Pro stock NHRA unwanted child at the U.S Nationals

[Ken Miele]

Guys,

There is a reason why Dan has no interest in Pro Stock, and he is not alone. The class is antiquated and needs to reflect current production cars. The Pro Stocks are not even close to what a production car looks like. Do you guys realize that the rules for the engine have not changed since 1982.

The reason that the Nitro cars have most of the TV time is because when Pro Stock comes on the ratings drop significantly.

Don't get me wrong, for what these guys have to work with they do an amazing job, along with being very competitive. There are really only 2 engines that compete with each other, The Ford is just a Chrysler clone. I would love to see unaltered factory bodies with today's factory engines. I think the fan appeal would go way up if they were using the Camaro, Mustang and Challenger with the engines they come with. If us s/ss guys can get these cars running as fast as we do, can you imagine how fast they would go with the kind of r&d and money that they spend now. I would also bet that the factories would get heavily involved also.

I'm with Dan, I have lost interest.