I am the first to admit alot of my cars build is like we built them in the 60's and 70's as my rear shocks are a set my late great friend Randy gave me which are the MP longer extending shocks and I have the Comp 3 click 90/10's up front. But I am not as full time racer as mine is mostly a street car and my budget is tight. I dont have killer 60 times for a mid to high 10 car (my best is 1.50) but its in the ballpark to race in a few NSS races and even win a few rounds. I agree that shocks can make a big difference and if I had the budget I would run Cal Tracs and a good set of shocks. Heck I remember when the hot ticket was to drill a hole in the front shocks and drain the fluid out !