How about an "Economy Sedan" pro stock style drag challenge?......

No,boys and girls I have not lost my mind and I'm not talking about Honda Civics or Nissan Sentras ala-"Fast&Furious" style. I'm talking about American entry-level sedans that make great hot rods because of their light weight-Novas,Dusters,Mavericks etc. Maybe we could get some of the buff magazines to participate-Super Chevy could build a Nova, Mopar Action could build a Duster, Mustangs and Fast Fords could do a Falcon or Maverick. When the cars are finished, meet at a dragstrip for a shootout to see who's fastest. Maybe some readers could get involved too, and make it a torunament like the Pure Stock drags. Maybe you could even break it up into two classes-say Small-Block / Street Stock and Unlimited. Here's how I'd break it down. Small block cars would have to use tires that fit in the stock wheelwells and the induction system would have to fit under the hood so the cars looked like everyday drivers, and no strokers,forced induction or nitrous. Stock block, normally aspirated engines. This would keep the costs down and allow low-budget guys to be competitive. They may not look sexy-but a 350 Nova, a 360 Hornet, a 360 Duster, or a 351 Maverick can be made to go awful fast with not a lot of money outlay. The competition would be fierce in this class. The Unlimited class would be awesome as well. Guys could put Mopar Performance 426 or 472 inch Crate Hemis into Darts, 455 Pontiacs into Venturas, 454 or 572 Rats into Novas, and 460 or 514 Fords into Mavericks or Comets. Or they could run stroked small blocks-347 and 392 inch Fords, 383 Chevys, and 408 Mopars. Tunnel Rams and blowers would be allowed. "Unlimited" remember?  Narrowed rear ends and radiused and flared fenders to clear monster tires would be allowed. Because GM played musical engines in the '70's because of smog laws-"Cross-Breeding" would be allowed-i.e. a 350 Chevy in a Buick Apollo, etc. I personally think these cars would be way cool to build and watch. Maybe inquire about starting such a class at your local strip?  Mastermind