What has happened in Pro Stock

[chris ok]

As a fan since the 80's, I thought today went great. All pro classes were awesome. I did miss more sportsman as they only ran the semis and finals. The show is shortened to acccomidate the newer demographic? shorter attention spans, certainly an easier ride home today.
4 points I will make.
1 many drag racers want heads up classes. They are no longer interested in anything brackets to watch or compete. Cecil County had anothershootout Saturday and maybe today too where a lot of locals were. I know that for fact. A few told me. Interesting they included 11.50 index.I think it was My friends GP was in semis of it. I like the index classes and they are fun to watch.
2 The young ones today like lowering cars and nice wheels, some graphics and intakes(air filter systems as I would say, they dont) and are not track kids. They don't like domestics. I work for Lexus, and see it daily with coworkers and customers rides.
3. The economy still stinks and many can't afford this.

4. Alan Reinhart gave the very best heartfelt thank you I've ever seen at the track today. They know people just can't afford the day out, tho June is graduations, proms, bdays month of the year People don't have the disposible income and many are recovering from Sandy and otherstorms also. I was with one today.
I was moved by his speech. Any tape of it?

[Dan Fahey]

IF you want Drag Racing to survive in the future you need to allow Foreign Makes to compete in the Pro and Sportsman Races.

The Pro ranks need to be shaken up.
Reduce Blower Size for TF and FC get back to 1/4 racing.

Pro Stockers need to use real bodies.
I cannot tell one car from another.
ProMod has more character.

TO bring in the public and families.
Bathroom Facilities needs to be vastly improved.

Dan

[Doug McCue]

Originally Posted by chris ok

As a fan since the 80's, I thought today went great. All pro classes were awesome. I did miss more sportsman as they only ran the semis and finals. The show is shortened to acccomidate the newer demographic? shorter attention spans, certainly an easier ride home today.
4 points I will make.
1 many drag racers want heads up classes. They are no longer interested in anything brackets to watch or compete. Cecil County had anothershootout Saturday and maybe today too where a lot of locals were. I know that for fact. A few told me. Interesting they included 11.50 index.I think it was My friends GP was in semis of it. I like the index classes and they are fun to watch.
2 The young ones today like lowering cars and nice wheels, some graphics and intakes(air filter systems as I would say, they dont) and are not track kids. They don't like domestics. I work for Lexus, and see it daily with coworkers and customers rides.
3. The economy still stinks and many can't afford this.

4. Alan Reinhart gave the very best heartfelt thank you I've ever seen at the track today. They know people just can't afford the day out, tho June is graduations, proms, bdays month of the year People don't have the disposible income and many are recovering from Sandy and otherstorms also. I was with one today.
I was moved by his speech. Any tape of it?

Street racing is coming back, at least in this part of the country.

[Alan Roehrich]

Modern NHRA is what has happened to Pro Stock.

The foreign makes do not care about drag racing, in the least. Neither do their buyers. A few people that work for foreign makes might be interested.

What needs to be done is for drag racing sanctioning bodies to focus on their core market first and foremost, to stop the spectator and participant loss.

Then they can look at pursuing other customers, without running off the ones they have.

[Pedigo Perf]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Modern NHRA is what has happened to Pro Stock.

The foreign makes do not care about drag racing, in the least. Neither do their buyers. A few people that work for foreign makes might be

Wasn't it the Toyota NHRA Summernationals?

[copperhead]

We need more "stock" in Pro Stock. Remember the days of "factory roof and quarter panels"? At least the cars resembled their actual factory counterparts.

[Mike Taylor 3601]

Bill Koski said Mike Edwards is running off with points,but now with countdown that screws that up,he did that a few years ago and countdown cost him championship,
I don't like countdown if a guy can run off with championship and have wrapped up with 3 or 4 races left then I think they deserve it.

My main problem w/pros is
2-3 people practically owning the whole field
the countdown
1000' racing
$'s it takes has put and keeps a lot of good racers out.

Mike Taylor 3601

[Ed Wright]

I can't believe some can't tell the cars apart.

I don't like the count down either.

It's hard to understand a racer not being impressed and interested in the technology involved. Much of our engine building technology trickled down from there. Fuel cars? Not so much.

I guess maybe the bracket contingent that buys their engines may not be that interested.

I would love to be a fly on the wall of Mike's engine shop. Al introduced me to one of Mike's engine guys at Indy last year. Got to pick his brain a little. Highlight of my weekend.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

I guess maybe the bracket contingent that buys their engines may not be that interested.

Newsflash Ed, the stock/super stock contingent buys their engines too! Perhaps you've heard of Tilburg, Watters and Gulius.