2019 Cobra Jet program in jeopardy ?

[bubski]

Hello !! Ford plans on not selling cars in North America !! With the Mustang and some wheeze box as their only car !! do you think it takes a bunch of support from racing to sell Mustangs to the Ford faithful ?? Factory stock will not sell a single car to the public !! even the most naieve fans will see that the level of performance of these cars is beyond the reach of the brand loyal buyer !!

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by bubski

Hello !! Ford plans on not selling cars in North America !! With the Mustang and some wheeze box as their only car !! do you think it takes a bunch of support from racing to sell Mustangs to the Ford faithful ?? Factory stock will not sell a single car to the public !! even the most naieve fans will see that the level of performance of these cars is beyond the reach of the brand loyal buyer !!

But it will help sell trucks to the Drag Racers and Car Guys who still have to tow their stuff to where they want to go! NHRA Drag Racing might be at the end of it's rope but there's still an awful lot of "rabid" Car Guys out there playing with their toys and they've got to move them around.

OMG!!!! Did I just post on a FFFord thread?!? I must be mistaken.

[George Fitzpatrick]

Bigger Mustang

https://carbuzz.com/news/next-genera...challenger-big

[chris ok]

Factory stock seems the perfect ego driven class for the big 3.
I don’t understand what is happening.
When mentioned in this thread previous is that drag racing had the smallest budget in 1969.
Well part of that is knowing the obsession Drag racers have to spend their own hard earned money to get where they want to go in respect to their cars performance.
It is still happening now obviously as I get to watch you all in my favorite classes as well as participate locally in classes I fit in.
Factory stock heads up racing is the best thing to happen to Nhra in a looong time.
I hope they give you the support you need so you can run with it and keep up a great show for us fans.
Come on Ford, Chevrolet and Chrysler.
This is the very best racing available to highlight your super cars.
Chris.

[BillyCarroll]

I don't want to hijack the thread and get it off topic, but I wanted to clarify the "Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday" comment I made in the earlier post in this thread. I do think the Factory Showdown Cars will prompt sales on Monday, but I wasn't referring to the sale of more Showdown Cars. That program was never designed to sell a high volume of showdown cars, but more as a way of selling performance cars, parts and accessories. You could argue if an in house factory race team or a factory support program works out better in the long run as far as engineering and product development, but without the guys relaying the information back and forth it becomes a non issue.

My main point is that people can look at these factory efforts in racing and pick them apart, but let's not devalue the importance of the manufacturer's human links that have a real interest in what is going on in the pits and try to improve the product across the board.

Aside from if you think the program sells cars or not, if it gets people interested in paying attention to the sportsman classes either as a spectator or a potential new racer I'd say it's a win/win. I often hear people say younger people need to get involved in racing. It's a lot easier if it is something that they can identify with and the correlation between a fuel car and a Camry is lost on me.

[MNDartSwagger]

Originally Posted by BillyCarroll

I don't want to hijack the thread and get it off topic, but I wanted to clarify the "Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday" comment I made in the earlier post in this thread. I do think the Factory Showdown Cars will prompt sales on Monday, but I wasn't referring to the sale of more Showdown Cars. That program was never designed to sell a high volume of showdown cars, but more as a way of selling performance cars, parts and accessories. You could argue if an in house factory race team or a factory support program works out better in the long run as far as engineering and product development, but without the guys relaying the information back and forth it becomes a non issue.

My main point is that people can look at these factory efforts in racing and pick them apart, but let's not devalue the importance of the manufacturer's human links that have a real interest in what is going on in the pits and try to improve the product across the board.

Aside from if you think the program sells cars or not, if it gets people interested in paying attention to the sportsman classes either as a spectator or a potential new racer I'd say it's a win/win. I often hear people say younger people need to get involved in racing. It's a lot easier if it is something that they can identify with and the correlation between a fuel car and a Camry is lost on me.

Agreed. What will sell on Monday? Prolly not too many COPOs, CJs, or DPs. But if FSS/FSC piques someone's interest in sportsman racing, there's the Challenger 1320, Hellcat, Hellcat Red-eye, ZL1 Camaro, and Shelby Mustangs that will scratch that itch. All available at your local dealership on any given Monday!