Factory X

Frank Castros · 07-29-2025, 05:27 PM

To date has Factory X been a failure and why?

Troy Henderson · 07-29-2025, 06:30 PM

10 years too late to the factory hot rod party..They don't even make Camaros and Challengers any more.

jmcarter · 07-29-2025, 11:32 PM

Playing favorites when there was obvious cheating took the wind out of its sails. When the field is equal the cream rises to the top (PS) but teams would be crazy to continue if they enforce rules inconsistently.

Mike Pearson · 07-30-2025, 12:17 PM

Cost. Just a more expensive FSS car. You would have to be very wealthy person to be able to field a competitive Factory X car. Cost to run one is similar to Pro Stock. Like someone else said. Wrong time. No sponsors interested.

Carguy49 · 07-30-2025, 08:05 PM

I was really excited when Factory X was first talked about, early photos of cars and people probably being involved. And now - I really DON'T CARE anymore, sorry. Like Troy said - Too late to the show.

I honestly thought Factory X would become the next Pro Stock. That would of been So Cool.

J.R. Haddad · Yesterday, 08:21 PM

I think they went too far on the rules in F/X. If they would have made 5 speeds mandatory, as large a tire as will fit in the wheel well, which I believe is a 10 1/2 wide tire, based on the S/S cars that didn't want to tub them, and allowed them a 400 or 500 lb. weight reduction. To get a COPO to 3500
takes a lot of ballast, I know, I have one that has to weigh 3575. Those 3 changes would have gotten a feel for interest in the class. Then, and only
then you could go further with more changes. All it did was water down F/SS, so now there are 2 under populated classes. And the the chassis from Jerry Haas costs more than a Pro Stocker. Crazy.

J.R.

07-29-2025, 05:27 PM	#1
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,975 Likes: 2,586 Liked 2,725 Times in 961 Posts	Factory X To date has Factory X been a failure and why?

07-29-2025, 06:30 PM	#2
Troy Henderson Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 411 Likes: 126 Liked 129 Times in 41 Posts	Re: Factory X 10 years too late to the factory hot rod party..They don't even make Camaros and Challengers any more. __________________ Troy Henderson Henderson Race Shop LLC 816-520-5389 www.hendersonraceshop.com

07-29-2025, 11:32 PM	#3
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,296 Likes: 2,383 Liked 3,180 Times in 972 Posts	Re: Factory X Playing favorites when there was obvious cheating took the wind out of its sails. When the field is equal the cream rises to the top (PS) but teams would be crazy to continue if they enforce rules inconsistently. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

07-30-2025, 12:17 PM	#4
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,449 Likes: 615 Liked 1,926 Times in 579 Posts	Re: Factory X Cost. Just a more expensive FSS car. You would have to be very wealthy person to be able to field a competitive Factory X car. Cost to run one is similar to Pro Stock. Like someone else said. Wrong time. No sponsors interested. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

07-30-2025, 08:05 PM	#5
Carguy49 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fife, Washington Posts: 1,978 Likes: 2,469 Liked 2,946 Times in 708 Posts	Re: Factory X I was really excited when Factory X was first talked about, early photos of cars and people probably being involved. And now - I really DON'T CARE anymore, sorry. Like Troy said - Too late to the show. I honestly thought Factory X would become the next Pro Stock. That would of been So Cool. __________________ Ron McDowell - Did Race Every day is a Gift - Enjoy with family and friends. Last edited by Carguy49; Yesterday at 10:58 AM. Reason: more info

Yesterday, 08:21 PM	#6
J.R. Haddad Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 785 Likes: 939 Liked 1,467 Times in 307 Posts	Re: Factory X I think they went too far on the rules in F/X. If they would have made 5 speeds mandatory, as large a tire as will fit in the wheel well, which I believe is a 10 1/2 wide tire, based on the S/S cars that didn't want to tub them, and allowed them a 400 or 500 lb. weight reduction. To get a COPO to 3500 takes a lot of ballast, I know, I have one that has to weigh 3575. Those 3 changes would have gotten a feel for interest in the class. Then, and only then you could go further with more changes. All it did was water down F/SS, so now there are 2 under populated classes. And the the chassis from Jerry Haas costs more than a Pro Stocker. Crazy. J.R.