What can be done?

[Mike Jones]

The teams have a lot invested in the current platform. Money talks.
They have lost a little prestige, to the fact, that they are not the fastest door slammers any more (Pro Mod). I`m not sure new fans appreciate them, and old fans don't like the lack of innovation ( All Chevrolets, except the Dart). Five car teams are not for everybody, either.
Gray`s departure (and others) isn`t going to help.
FS has "Juice" with Pro drivers joining the ranks, and
I don't know if NA Mountain Motors would be enough....it doesn`t look good.
Mike

[fastlane]

Originally Posted by Mike Jones

The teams have a lot invested in the current platform. Money talks.
They have lost a little prestige, to the fact, that they are not the fastest door slammers any more (Pro Mod). I`m not sure new fans appreciate them, and old fans don't like the lack of innovation ( All Chevrolets, except the Dart). Five car teams are not for everybody, either.
Gray`s departure (and others) isn`t going to help.
FS has "Juice" with Pro drivers joining the ranks, and
I don't know if NA Mountain Motors would be enough....it doesn`t look good.
Mike

PS is run in 24 events FS is only in 7 they should run each in 12 events and see what happens after 1 year At the start of this year they were going to cut the PS field maybe better to cut back on the amount of events contested and add to FS to the balance. Things and times are changing.

[MAURICE BLENDHEIM]

Maybe NHRA should look at running a program like Australian Pro Stock. Put carburetors and the hood scoops back on restricted bodies that resemble reality. 400" Naturally Aspirated 3 Brand Racing may spark the interest of the Comp guys to move up, Aussie's to get involved, maybe some of the old Pro Stock teams may regroup and return as well as the existing teams. RPM gets attention. Pro Stock Truck was working till it was shutdown… MB.

[Mike Jones]

Originally Posted by MAURICE BLENDHEIM

Maybe NHRA should look at running a program like Australian Pro Stock. Put carburetors and the hood scoops back on restricted bodies that resemble reality. 400" Naturally Aspirated 3 Brand Racing may spark the interest of the Comp guys to move up, Aussie's to get involved, maybe some of the old Pro Stock teams may regroup and return as well as the existing teams. RPM gets attention. Pro Stock Truck was working till it was shutdown… MB.

That would be great.
Mike

[MAURICE BLENDHEIM]

ProMod is not the answer. Is it coincidental that ProMod is mentioned more now, since the 2017 closing of the Ringaling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The (un) class is an un-regimented Circus Sideshow that lacks a relative structure, required to enhance innovative competition. MB (opinion)

[Mike Jones]

Originally Posted by MAURICE BLENDHEIM

ProMod is not the answer. Is it coincidental that ProMod is mentioned more now, since the 2017 closing of the Ringaling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The (un) class is an un-regimented Circus Sideshow that lacks a relative structure, required to enhance innovative competition. MB (opinion)

The rhetoric aside... It has a variety of cars, power and drivers, including 5.60/ 240 time slips... from door slammers.
MJ ( opinion)

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Mike Jones

from door slammers.
MJ ( opinion)

I think that modern Pro cars and Promods are really pushing the definition of "door slammer". Don't slam them too hard.
I like real doors.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by MAURICE BLENDHEIM

ProMod is not the answer. Is it coincidental that ProMod is mentioned more now, since the 2017 closing of the Ringaling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The (un) class is an un-regimented Circus Sideshow that lacks a relative structure, required to enhance innovative competition. MB (opinion)

Exactly! And, we have to sit in the staging lanes too often while the track is cleaned up after a round of them all trying to get down the track. Yawn.

[Nathan Stinson]

Originally Posted by MAURICE BLENDHEIM

ProMod is not the answer. Is it coincidental that ProMod is mentioned more now, since the 2017 closing of the Ringaling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The (un) class is an un-regimented Circus Sideshow that lacks a relative structure, required to enhance innovative competition. MB (opinion)

May not be the answer, but at least they have more than a full field of pro mods, and I would wager the average spectator would rather watch pro mod than pro stock.

[fastlane]

Factory showdown was to be the regular guys prostock heads up pro tree all 3 manufacturers starting life as real cars. But it is following in the footsteps of PS but moving way faster to oblivion in only a few years you already have pro teams taking over, NHRA changing what is allowed from the original build and the cost to enter for just a car to be competitive is at least 200 grand plus trailer motorhome equipment spare parts crew and travel. For NHRA to even stay alive in the future it needs to come up with ways for various classes to run heads up that is what the people in the seats understand and want to see. When I started racing in the mid 60s every stock class car ran heads up against the others in there class and the winner of each class then ran in a handicap format for overall stock eliminator. And the stands were full at all the tracks and the people in the stands understood what was going on.