportsman class as they are combined now at NSS.