Interesting...Jon Asher on Pro Stock and Factory Stock

[Mike Delahanty]

I think Jon is spot with this editorial. Check it out.

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

[Andy Friar]

I agree Mike, spot on.

[hemid68]

Sounds pretty interesting, but I would have it all on one day, like the Hemi Challenge, so the fan of these cars can see the whole eliminations on one day.
I go to Indy on Friday just to see the AH cars, and I'm able to see all of the Challenge that day. I enjoy the Factory Stock also, but it's not my main thing, but if it was, I would want to see it all at once, without having to spend 4 days.
I'm old enough to remember the start of Pro Stock, and Factory Stock does seem to be the second coming of that show. Put them in the spotlight.

[Kevin Panzino]

While we can appreciate the factory stock plug, I can't say this article does us any favors. I'm not crazy about any writer advocating the demise of any category, period. Who is he to advocate that millions of dollars and cubic hours of effort of folks who's passion is pro stock just "go away" after 2018?
Be careful when you say "dead on, Jon". Maybe in a few years he will be out of love with factory stock and will write an article how you all need to go away and then claim the "fill in the blank: class" is the answer to all of nhra's woes and "what the fans want".

And The Biggest issue I have with the article is this quote: "Never mind the fact that drag racing is about the fans and not the competitors." ....... Completely, 180 degrees, dead wrong for what is in fact supposed to be the true mission of nhra.

[davidhuff]

I agree,Pro Stock can not even make a field of 16 race cars.

[Mike Fuller]

Interesting piece. If it does replace pro stock how much will the cost go up?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Mike Fuller

Interesting piece. If it does replace pro stock how much will the cost go up?

A lot !
First of all , you'll need two sets of new tires for every race. One for qualifying,..one for the eliminator.
Oh, you guys think you won't need them? Maybe not, but the well financed pro team in the other lane will have them.
Yes, and you'll need crew members, gaskets, special tools, etc. , for the tear down.
Yes, tear down. These ARE Stockers, right?
They left them alone for a year, and look what happened.
Somebody sprinkled water on their supercharger, and it grew bigger.
Imagine that.

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Mike Fuller

Interesting piece. If it does replace pro stock how much will the cost go up?

Millionaires Gone WILD...!!

[ALMACK]

Interesting perspective by the author.

I have felt for some time that NHRA could make PS more realistic and bridge the gap between the current Pro Stock and Super Stock by:

* make the car bodies have the same dimensions as factory production cars.
* Super Stock legal tires.
* The engine would be based on the same architecture as production engines but the racers could poke and stroke them to a certain max cu.in.
* a Limit on supercharger specs ( larger of course than the current SS blowers)

Basically it would be an enhanced version of Super Stock very much like it was in 1970

[Mike Fuller]

Originally Posted by almack

interesting perspective by the author.

I have felt for some time that nhra could make ps more realistic and bridge the gap between the current pro stock and super stock by:

* make the car bodies have the same dimensions as factory production cars.
* super stock legal tires.
* the engine would be based on the same architecture as production engines but the racers could poke and stroke them to a certain max cu.in.
* a limit on supercharger specs ( larger of course than the current ss blowers)

basically it would be an enhanced version of super stock very much like it was in 1970

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