How competitive are you?

[D.Johns]

More rules just means more expense to try other things. You can't regulate and police it enough. Also more strict rules will also mean less interest from new guys and spectators who don't want to watch "homologated jelly beans" to quote someone here.

As for the cost of NHRA Pro-stock and Comp. Here is what one comp racer who is trying to make a go in Pro-stock told me.

"Car $130,000 Do not buy used,it's being sold for a reason....

Trans and clutches, $40,000 you need two of each and at least 7 or 8 sets of extra trans raitos.

Rear ends, $5000 a piece and you need at least 4 raitos....

Two or three sets of tires and wheels with different rollouts, $7500

Various spare parts and tools, $20,000

Engine lease program, $500,000 min but prob more.

Build your own engines? 2 million to get started...

Truck/trailer... Whatever you want. Mine was bottom dollar cheap and it's 19 years old. I have $100,000 into the truck and trailer.

Cost to run the tour for a season? $500,000 plus what ever you do for engines...(Lease or build your own)

In Pro Stock your gonna spend a million a year min if you want to do the tour. Thats what we are trying to come up with now(1 mil) and all that will do is lease the engines and get us on the tour. It will not be enough to be competitive or do any testing. We will be a bottom of the pack car.

As for comp? All depends on what class. But about $250,000 with engine ready to run and about $50,000 a year running it."