NHRA to allow any accepted engine/body combination in Pro St

[partsbob67]

this could be good for dodge. maybe they will all wear an amc emblem!

Originally Posted by stage1scott

Fs IS the new Pro Stock, whether they give them the title and prestige or not….
Original Pro Stockers built from FACTORY bodies and chassis with FACTORY engines-
BRAND IDENTITY
Current FS cars built from FACTORY bodies and FACTORY engines as produced by the big three-BRAND IDENTITY
Original Pro Stock cars LOOKED like the cars we sought and bought from our local dealers-sure ours didn’t have the big power but they looked like the racecars because they were like the racecars! BRAND IDENTITY
Current FS cars LOOK like the cars we can buy everyday down at our local dealers with one major plus-todays performance cars REALLY PERFORM! The current v6 platforms from all 3 make great power and can be driven to and on a track just as they come and be very satisfying-add the V8 muscle versions and you have real performance. Not to mention
BRAND IDENTITY!
Pro stock has been dead for me for nearly 30 years-however I follow the FS cars and all the Stock and Super Stock I can get to on my computers-cars I IDENTIFY with.
FS-ALL HAIL THE NEW PERFORMANCE CATEGORY BASED PRO STOCK!

So you drank the Kool aide... LOL... Come on, seriously?... FS will NEVER replace PS. Except for EFI all the technology came from PS. Heads, Manifold, pistons ring combos etc.. The timing of changes in PS was not good with the FS cars coming out.
How many Teams walked when the 2015/16 changes took place? I think the same thing will happen again. The sky is not falling....

[fastlane]

Originally Posted by Mike Jones

The FS cars could emerge from this after the dust settles.
There was an ad in ND a while back
Barton/ Wolkwitz COPO for 150K
Beneath it, a Comp dragster for 45K (or so)
I`m sure that COPO is a parts eater, and would cost plenty to campaign.
My point is ,who is buying that car? A select few could afford it.
Much cheaper than a Pro Stocker, and the factory is already in.
Seems like a logical choice...
Your thoughts?
Mike A114

You are exactly right factory Showdown FS/XX is already the new Pro/Stock it now has Pro drivers and factory supported cars. A new Copo is 125 grand and it requires another 75 grand to get ready to be able to qualify and it is only in 7 races waiting to see if they expand it next season to kill off Pro/stock. It is now what pro/stock was when it started.

[600ci]

ULTRA STOCK / current pro stock chassis, mountain motor come back
PRO STOCK / XX current late model back half super stock
SUPER STOCK / X current late model 10 inch tire car

dump top fuel
bigger purse for pro mod
throwing darts?

[Steve Stasko]

Why not bring back weight breaks and carburetors since we're this far? Could probably get quite a few cars running the Altered classes to crossover...