Bobby Bennett
Nitro Member
http://www.competitionplus.com/drag...ws-nhra-to-announce-18-race-schedule-for-2019
NHRA Pro Stock at 18 races in 2019
NHRA Pro Stock at 18 races in 2019
So does this mean at these 6 events ticket prices will be discounted,since we arent getting a full show like the other events??
This is obviously the only thing on your mind since you bring it up so much. You know damn well the answer is no, so just don't go to any of the races where pro-stock is not competing! That or take a Mello Yello can with you!
A few of the pro stock teams like ones that have other businesses like the idea and more teams will go full time with less racesHey, I like the loud cars as much as anybody but, when you have an entire 16 car field that regularly qualifies within a few 'hun of one another, you have the most competitive class is all of motorsport.
I hate to see Pro-Stock go but, moving to a limited schedule will kill the professional level teams.
So does this mean at these 6 events ticket prices will be discounted,since we arent getting a full show like the other events??
Yea more super gas cars dont count lolIf you read the article, you'd see that NHRA is looking at filler options for these events, Perhaps Mountain Motor PS... Best to read the article first before commenting and opening yourself up to criticism.
Look at the stands when Pro Stock is running. There's your answer.So does this mean at these 6 events ticket prices will be discounted,since we arent getting a full show like the other events??
also some racers have a "real" job and getting away that many weeks a year is an issue.
the class is dying and I don't know what the proper answer is.
The class has gotten completely away from its original intentions; which was to showcase muscle cars that were available from the various manufacturers.
When NHRA allowed Grumpy Jenkins to run a tube chassis in his '72 Vega, that opened the floodgates for creative interpretations of the rulebook. Now, the cars have shocks that cost more than some houses. Plus, none of the cars (Camaros) look like anything available in showrooms.
As has been mentioned elsewhere in this thread, look at how the stands empty out when the PS cars pull into the lanes. Large-scale fan interest is just not there anymore.
Reducing the number of races is akin to pulling a stuck Band-Aid off really, really slowly. It hurts the entire time. Just quickly tear the thing off and be done with it.
Besides, it's not like Ford and Mopar racers will be hurt by the class' demise.
I think a sixteen car FS field might make an interesting experiment when the PS cars have been excluded from the event. Wondering if KB Racing and that bunch from oklahoma might show up with a FS car or two. Congrats to Leah winning the FS deal this year, proving she can drive the wheels off anything she sits in.