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I USED to be , a big Pro Stock fan.......................not any more. Not when it became the "all Camaro" show. More than that , it "mirrors" the fuel teams in the respect that no longer is the driver the engine builder , tuner. That , to me , is a turnoff. |
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10-10-2018, 07:52 AM | #22 | |
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10-10-2018, 10:10 AM | #23 |
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Everything evolves including drag racing. Pro stock is no different. In the quest for more power better aero and faster ET the racers do what they always do. Push the envelope. This is what racing is all about. Pro stock is as good as it as ever been. This year there have been more winners than ever. Several first time winners. Really close races where the driver was the deciding factor with the reaction time. I know some don’t like that it’s mostly a one brand class now and that is probably not healthy for the class. If you like car racing and close competition then Pro Stock gives you all of that. I have been racing for over 40 years and I enjoy it as much as I ever did. The classes will never go back to what they used to be.
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Looks like G.M., Ford and Mopar no longer have any interest in Pro-Stock as they did. Surely Mopar and Ford have none. An automotive sport should have way more attention to this. Factory stock, as I said two near years ago will take over this part of NHRA's focus. Not every fan wants to watch 16 Camaros go at it. I'm guessing you'll see Bo and Drew driving Factory Stock next year.
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10-11-2018, 11:26 AM | #25 |
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I've been saying this since the factory stock cars hit the track. Next year will be the end of Pro Stock and the NHRA will reboot for 2020, the 50th anniversary of the class.
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10-11-2018, 01:46 PM | #26 |
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I think the 1st P/S show I saw was the Summernationals at York U.S.30 in July 1970.I was working alot and just didn't have much time to get to the track. That was impressive to see all of the cars and crews I had read about, and I learned the quick way to change gears in a Dana 60 from watching the Sox&Martin crew. Not much longer than it took to change slicks.Next impressive show was at a wed. night P/S at e-town after the Summernats. and the sound of Butch Leals' 16 plug beast crossing the finish line as he won, I will never forget.Hope someone can straighten this mess out. John Kissel K242
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10-11-2018, 03:02 PM | #27 |
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With all the legal issues they had with PS truck they won’t discontinue the class. They spoke about maybe incorporating Carb pro mod’s big cube motor with current PS tire size, which sounds like a Band-Aid to me.
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I would like to see that the outside dimensions of the OEM engines be used, but the racer can run any bore / stroke combo inside. Then use a cubic inch to weight ratio. I do believe the bodies should follow factory body panel templates so the shape of the car is still relevant to the spectator.
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10-11-2018, 03:53 PM | #29 |
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Suspect they have a bigger legal department now and can demonstrate things they've done to "improve" the class and yet they have a hard time filling the class, and with PS garnering less TV time they will argue they are losing $ on the class, hence the need for a 'refresh' with mountain motors, etc. Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic comes to mind.
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Eric may have won the battle, but the war was the Division 5 ET Finals, and he didn't do so good there, losing in the 2nd round at that race in Marion, SD. I however, ended up having the best laugh, because I won the race and became the 1981 Division Five Street Eliminator Champion, and all he could do was watch! I will also thank some of the team members of other tracks, who made the comment to one of my teammates, "what's he doing out there with that car"? I knew good and well they weren't talking about my car, they were talking about me after cutting three straight .023rt's in rnd's 1-3. That gave me even more mojo to hit a pair of .051rt's in the semi's and the final to win, and an "Elton John" "I'm Still Standing" moment on the starting line with John Bandimere Jr., and Darrell Zimmerman (Division Five Director)! I'm hoping that Erica or Jeg or any of the others with a mathematical chance to catch him will and have such a moment as a send off to his future Nascar career, and I also hope Alex will get him back on the track as well! As one of my friends says, "he who laughs last, laughs best", and I hope when one of them passes him, and/or beats him in eliminations like Greg, Jeg, Matt, and Deric had a lucrative chance at doing last wknd., in Dallas, they will enjoy their "I'm Still Standing" moment too!
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