Interesting...Jon Asher on Pro Stock and Factory Stock

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Originally Posted by Paradigm Shift

We’re fortunate to have many bright, creative and resourceful members that contribute to this forum and it’s a pleasure to state that I learn from them each time I visit. I’m certain that other members are like-minded in this regard.

Before any additional energy is expelled by the release of thought/idea vectors that emanate from the Classracer nucleus, and prior to taking up cudgels for Pro Stock, Factory Stock or both, let’s use reverse gear and return to the origins of this thread.

Mike’s initial post referenced a short article that can only be understood to imply that a Pro-Stock hauler today is no less that rolling sarcophagus, likely of limestone. Its ornate decor has been transformed to hieroglyphics, requiring the Rosetta stone to provide clarity and understanding.

In our organization, it's vital to fully understand a problem prior to attempting to create and implement a resolution.

The great man, Albert Einstein stated (and I paraphrase) – Give me an hour to save the world and I’ll spend 55 minutes defining the problem and 5 minutes resolving it.

So let’s begin the exercise.

The referenced article reinforced human nature. We’re very adept at creating solutions. Solutions are much more pleasurable and seemingly productive than analysis. The author spent considerable time discussing his proposal of a solution but very little time was consumed toward clearly defining the problem.

· Does Pro Stock have a problem? If so, what is it?

Pro Stock Problems:

1. Money! This is obvious but the more money involved the more incentive for people to build cars to come race. Where does the money come from? Not sure but I can say for sure its not coming from NHRA. Its not going to happen and they've prove that year after year so lets not suggest that or assume they have the ability to market things better either, they've come up short there too going on many years. I truly believe the solution has to come from somewhere else where the dependence isn't on NHRA to survive. That goes for every other class too

2. A disappearing fan base. A changing fan base. How do you get people to consume the product that is Pro Stock better? I'm not sure of how to do this because the attention span of the generic consumer is small, their interest are changing/evolving, and how do we mesh that with a world of technology that is the source of much our entertainment these days. How do you bridge that gap?

These are two issues I see.