What has happened in Pro Stock

[Bunkster]

Several publications have run stories like this over the past several months:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/used/sc-cons-0314-autocover-teen-driver-20130316,0,385955.story

It’s quite depressing, actually.

[1320racer]

only depressing to us old guys.

Nothing stays the same, everything changes.

This country no mind the world is a very different place than it was just 25 years ago no mind 40 years ago when drag racing was in it's hey day and we no longer are a country in love with cars.

Admitted it or not, drag racing has been dying for some time and while I think it will still be around till I retire from competing, I suspect it won't be around much longer than that and certainly not when my son is my age.

Lots of reason for it's enviable demise, some were avoidable, some not.

Almost all the pro classes are unwatchable on TV slightly less live at the track. The cars have no personality, they are all the same thing with some different twists. The TV programming is terrible. Nobody shows or explains the tech side of things. There are very few regular grassroots people competing

Pro Stock is another class that has no personality. Its a one manufacturer race, and has been that way for years. I didn't even make any time to watch a round of prostock at Etown. Ford and Mopar are not even a factor. Sick of watching a GM car field. Bring in Toyota, or give the other makes a slight weight brake. Something to make it bearable to watch.

[1320racer]

the NHRA's target demographic is NOT racers.

[BLAZER]

First thing to eliminate is funny car--WTF-does anyone think force sells mustangs--F/Cars are the ugliest P.O.S. on any race track in the world-I wish they would race them 4-wide at every track they go to

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by BLAZER

First thing to eliminate is funny car--WTF-does anyone think force sells mustangs--F/Cars are the ugliest P.O.S. on any race track in the world

without funny car and john force there is no road show known this year as Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series because THAT is what and who put asses in the seats at an NHRA National event!

[D.Johns]

On the plus side. They brought back trophy girls.

[Ed Wright]

Todd, your not giving Alan Johnson and his Dad much credit. That's one bad-assed Dodge! Sometimes they are the fast car, some weeks somebody else is nonstop. Right now Mike is. And, Mike is doing it with less money that some others.

[B Parker]

I was never a big fan of the fuel cars but I would from time to time at least watch them run and pay attention to the numbers they were puting up. I have not watched them since they switched to 1000 ft. I just can't relate to it. And I still don't have clue about their times. It seems that there could have been a better way to slow them down and keep them running the 1/4 mile. Pro stock has always been my favorite pro class. It was great in years past to watch some of the guys in the sportsman classes move up threw the ranks to wheel one of these. It's sad to see how far out of hand the cost has become. Not sure what the answer is but we all know what's being done isn't working. Barry

[BLAZER]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

without funny car and john force there is no road show known this year as Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series because THAT is what and who put asses in the seats at an NHRA National event!

FORD gives that mouth money--he would not be in racing without FMC--I ask why? He sure as hell doesn't sell mustangs from that POS he drives, that looks like a dirt track car from a small town in the middle of nowhere-FH