Drew in Pro/Stock

jmcarter · 01-01-2015, 09:50 AM

Wow, must have been dozing when they announced Butner is going PS with the Summit bunch. Yet another good driver getting into the fray....perhaps PS has a future after all. Frankly, don't understand why more up and coming sportsman racers don't use PRO MOD as the next logical step up, much more return on investment.

doglover44 · 01-02-2015, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by jmcarter

Wow, must have been dozing when they announced Butner is going PS with the Summit bunch. Yet another good driver getting into the fray....perhaps PS has a future after all. Frankly, don't understand why more up and coming sportsman racers don't use PRO MOD as the next logical step up, much more return on investment.

How is pro mod the next step ?

jmcarter · 01-02-2015, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by doglover44

How is pro mod the next step ?

Pro category with less events (=less travel expense) and cars are about 1/2 as expensive to run.

Ed Wright · 01-02-2015, 09:40 AM

Wall banging track oilers. I won't even watch them.

jmcarter · 01-02-2015, 10:56 AM

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Wall banging track oilers. I won't even watch them.

Agree with you completely but they will still be running when PS as we know it is finished. Perhaps the new racers will breathe some new life in it (particularly interested in what Westcott can do) but if they keep struggling for full fields and PM has 25+ cars it may cause a shakeup in classes.

D.Johns · 01-02-2015, 02:19 PM

In my mind the natural progression under current structure is Stock->Super Stock->Comp->ProStock. They all have the same driver skill lineage.

ProMod is a good lead way into TopFuel Funny Car with driving characteristics IMO. Small Tire heads up->outlaw->ProMod.

I think ProMod is a less expensive class and has less events. However they run a lot of their own events other places and the class is getting more expensive every year. I have a friend who runs the class and it's an exciting class IMO. Cost wise ProMod is "cheaper" by half a million per year. However they are faster and have way different driving skills required.

rtr0id · 01-16-2015, 07:32 AM

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 01-02-2015, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jmcarter

Pro category with less events (=less travel expense) and cars are about 1/2 as expensive to run.

They are not a pro class..they are still considered sportsman... And they park them in the mud with the rest of us

01-01-2015, 09:50 AM	#1
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01-02-2015, 09:40 AM	#4
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Drew in Pro/Stock Wall banging track oilers. I won't even watch them. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

01-02-2015, 02:19 PM	#6
D.Johns Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 437 Likes: 15 Liked 18 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Drew in Pro/Stock In my mind the natural progression under current structure is Stock->Super Stock->Comp->ProStock. They all have the same driver skill lineage. ProMod is a good lead way into TopFuel Funny Car with driving characteristics IMO. Small Tire heads up->outlaw->ProMod. I think ProMod is a less expensive class and has less events. However they run a lot of their own events other places and the class is getting more expensive every year. I have a friend who runs the class and it's an exciting class IMO. Cost wise ProMod is "cheaper" by half a million per year. However they are faster and have way different driving skills required. __________________ 2014 Cobra Jet FS/XX #3345 STK/SS Like us on http://www.facebook.com/pages/Daniel...25886327426822

01-16-2015, 07:32 AM	#7
rtr0id Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 183 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Drew in Pro/Stock Last edited by rtr0id; 01-16-2015 at 07:36 AM.