New Pro Comp - your thoughts

On any marginal track, the longer wheelbase cars will be at a Huge advantage.

 

How do you police it

[ August 06, 2003, 06:25 PM: Message edited by: Funnycarbob ]

 

I think an idea like this could be huge for the low buck and match race types. Maybe put a 4.00 index (or even a 4.20) on it to keep things from getting crazy. I also think you will need to have first round loser money at $500-$600 to get a solid commitment from a decent amount of cars. I like the idea of running dragsters and FC's together - maybe take the fastest 4 of each to guarantee the FC's and altereds some 1st round spots. You may also want to consider a Chicago style show - book in 5 dragsters and 5 FC/Altereds.
2 rounds - everyone runs with fastest dragster running the fastest FC/altered for the win.

Purse - keep the difference between the winner and the show money to a minimum so people don't go crazy.
Win $1400
RU $1300
3-4th fastest $800
5-8th fastest $650
9-10th fastest $500 (assuming decent performance)

Total purse is $7900 or pretty close to a pro mod show. Tracks may be willing to do this and if they are successful, they will be willing to pay more.

We need something like this in the southeast. We have one circuit that runs blown PM's, altereds, and FC's on a 4.50 index but it does not attract alot of FC's.

On a related question, what does that Texas outlaw altered association pay the guys that show, etc? Their web site is great and it sounds like they do a good job at the smaller tracks. I remember when Larry Reep ran a vega on the old All American FC series back in the late 70's - now he has a very cool altered- I'd love to see those guys run.

 

Interesting,Tulsa has been running a class that they have been calling "PRO-COMP",and in trying to keep the class going,a few of us have been throwing a few ideas back and forth,what we have come up with is as follows:

THE CARS:A class reserved for rear engined dragsters,front engined dragsters,center steer altereds,and center steer funny cars
THE ENGINES:Blown,Turbo's,Nitrous,Injected,carburated,
Gasoline,Alcohol,Nitro,run what you want to run
THE RULES:
1.All cars must be self starting,from the centerline of the crankshaft,batteries need not be onboard
2.open wheel,center steer only
3.four tenths tree,no blue light
4.diapers mandatory,serviceable non cert units acceptable

pretty simple

 

Will, you are probably correct as the Chicago style of eliminations has not been used much in the last 10 to 15 years. I grew up going to match races in the midwest and that's the way it was done the majority of the time and the fans seemed to like it back then. The Chicago style keeps the show to a manageable length of time for a one day show - first round at 7, second at 8:45, finals at 10:30, etc. People don't have to be at the track all day and night to see the show.

But, if you go with a regular elim bracket that will work very well, but I still think you should move some of the top money down to first round so more middle of the road/budget people will commit to the show. I hope this works and can expand into the southeast.

 

Here in Albuq. they ran a series like that, Dragsters and FC's, altered's together. The FC's didn't stand a chance! The quickest FC time I think I saw was a 6.52 from Lawren Jones. Meanwhile, the Dragsters were in the 6.30-40's all over the place! Mark Taliaferro still has the track record at 6.10@227!

 

good point.