Factory Cars to Pro Stock in 2018 - Speculative Web Article

[Todd Gross]

Originally Posted by Ed Carpenter

And here you have it Nhra simply won't listen to those in the class....

http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-...mopar-minority

Very interesting article. Allen and Roy usually have smart stuff coming out of their mouths.

"Johnson said Mopar wanted a Pro Stock division which resembled what many drag racing fans wanted, identifiable bodies and engines relative to today's street vehicles, with the performance of today's current Pro Stock chassis for performance and safety. Johnson said he'd heard enough to know the manufacturers would have supported this idea.
"We were even going to build a test car if NHRA would have entertained it. Same chassis, same clutch, same transmission, rear end and everything. Except it would have had a Challenger body on it. It would have been the Crate Engine with a supercharger in it.
"We would have modified the engine and the supercharger to the point that it made the same power we do now. That's where Mopar wanted to go, and I know Ford was for it too. I believe GM was for it as well. NHRA went with the fuel injection instead."
"You would have seen a cross between the Pro Stock before the changes and the Factory Stock, but with an engine that would have cut costs tremendously. That engine would have lasted us half the dang year. The proposal was to limit modifications, so as to keep the costs down too."

Thanks for posting the link Ed. I had not seen this.