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Originally posted by SF Coupe:

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Originally posted by phildog:
So many of those Griggs cars, and others on the AIX level, look like balloons with just a little bit too much air in them, the body panels all stretched out and the gaps wide open. Just looks kinda odd, I mean, I know why this stuff is done, but I know of a sectioned and acid dipped car that 'looks' stock and kills the competition, so I know it can be done.

For me, if I was looking for this type of race car, I would buy an ex-Cup car and sh*t on all types of people. But that is just me.

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Function over form, these cars require lots of track width and lots of rubber which the stock body panels just can't accommodate.

A friend of mine at the track bought a late model stock car. 380 rwhp, weighs near 3000lbs. The hp/weight ratio is well below the griggs car in the video. He's still getting used to the car and has turned 1:45s at Infineon. The previous owner has done 1:41s in it. He bought it for $11k. If you want to go really fast for cheap, buying real race cars is the only way to go. If I ever crash my car, it's probably the route I will go.

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