Run by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts.

The American Super Stock series was established to give those with classic American muscle cars the opportunity to put them to the use they were intended for!

The series is open to any American car (or truck) of 'streetable' appearance, although it does not need to be taxed and tested. Open headers, slicks and nitrous oxide injection are permitted. ASS is organised and coordinated by Tim Holmes, with lots of input from Steve Dixon, Dave Billadeau, Rich Berry… and all the others who help get stuck in. And PDRC (Pennine Drag Racing Club) who are the real deal at running and marshalling York Raceway’s events so effectively.

The American Super Stock series is now run as a 'bracket' series, so it's more inclusive and slower cars can still compete effectively, whilst the fast guys can get faster! So it's still a great series for some thrilling racing for the not-as-fast cars. Tim Holmes takes up the story:

"Super Stock started with a conversation between Steve Dixon and I, because we wanted to create something different at York Raceway. I'd been racing for some years and it was starting to get a bit stagnent for me. Coupled with the fact that the numbers were down and it all looked a bit grim. So we came up with the idea of an all-American car class that ran on a 12.5 second index, heads up and on a pro tree. After raliying round the racers, we started with about 10 to 12 cars. This was something totally new in this country, never mind for York, and it started to attract a lot more race entries. It ran this way for 3 years or so, but then the number of racers started dropping due to the cars were not running to the time, everyone was either too fast or too slow."

"About this time, 'Classic American' got on the case, and with Howard Holmes and Dave Smith on the job we where famous! So we wanted to continue the series' success, so the structure was changed to a full open bracket on a dial your own index and all of a sudden we had 10 second cars in the series! Dave Billadeau's gang -and his family- came back to York. Dave had spat his dummy out for a few years but he liked the look of the series, and Dave's business (Billadeau Speed & Equipment) was taking off and a lot of his customers was York-based lads and were building cars to race in Super Stock. Coupled with our ever-increasing support from our sponsors and what's now probably the biggest prize fund in the country for an individual class, the support of 'Classic American' just makes the series grow each year in the number of participants and the exciting, competitive action."

"We are indebted to our sponsors in helping to make the series such a success, with a very attractive prize fund, which stands at around a big £4,000 mark. This is shared out in awards across the year for round winners and runners-up, number one qualifiers and Championship winner." Rumours that Tim Holmes is Howard's dad haven't yet been confirmed. 

You can download the ASS logo (in EPS format) and get your local vinyl cutter to output it for you and get it on your car. You can also download and print your own American Super Stock "Parking Only" sign (PDF). All are welcome to race, gates open at 8:00am, scrutineering commences at 9:00am and the track opens from 10:00. Just bring your driver's licence and a helmet. For further information about what’s going on at York Raceway, further details at York Raceway.