Sad that this is happening

[cicero819]

I unfortunately lost interest like many when you couldn't compare a stock bodied car to the cuppies we now see. I come from the time of Jr Stockers era( you can follow us on Facebook Jr. Stocker)to the Super stock and finally to the jump of the Pro-Stock era. Now NHRA has made a mistake allowing all those multi-teams to take over the class, allowing no small budget team to even have a chance to move up. Competition eliminator was an incredible talent pool in engine builders to drivers but how the mighty rich, short sighted even myopic team owners have ruined this class.I'm a sportsman racer and spectator that love stock,super/stock,competition eliminator,s/g s/c etc etc I leave on Saturday type guy.Bracket racing is where I now swim in and love it and will always continue to compete until I can't.put a fork in it, P.S. is dead.

[GarysZ24]

I just hope before this season ends, Erica and Jeg Jr., Jason, Greg, and Bo, plus Drew and Vincent, Deric, Chris, Alex, & Matt, all rain on Tanner's parade before he goes over to Nascar! Hopefully the last two races will go better for those who're in the opposite lane to Tanner, than Dallas did. Moreover, I still want to see Erica give Tanner a parting shot (i.e., trip to his trailer w/o a Wally in hand). I know she can do it, and I'll be rooting for Erica, and all the above mentioned guys the remainder of the season!

[fredjohnston]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

I just hope before this season ends, Erica and Jeg Jr., Jason, Greg, and Bo, plus Drew and Vincent, Deric, Chris, Alex, & Matt, all rain on Tanner's parade before he goes over to Nascar! Hopefully the last two races will go better for those who're in the opposite lane to Tanner, than Dallas did. Moreover, I still want to see Erica give Tanner a parting shot (i.e., trip to his trailer w/o a Wally in hand). I know she can do it, and I'll be rooting for Erica, and all the above mentioned guys the remainder of the season!

Tell us how you really feel! I don't see a thing wrong with Tanner. He is good for the class. I hope he runs the field at the next three races.

[Mike Pearson]

Everything evolves including drag racing. Pro stock is no different. In the quest for more power better aero and faster ET the racers do what they always do. Push the envelope. This is what racing is all about. Pro stock is as good as it as ever been. This year there have been more winners than ever. Several first time winners. Really close races where the driver was the deciding factor with the reaction time. I know some don’t like that it’s mostly a one brand class now and that is probably not healthy for the class. If you like car racing and close competition then Pro Stock gives you all of that. I have been racing for over 40 years and I enjoy it as much as I ever did. The classes will never go back to what they used to be.

[GTS340]

Looks like G.M., Ford and Mopar no longer have any interest in Pro-Stock as they did. Surely Mopar and Ford have none. An automotive sport should have way more attention to this. Factory stock, as I said two near years ago will take over this part of NHRA's focus. Not every fan wants to watch 16 Camaros go at it. I'm guessing you'll see Bo and Drew driving Factory Stock next year.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by fredjohnston

Tell us how you really feel! I don't see a thing wrong with Tanner. He is good for the class. I hope he runs the field at the next three races.

Tanner reminds me of a guy named Eric that I raced against in 1981. He came up to Bandimere Speedway with his Nova, and proclaimed to some other racers he was going to mow down the field and take the Street Eliminator seasonal championship. a racing bud of mine came and told me that, and I approached Eric and asked him if he in fact said that, and he admitted he did. I told him that in order to be the champ he was going to have to get past me (since I was in 1st place at that time). He said "we can settle this in the first round", to which I replied "I'll be there, you make sure you're there"! We lined up, we raced, and I sent him packing afterwards! I didn't win the whole race that day, but I didn't care, I beat him, and stayed in 1st place from June to August. Sadly I had a cylinder head go bad on me, and I missed a race or two, and when I got back to racing, I lost in the first round that 1st time back. He had the psychological advantage over the rest of the field, but not me. He was arrogant (similar to how Tanner is/was against Erica and (I believe) Alex), and I get amped up to race people like that! The last race of the season all I had to do was win one round that he lost, and I'd pass him up, so I tried to line up next to him, and every time I did, he pulled his car out. After doing that a few times, the tower got wind of it, and pulled cars out of one line, and laddered us so I could only race him in the finals. Sadly I went red by -.011 to the guy that finished 3rd, and Eric ended up winning the race and the track championship after-all.

Eric may have won the battle, but the war was the Division 5 ET Finals, and he didn't do so good there, losing in the 2nd round at that race in Marion, SD. I however, ended up having the best laugh, because I won the race and became the 1981 Division Five Street Eliminator Champion, and all he could do was watch! I will also thank some of the team members of other tracks, who made the comment to one of my teammates, "what's he doing out there with that car"? I knew good and well they weren't talking about my car, they were talking about me after cutting three straight .023rt's in rnd's 1-3. That gave me even more mojo to hit a pair of .051rt's in the semi's and the final to win, and an "Elton John" "I'm Still Standing" moment on the starting line with John Bandimere Jr., and Darrell Zimmerman (Division Five Director)!

I'm hoping that Erica or Jeg or any of the others with a mathematical chance to catch him will and have such a moment as a send off to his future Nascar career, and I also hope Alex will get him back on the track as well! As one of my friends says, "he who laughs last, laughs best", and I hope when one of them passes him, and/or beats him in eliminations like Greg, Jeg, Matt, and Deric had a lucrative chance at doing last wknd., in Dallas, they will enjoy their "I'm Still Standing" moment too!

[BG56]

If you take all the 'personal' or 'feelings' out of the equation - Tanner will be Champ. (I'd put a coupla sheckles on it)

[1320racer]

As he should be, he's the best driver in the class and exactly what all of pro motorsports needs rather than corporate sponsored parakeets.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by BG56

If you take all the 'personal' or 'feelings' out of the equation - Tanner will be Champ. (I'd put a coupla sheckles on it)

After what I saw yesterday in eliminations, it's hard to disagree with you on that especially since only there's only 8 remaining rounds of competition, and Tanner has 130 pts over Jeg Jr. (136 over Vincent Nobile). I think all Tanner has to do is when 2rnds in 'Vegas, and he'll probably clinch the title (perhaps not even that much)?

At least it appears that he's not being full of himself like he was last year, which is better. However, I am glad that Jason Line kept him out of yesterdays winners circle!

[jmcarter]

Was glad to see Jason finally get a win in the Pro Camaro class, broadcast even talked up the 300th PS win for Camaro, duh? Really? Makes it a bit easier when they legislate competitors to the sidelines. I normally record the Sunday finals on the off chance they actually show a few runs that interest me but of course PS gets far less coverage than interviews of Todd, Force and Schumacher teams. The segment on Jason’s career was cool. Also from the linked article it appears NHRA has abandoned the Mountain Motor experiment so it would seem they have to announce some changes for 2019; perhaps some sort of event rotation between Pro Mod, PS and FS. MUCH better watch FS than PS, sevens on a 9 inch tire is amazing (Kevin is the man BTW). If I see one more plug for how much a driver owes success to a Chevy or Toyota in their fuel car I will probably barf. MJ is right, John Force, Don Schumacher, Keith Black and Connie Kalitta say they’re too old for this crap the big tent will probably fold.

https://www.competitionplus.com/drag...-for-pro-stock