PRO MOD 9
I agree with your comments regarding the inclusion of Pro
Mods into the NHRA.
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think that they were doomed from the beginning, due to the
very nature of the Pro Mod class. It seems to me that the
NHRA has 3 categories that are the big money makers. Two
of them, Top Fuel and Fuel Funny car, are the premier no-holds-barred,
slip and slide, big noise, big hp, pedal-fest classes that
keep the fans on their feet due to the very nature of the
runs. The other one, Pro Stock, combines automotive manufacturer
brand name competition, high technology, burndowns, thousandth
of a second side-by-side finishes, as well as body style
recognition that appeals to fans and sponsors alike.
Pro Mod threatens the first two classes on several levels
so the participants in those classes naturally would object
to the potential loss of their piece of the pie. Pro Mod
on the other hand will never be able to compete with Pro
Stock in terms of body style recognition unless current
rules were changed to force the adoption to the more aerodynamic
late model body styles and limit the protrusion of engine
and components in the blower cars, and that has always been
one of the key parts of the Pro Mod body game (new versus
old), blower versus nitrous.
I am sure that Pro Mods could be detuned to the point where
the thousandth-of-a-second side-by-side runs could be achieved.
Could Pro Mod be neutered to the point that it would be
a welcomed addition to the NHRA? God I hope not!
Richard Gavle
Bethesda, MD
PRO MOD 10
Jeff, you continue to offer reasoned commentary on non-NHRA
major subjects. I appreciate your overt support for those
of us who cannot relate or involve themselves with Glendora's
marketing plans.
Philip Bradford
Tacoma, WA
PRO MOD 11
Burk, you HELPED kill a good thing when you backed Kenny's
rule change. Then when you figured out it was only popular
with a handful of racers and chased off some of the best
teams you jumped ship. You still had your nose up Kenny's
butt till the money left. Now you've jumped ship again.
Your showing you have as much credibility as it did this
past year.
Dennis Radford
Getting The Last Laugh
PRO MOD 12
Well written & summed up. Just a little add-on with
last sentence. NHRA has yet again showed its lack of Sision
& that everything they do is based on monetary train
of thought & the vision of future for drag racing with
these people at the helm is not looking all that rosy.
John Geltink
Arnhem the Netherlands
PRO MOD 13
No room for Pro Mod? Hmmm, let's see...we can do without
Super Gas, Super Comp and Super Street. We can easily do
without Pro Stock Bike. NOW we have room. Those ".90"
classes must be way more fun to do than to watch.
Greg Rourke
Batavia, IL
