Factory Cars to Pro Stock in 2018 - Speculative Web Article

charlie westcott · 11-28-2016, 09:21 AM

This is a copy of what I put on FB cause I dont have time to type it again.

"How many of these "factory PS cars" show up now for the races they have? 8? After KB goes out and outruns the average guy by 4 tenths, they will go back to racing in stock, and nothing will change. Every class is on life support. How many TF teams are there now? Changing all the rules does nothing but make everyone spend more money. These rumors are always floated by people that race stockers, but think they deserve to race with the pros. It was the same thing when I was running the cuda. Everyone thought they should be entitled to running heads up in a cool class. If you want to do that, go build one, whether its a PS car, or a hemi car, dont expect to be made a player with a keyboard."

Issue #2,
Dodge is getting out of PS cause they cant pay their suppliers and get some parts made, the same reason why Hemi guys call me every month looking for blocks and heads. They may support the late model thing for a while, but they are also on life support by the looks of it, and anyone that wants to hitch their cart onto that wagon is going to follow them down the tubes. Its impossible to race a car with no parts whether its a PS car, or a SS car.
I am sure that Delete was not happy with where their performance was with the Dodges, but I will bet that the fact they had to beg parts from people that were hoarding them didnt help. From what I was told, they ended the deal, not the other way around.

The other thing people need to accept is this, the only cars that bring fans to the drag strip that arent already involved in the racing business are the fuel cars. Joe 6-pak didnt drive to indy to see a factory stock car go 8's, or a PS car. Hes there to see and hear the loud cars. The racers and their familys are in the stands at a points meet, watching the sportsmen cars and it usually amounts to about 30 people, and SS guys dont watch SG, and vice-versa.

cw

11-28-2016, 09:21 AM	#11
charlie westcott Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 216 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Factory Cars to Pro Stock in 2018 - Speculative Web Arti This is a copy of what I put on FB cause I dont have time to type it again. "How many of these "factory PS cars" show up now for the races they have? 8? After KB goes out and outruns the average guy by 4 tenths, they will go back to racing in stock, and nothing will change. Every class is on life support. How many TF teams are there now? Changing all the rules does nothing but make everyone spend more money. These rumors are always floated by people that race stockers, but think they deserve to race with the pros. It was the same thing when I was running the cuda. Everyone thought they should be entitled to running heads up in a cool class. If you want to do that, go build one, whether its a PS car, or a hemi car, dont expect to be made a player with a keyboard." Issue #2, Dodge is getting out of PS cause they cant pay their suppliers and get some parts made, the same reason why Hemi guys call me every month looking for blocks and heads. They may support the late model thing for a while, but they are also on life support by the looks of it, and anyone that wants to hitch their cart onto that wagon is going to follow them down the tubes. Its impossible to race a car with no parts whether its a PS car, or a SS car. I am sure that Delete was not happy with where their performance was with the Dodges, but I will bet that the fact they had to beg parts from people that were hoarding them didnt help. From what I was told, they ended the deal, not the other way around. The other thing people need to accept is this, the only cars that bring fans to the drag strip that arent already involved in the racing business are the fuel cars. Joe 6-pak didnt drive to indy to see a factory stock car go 8's, or a PS car. Hes there to see and hear the loud cars. The racers and their familys are in the stands at a points meet, watching the sportsmen cars and it usually amounts to about 30 people, and SS guys dont watch SG, and vice-versa. cw