Ford and Pro Stock

[Tom keedle]

Originally Posted by Detroit Bob

Lets face it the best you can say about the bodies on funny cars and pro stocks are, they look cartoonish. The beauty of pro stock in the early days, and funny car to an extent, were the bodies were recognizable . You didn't have to slap the name on the front of the thing to tell me what make it was.
Nhra needs to start over again with a rules package that makes sense for the manufacturers as well as the spectating public. That means in pro stock, stock bodies and production style engines. Funny car needs to adopt rules closer to the nostalgia funny cars.

ON THE OTHER HAND, take a look at nascars' COT
pretty much the same thing as funny cars,i haven't been able to tell 1 brand from another for years...

[Jeff Teuton]

Tom, a keen observation. At several meetings with Mopar Performance, and Dodge Motorsports (which controls the Nascar effort), I casually observed that in my 44 years as a dealer, I have never had a Car of Tomorrow on my showroom floor. Greatest measurements of Nascar not playing to their fans, I have noticed while going to the races this year absolutely no conversation on the CB radio about Nascar, and the truck stops have deep discounts on the Nascar clothes etc. Only the trained eye and ear coulb observe that.

[Ron E]

Originally Posted by Tom keedle

ON THE OTHER HAND, take a look at nascars' COT
pretty much the same thing as funny cars,i haven't been able to tell 1 brand from another for years...

Thats always the problem when rules remain the same for decades. Physics of the specific rules will cause the engines to become more and more the same. The teams will lobby for equal aerodynamics. Eventually we have current P/S and 'cup cars. The difference is the grill and headlight decals. It becomes boring when they get to this point.
I'm just glad there is stock and super stock. I've lost interest in the cookie-cutter classes.