A FORCE FOR PRO MODS?

I have the solution! I can save the day for the most exciting thing to travel the 1320 in recent years! THIS, my friends, is how Pro Mod gets saved!! Are you ready? Here's how. . .have Force build one. Given howNa-Ra has always KISSED HIS ASS, if Force had a Pro Mod, it would immediately become the top class overall! What, you say, they don't cater to Force? Remember SS/DI? Remember the last issue? Running an editorial that proved Al Hofmann was RIGHT and clown-boy from Yorba Linda was cheating? Na-Ra immediately bought it up & shut it down! So there, you heard it here first; Chicago Jon told it like it is!

Keep up the good work, guys.

Jon T Hoffman
Woodstock II

WELCOMED THE PRO MOD EXPERIENCE

I have been a fan of drag racing and the NHRA since the early 1970s.I have become a Pro Mod "addict" since following them the last 2 years. My family attended the nationals in Gainesville this year, my childrens' first national event. The Pro Mod camp was situated away from the Pro pits in the grass. I thought this disrespectful due the expense and beauty of this class. My children instantly fell in love with the whole "air" of their surroundings.

Troy Critchley and team welcomed us into their pit area. They GAVE my kids hats and T shirts! They let ME sit in the JACKHAMMER, while the crew chief took pictures! Troy Coughlin talked to us and signed posters. Doug Palmer's team was very friendly. The Voodoo Dolls gave my kids free stuff and were very nice.

I know NHRA has lost the Pro Mod program. They missed on a huge opportunity to capitalize on a great group of racers. Let's hope NHRA doesn't become too political and go the way of NASCAR.

Kirk L. Atkins
Palmetto, FL

WHY OH WHY

About those "Cool-Ass" Pro-Mods. Why isn't NHRA interested in them?..they've got the speed, and the E.T. (like what?..6.20's or better, Dah??) they can and do attract great sponsors to the sport!...Some of the best Drivers/Teams in the biz, (whom which any of them could give a rightious "John Force-style" interview for those precious TV moments) Fans are known to rave when they pull up tp line to strut their stuff, their doors DO actually work and the cars DO resemble commercially sold vehicles so there is a plus in that respect right? (covers an excuse in other words) Can this be said for a certain "flooper" class that any "DRAG FAN" diehard knows and loves? I for one DO LOVE'em and believe that Carbon-Fiber Bodied Hot Rods can share the spotlight with those PRO MODS. Too bad that Pro Mods don't burn Nitro eh? That might be exciting ya think? Simple rule changes and other considerations(well planned of course) may fix huh? Well enuff babblin' right,let's just say that perhaps NHRA is a bit concerned that Mods may "steal the show" from the Funny Cars..(yeah I went ahead and wrote it!) Maybe the "travelin' acceleration show" will get too long to cover in a broadcast,or there's a fear of oil down delays ,too difficult to get a grasp of what they're all about for the fans and viewing public?(naaah!..Drag Fans most likely know already!!..and would definately enjoy the performance!) I get what they (NHRA) have to consider and where they're comin' from but bottom line, the fans pay to see great racing (indeed from cars NOTstreet legal) so I think they're missin' out the most. Pro Mods are colorful,exciting,loud and most importantly..FAST!

James Norwood
Chiba, Japan

SHOULD RACE WHERE THEY'RE APPRECIATED

After reading the article on the NHRA experiment, it burns my a$$ to know what little respect the NHRA has for the Pro Mod contingent. The NHRA can not come up with their own class so they steal it from the IHRA and then run it in the ground. It's time that the racers get back to their roots (IHRA), put on the best damn pro mod racing, & get the respect that these PROFESSIONALS deserve.

Lance Howard
Milton, FL

IHRA IS LOOKING GREAT

You're right on track with the Pro Mod stuff. I could never understand why these guys abandoned IHRA with so little promise of glory. They didn't even put the results on the website sometimes.

I do think it is a harbinger for IHRA. It's GOOD to be Aaron Polburn right now. They have no competition for the top Pro Mods, a great Top Fuel show, and what should be a great nitro FC show. And maybe even nitro Harleys coming back. Not a bad position to be in, courtesy of the NHRA's pompousness and mishandling of much of this. I wonder if Top Sportsman still has a future with Glendora?

Bill Horton