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Old 07-10-2016, 06:15 AM   #1
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Default Re: Interesting Commentary on Pro Stock and Factory Stock

Pro stock is dying because of the economy, and NHRA's lack of promoting the class. P/S has been left out in the cold to starve. I like many others had hoped that the new TV coverage would be better than ESPN, but sadly it's worse. NHRA was only looking to save $$$ on production cost and could give a rat's *** if the show sucks or not. Corporate money doesn't want to sponsor cars that get 1/2 the airtime of Johnny Bigmouth, or his daughters in fuel classes. Also do we really need to see 4 minutes of fuel cars backing up from burnouts and their boring staging process? The EFI has already priced good teams out of it, and NHRA rushed the class into with no parts and little time to develop them. I think if they let P/S compete on a regional level, where smaller teams could compete, and gain regional corporate interest it would surely grow the class back up. Teams that compete on a regional level would be limited to competing at national events within their region, and 2 or 3 outside of it, and teams that ran for the countdown points would be limited to 2 regional races to keep it fair and prevent heavily funded teams from using regional races as "test" events. There's no quick fix to the problem because NHRA has left the vine withering for decades now, and maybe my ideas are a crock, but I'd like to see the class thrive again. Unfortunately I agree that P/M will move ahead of P/S because the meatheads in the stands like to see aborted passes and crashes, not real geniuses who push the envelope of the internal combustion engine, and chassis to win by the closest margins. I've ranted long enough!
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Old 07-10-2016, 07:13 AM   #2
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Default Re: Interesting Commentary on Pro Stock and Factory Stock

Think the FS1 show last night reflects the direction, 3rd and 4th Q runs of Pro Stock showed about 4 runs total. The bikes even got more exposure. NHRA mismanaged the class so bad it's on the way out.
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Old 07-10-2016, 10:59 AM   #3
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Think the FS1 show last night reflects the direction, 3rd and 4th Q runs of Pro Stock showed about 4 runs total. The bikes even got more exposure. NHRA mismanaged the class so bad it's on the way out.
FS1 and NHRA are doing their part to kill Pro Stock and what a Damn Shame!
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