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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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Pro Stock is out dated at this time, there are no 500 inch cars with 2 carbs any longer. The Pro Stock class of today are funny cars but with doors. Pro Stock should go back to a backed halfed bodies in white, with flat hoods. Fuel injected, no more then 370 ci. It would bring alot of different combinations and new faces into the field. It wouldn't be the same 22 cars that show up. Let the cars come back to Pro "Stock" It would bring the class closer to the modern day vehicles. Also the cost to run one would come back down to reason. Just a different look at the class.
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Dilbert, SS is who I'm talking about. Many still build their own. Others don't care to go faster, don't test to get faster, just bracket race it.
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1970 was a long time ago, most buy their engines and the racers typically collecting Wallys are current or former bracket racers!
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