For American vehicles only, Super Stock is a bracket class, meaning that it's not necessarily the fastest car that wins - this means that as well as the ten-second all-out racers there are standard street cars and pick-ups too, all with a theoretically equal chance of winning. It's sharp reactions and consistency that matter. The 2006 championship went right down to the wire, and the eventual winner was Tim Watts in a near-standard 2005 Mustang.

You can follow the Classic American Super Stock in Classic American over the summer and autumn months, or why not go and see it for yourself? You'll find York Raceway near the village of Melbourne, a few miles south of York. Check out the dates on www.york-raceway.co.uk.