I got a call from Bud Cochran last week, saying the he and DW hadn’t seen many updates to the NSS-Monster site lately (or my emails for that matter) — and were wondering if I was still going to go forward with promoting the NSS class of racing through the site. Bud also updated me on his neck surgery, the Thunderbolt he’s building, DW’s engine woes (windowed it in Memphis), and other news.
Well a couple explanations on why work on the site slowed down — and a couple of things on what has changed, and what to expect in the future.
First, the season has ended — and so there isn’t too much more news than what had already been reported. However, as news on rule changes and schedule dates change — I’ll post them on the site. A Heads up, while I’ve yet to see the rule change in writing yet — I was told that NMCA and Nostalgia Super Stock National Association were going to clarify the transmission rules for A/FX, AA/FX, and AAA/FX to specifically exclude Lenco and planetary type of transmissions. My understanding is that those three “A” classes may use a 5-speed clutchless like a Liberty. I only report the rules as I understand them — and am not the person to take rules changes as Gospel — so you may wish to clarify with the NMCA or NSSNA rules committee — or someone who you trust to know the rules to the letter. I intend to move to A/FX for 2009 — and bought a new Jerico 4-speed, which requires left foot action all of the way down the track — and hope that Old School is still doable for my car bumping up another class.
Secondly, I’ve needed Kidney surgery for quite some time now — but business and racing put it off until November 12th — a couple of days ago. While the surgery went well and successful — it was a major and serious surgery that dictated that I should get all of my business and personal ducks in a row prior to surgery. I’ll still be in bed (albeit with a notebook computer) for another week or so. When I recover from this one — I need to go have the center ligament of my rotator cuff reattached, after pulling it from lifting a generator out of my trailer. I’m trying to get all of these issues cleared up before racing season starts, as I intend to run all but NJ in NMCA for 2009.
If you had received news and photos from my ball busting son that this was a sex change operation — rest assure that I am still all man and he will be running from me, trying to retain his manhood, when I do get out of bed! Anyway — health issues have slowed things down some on the site — a will for a little while.
SOME BIG NEWS TO REPORT:
Part of getting my ducks in a row – was to redesign my two most Popular web sites. The reason was that they were both running on very old and hard to maintain applications – and I wanted to make sure that they ran faster and were easier to maintain in the event I wouldn’t be able to administer to them for awhile.
One is a Mopar only site that went by the name of MoPower Style — and it hosted the old NSS-Monster forums, which some of you frequented. The redesigned site now goes by MoPar Style. The old site is still up (but inactive) for reference — but will close at the end of the year and forward visitors to the new site.
The other big site was OldHippie.com, which was a muti-make American Automotive web site, with some other topics like politics, guns, boats, planes, motor homes, motorcycles, Texas, Humor, etc sprinkled in — is separate forums. All of these topics are not co-mingled — meaning it is easy to discuss topics you wish to discuss — and avoid those you do not. The new version of this site is now called Conservative Old Hippie — with the old site still up (but not active) as an archive until the end of the year.
I mention this because the NSS-Moster Driver’s Lounge has moved from the Mopar Site — to the Multi-Make site. This was done in an effort to encourage the Ford, Chevy, Buick, AMC, and Pontiac guys to post there. Yes, hidden in that site is a political forum and even a Christian Chapel, and politics and religion are topics many wish to not discuss, but those forums are so easy to avoid that you’ll never know they are there if you want to stick strictly to the board specializing in NSS Racing. This is the perfect place to ask rules questions, update us on your car, discuss events — or just swap lies. I ask you to please visit the NSS-Monster Driver’s Lounge — even if you’ve never posted to a bulletin board before. This is real simple stuff, and even the worst and slowest typists can participate with discussions with their NSS Racing buds. Just try it — and you will find it to be a beneficial experience.
Tell us what’s happening with your team — and what you intend to do next. Click here to see the thread discussing all of the changes that Big Red Ram is going through right now at Texas Thunder — along with some photos. There are also threads (Forum speak for topics) where you can post and see racing photos, racing videos, rule changes (there are a couple), a calendar of events, etc. Please participate.
Also, the 2009 NSS wall Calendar is out — plus the 2008 and 2007 calendars have been re-dated for 2009.
Progress is coming along real well on my 60 Plymouth wagon car — and will hopefully be ready to shake down midyear and race at the Monster. I’ll be posting more about how that is coming along in the NSS-Driver’s Lounge — but I’m really expecting that some of you other drivers will also participate.
Nostalgia Super Stock drivers/owners have been doing its job with bringing out faster and more interesting NSS cars every year — and the purses have no where kept up with it. NSS needs some organized promoting if we’re to command the respect currently only given to cookie cutter Mustangs and Camaros. The NSS-Monster web site offers the opportunity for us as racers to put our heads together get the word out that it was cars like our that made drag racing what it is today. Let be Pro-Active — and not apathetic with promoting Nostalgia Super Stock.
I hope to see y’all on line and at the track.
Dave ‘the Old Hippie’ Schultz
Caretaker of Big Red Ram