CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - Interesting...Jon Asher on Pro Stock and Factory Stock

SwillRacer · 07-06-2017, 02:42 PM

Here's my 2 cents...

Want to get the OEM's and Fan's interested in PS again? Make it a showcase for OEM's just like the old days. Make the manufacturer midway a traveling OEM-only car show where they can display their products. And make the drag strip action an OEM thrill ride for the drivers and fun to watch for the fans. Make it all about developing brand loyalty!!!

Do whatever you need to do in order to get back to where "Win on Sunday - Sell on Monday" works again. Sell on Monday doesn't necessarily have to be a whole new car. It can also be OEM performance parts, OEM replacement parts, special dealer packages, oil changes, anything that gets a person in to a dealership, etc.....

Right now, PS cars don't resemble anything you can buy at a dealership. Zero. Nothing. I'd also guess that there is little-to-no technology transfer from PS to an OEM and vice versa. OEM technology and PS technology are like apples & oranges in the current world. That needs to change too. OEM's would ***** their pants with joy if the money they invest in a PS teams could also somehow provide engineering returns.

Does Factory Stock do all that? I'm guessing not, but it's a good start. The Big 3 manufacturers in the US produce cars specifically for FS and other Stock & SS classes. I say leave that class for sportsman racers and rebuild Pro Stock in to what would essentially be Factory Stock on Steroids! How do we get there? We can keep some of the current rules, but how about some of these changes to make the on-track action a little bit more brand brand apparent, more relatable, unpredictable, and more exciting to watch...

How about OEM bodies or at least stock body templates? (NHRA can work out aero differences between makes in the wind tunnel)

How about factory built fuel injection? (think direct injection)

How about 10.5W tires?

How about no wheelie bars?

How about superchargers and/or turbos on engines with factory-type architecture?

Yeah, the above will piss off some of the current class elite.....Yeah, it will cost money....Yeah the class will lose racers initially.....But yeah, it will get the OEM's back. And yeah, it will get the fans back too. And when the OEM's and fan are back, I guarantee that racers, new and maybe some old, will show up too.

07-06-2017, 02:42 PM	#54
SwillRacer Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 42 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 1 Post	Re: Interesting...Jon Asher on Pro Stock and Factory Stock Here's my 2 cents... Want to get the OEM's and Fan's interested in PS again? Make it a showcase for OEM's just like the old days. Make the manufacturer midway a traveling OEM-only car show where they can display their products. And make the drag strip action an OEM thrill ride for the drivers and fun to watch for the fans. Make it all about developing brand loyalty!!! Do whatever you need to do in order to get back to where "Win on Sunday - Sell on Monday" works again. Sell on Monday doesn't necessarily have to be a whole new car. It can also be OEM performance parts, OEM replacement parts, special dealer packages, oil changes, anything that gets a person in to a dealership, etc..... Right now, PS cars don't resemble anything you can buy at a dealership. Zero. Nothing. I'd also guess that there is little-to-no technology transfer from PS to an OEM and vice versa. OEM technology and PS technology are like apples & oranges in the current world. That needs to change too. OEM's would ***** their pants with joy if the money they invest in a PS teams could also somehow provide engineering returns. Does Factory Stock do all that? I'm guessing not, but it's a good start. The Big 3 manufacturers in the US produce cars specifically for FS and other Stock & SS classes. I say leave that class for sportsman racers and rebuild Pro Stock in to what would essentially be Factory Stock on Steroids! How do we get there? We can keep some of the current rules, but how about some of these changes to make the on-track action a little bit more brand brand apparent, more relatable, unpredictable, and more exciting to watch... How about OEM bodies or at least stock body templates? (NHRA can work out aero differences between makes in the wind tunnel) How about factory built fuel injection? (think direct injection) How about 10.5W tires? How about no wheelie bars? How about superchargers and/or turbos on engines with factory-type architecture? Yeah, the above will piss off some of the current class elite.....Yeah, it will cost money....Yeah the class will lose racers initially.....But yeah, it will get the OEM's back. And yeah, it will get the fans back too. And when the OEM's and fan are back, I guarantee that racers, new and maybe some old, will show up too. Last edited by SwillRacer; 07-06-2017 at 02:50 PM.