The future of Factory Stock Showdown

[RonP]

Any thoughts on placing FS/XX non-qualifiers in Comp eliminator?? This category has trouble filling a full field, no break out class, and cars are towed to the staging area. Most of the Comp cars are on the smallest tire they can tolerate.
Would just need a reasonable index (which would be an item of contention).
Thanks, Ron.

[Mike Pearson]

Realistically the future for Factory stock is not all that good. If NHRA does not promote the class then the factories will get bored with the whole program and stop producing the cars and parts for them. The cars will become museum pieces juat as the older COPO and Cobra jet cars from the 60's and 70's NHRA does not seem very interested in the health of any of the sportsman classes. The numbers are down in all of the sportsman classes in the past 10 years or so. NHRA does not seem to have any particular direction that they are heading. With them running bracket cars and 10.5 cars at some nationals this year it seems they are searching for something. They already have a good show with the sportsman classes they just don't have any idea how to promote it to the fans out there. The TV coverage is poor at best and does not give a spectator any idea of what it is actually like at the race in person. Its sad to see NHRA in a decline where the fields are not full in the pro classes.

I think factory stock is very cool and if I could afford one I would be in the mix. All of the purpose built cars from the factories are really awesome.

[Hacksaw]

Originally Posted by RonP

Any thoughts on placing FS/XX non-qualifiers in Comp eliminator?? This category has trouble filling a full field, no break out class, and cars are towed to the staging area. Most of the Comp cars are on the smallest tire they can tolerate.
Would just need a reasonable index (which would be an item of contention).
Thanks, Ron.

Don't think a non qualified FS/XX any body is going to Comp. Even if the index was 9.55, you need to go at least better than .500 under to have a chance. 90% or more often he did run well enough and doesn't want his head handed back to him.

[Ed Carpenter]

The real question is does nhra care enough to promote the class. Everyone knows the answer. Unless Force or Schumacher get involved in Factory Stock cars nhra doesn't care. We need racers in Glendora...

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by ed carpenter

we need racers in glendora...

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[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Ed Carpenter

The real question is does nhra care enough to promote the class. Everyone knows the answer. Unless Force or Schumacher get involved in Factory Stock cars nhra doesn't care. We need racers in Glendora...

I would think that it is more a matter of priorities. If they didn't care, why does the class even exist?

Maybe as a group we could do ourselves a favor by being less negative about everything?