Factory Stockers FS/XX
 

When are these going to replace Pro Stock? I was watching this video and seems to me this is what "Pro Stock" is all about. REAL CARS , going fast. Chevy , Ford and Mopar represented . Unlike what Pro Stock has become. I enjoy THIS and don't even WATCH Pro Stock anymore....haven't since W.J. retired.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEwKel_UT8k

Re: Factory Stockers FS/XX
 

It is a great class from a fans point of view. Real cars and all three makes involved. Lots of good folks involved too!! They are dealing with some growing pains here and there but still a great show!! The NMCA version is also a great show.

Re: Factory Stockers FS/XX
 

Never.

How and why would cars that are 40 mph slower replace Pro Stock category?

Left on their own, neither would draw spectators.

Re: Factory Stockers FS/XX
 

Never!

Re: Factory Stockers FS/XX
 

You guys that say NEVER........you just make me LMAO.
Is that ALL you care about is E.T.?
Why don't we just ban door cars all together and drive nuthin' but dragsters..........

Re: Factory Stockers FS/XX
 

I agree. The FS/XX are a much better show than P/S AND all three makes are involved. There was no bigger fan of Bob Glidden and the old P/S class than me but those days are gone. Now it is the Camaro show with nothing at all related to a production car. Pro Stock suffers from the same fate as NASCAR. There is nothing "stock" about a composite bodied tube chassis.
Whether FS/XX "replaces" P/S is really irrelevant at this point. P/S will never be what it once was and FS/XX will continue to grow.

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Couldn't agree more! I used to tune in every week to watch Pro Stock but I don't think Ive seen more than two races this year. Pro Chevy Stock is nothing but boring. Factory Stock has been a great shot in the arm for Drag Racing but they are trying to screw that up now (Chevy isn't dominating anymore). We can't have that!! FS should get the same TV time as any of the Pro classes. Jim

After thought: The current Pro Chevy Stock cars are such mutants you can't even tell they are Chevrolet's!! Good thing it's usually printed on the car somewhere! Nobody to blame but NHRA. They allowed and fostered the mutations and factored the Fords and MoPars out and then insulting them by telling them they can always run a Chevy engine if they want to be competitive.

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Re: Factory Stockers FS/XX
 

To reiterate....Never!

We race Stock because we appreciate the nuances and challenges involved with the category.

The preponderance of fans attend to watch the caricatures perform.

There were five unique models competing in Pro Stock during the last event. Exactly how is this category a better show for the general admission fans that attend?

FS/XX will be relegated to the dust bin of NHRA categories soon enough.

Re: Factory Stockers FS/XX
 

I see One eight year old Pontiac, One six year old Mustang,a two year old Dodge and a non qualifying eight year old Cobalt. All of which were over a tenth slower than the thirteen Chevies. Yup, what a show. FS/XX relegated to the dust bin? There is more factory support in FS than anything short of FC and TF. It ain't going anywhere. Jim


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Re: Factory Stockers FS/XX
 

There certainly isn't much of anything factory or stock as it relates to these cars.

I would suggest a similar performance disparity is and will continue to manifest itself among FS/XX performance.

I see a new category on the horizon..................a 7.90 elapsed time category for this group. Maybe Jr. Pro Mod?

I can understand the appreciation for this level of performance from people seated in or standing around their Stock and Super Stock cars watching FS/XX.

The same can't be said for those that show up to watch on Saturday and Sunday.

Stock class participants can't live vicariously through this category simply because someone decided that "Stock" should be included in the nomenclature.

Maybe Factory Comp?