Factory Cars to Pro Stock in 2018 - Speculative Web Article

[Dirk Olson]

All steel bodies? Just a guess steel would add I would think 85 to 100 pds.

[Coleydog]

Originally Posted by Dirk Olson

All steel bodies? Just a guess steel would add I would think 85 to 100 pds.

Didn't read through all the post and someone might have covered this but aerodynamics is the big thing, Challenger is a brick compared to Camaro of Mustang

[Jeff Teuton]

But the Challengers are a pretty brick, especially in Fuschia or Blue.

[Pinballer]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

But the Challengers are a pretty brick, especially in Fuschia or Blue.

A brand new Cuda model might be even prettier some day.

[Jeff Teuton]

Couple of years. Maybe they won't be bricks. Somehow I never thought about my cars as bricks. I guess the new car we are building this year will be a newer brick. Maybe it won't be dried out and we can 'reform' it.

[Fatman]

If NHRA wants to save PS (I don't think they do) they need to treat it as an equal with the nitro classes. TV exposure sucks, payout sucks. The economy is slow to recover, and that drove lots of good teams out of the class. I agree with an earlier post, that if it was competed on a regional level as well, it would attract Comp & SS racers to move up. They would have to limit the number of races the "full timers" could enter, but if you let the lesser funded teams be able to compete and win at tracks, then you gain exposure to the fans & overall class interest. More match races could be booked, etc. My feeling is that NHRA wants to let PS die on the vine and let those awful Pro Mods take over. Possibly the only thing worse than waiting 7 minutes for fuel cars to burnout and stage, is watching aborted run after run in PM. I feel the interest in all of motorsports is waning and once the middle-agers like myself move on, there will be little left.

[jmcarter]

After seeing this they might as well call Pro Stock the GM Jr Pro Mod series, pitiful.

http://www.nhra.com/story/2016/12/7/...ock-camaro-ss/

[James L Miller]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

But the Challengers are a pretty brick, especially in Fuschia or Blue.

True. I love my wimpy V6 street brick. Inferno Red, sort of like Candy Red.

[Chris1529]

If you would put a flat hood on the new NHRA Camaro, it looks a lot like a Toyota Camry.

Better show up with a truckload of sheet metal. Your going to need it. So if I'm reading this correctly, move the Factory Race Cars currently running stock.... Into a newly formed Pro Stock?