NHRA NITROUS PRO MOD RUMORS UNTRUE!

Drag Racing Online has had many calls from concerned Pro Mod racers about the rumor that has been circulating that NHRA is considering making their Pro Mod series exclusively a nitrous series for the 2003 season. We had enough calls on the subject that we decided to go to the source and called NHRA Competition Committee member Len Imbrogno. We told him the rumor we had heard and asked if there was any truth to it. Imbrogno told DRO that it was absolutely untrue.

"One of the facets of the Pro Modified class that everyone on the committee likes and Tom Compton himself has said he likes is the diversity of the Pro Modified class," Imborgno said. "We all feel the nitrous versus supercharger aspect of the class is the main attraction the class has for spectators. I can tell you that there are absolutely no plans to make the class exclusively a nitrous one. We are much more concerned with developing rules that will create a level playing field so that both nitrous cars and blower cars have an equal opportunity to compete and win at NHRA Pro Modified events."

PRO STOCK ASSOCIATION VOTES WEIGHT BREAK IN

In a previous entry Agent 1320 reported that a reduction in minimum weight for NHRA Pro Stockers was in the works. Apparently, it was a done deal and the Agent didn't know it. One of the Agent's operatives called to say that the Pro Stock owners association evidently voted on the proposal during the NHRA World Finals at Pomona. According to our source the vote count was eight for, six against, and four "no vote." Apparently that means that the 50-lb weight break will probably be in effect for 2002.

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