Outlaw pro mod

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prostang

Original Poster:

127 posts

210 months

Thursday 9th April 2015
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Someone on the rods and sods forumn said there is a rumour of a new class outlaw pro mod,

Edited by prostang on Thursday 9th April 18:58

Tet

1,196 posts

203 months

Friday 10th April 2015
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Because y'know, what European drag racing really needs right now is yet mroe classes rolleyes

straker

130 posts

187 months

Friday 10th April 2015
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whoosh parrot? smile . . .

I saw the post I think, and I think it was in reference to a recent Pro Mod driver
now being at Her Majesty's pleasure, and that perhaps a class should be set up for those
with 'dubious' financing arrangements . . . hence the 'outlaw' bit smile

Flying Toilet

3,621 posts

210 months

Friday 10th April 2015
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I read it more as someone was considering setting up an Outlaw Pro Mod class like the ones they have Stateside...

Andy Frost could count as Outlaw Pro Mod once his revamp is done.

Others may join if there cars don't match FIA/MSA spec with carbon brakes, auto shut off etc.

Mark13

403 posts

177 months

Friday 10th April 2015
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The comment on RnS was a cheap shot.

But seriously isn't Top Doorslammer a more relaxed version of Pro Mod.

There are already too many categories and we lost super modified last year, which I always thought was a great category that just needed numbers.

prostang

Original Poster:

127 posts

210 months

Friday 10th April 2015
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The reason I posted it was 2 fold , I thought it was quite funny considering the things going on at present and also to stir up a bit of intrest in a 1/8 mile class as I love to watch the U.S. Swedish and Aussie outlaw stuff

jumpingdoghouse

81 posts

195 months

Friday 10th April 2015
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Shouldn't that be two pro mod racers ???

Turn7

23,502 posts

220 months

Friday 10th April 2015
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Interestingly, Graham always said the reason SUMO wasnt popular was beacuse people couldnt think for themselves ?


firewalker

366 posts

180 months

Saturday 11th April 2015
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prostang said:
The reason I posted it was 2 fold , I thought it was quite funny considering the things going on at present and also to stir up a bit of intrest in a 1/8 mile class as I love to watch the U.S. Swedish and Aussie outlaw stuff
I'm sure Aussie TDS is 1/4 mile where the tracks are good enough. Calder Park is (or was) 1/8th mile for them but pretty sure Willowbank for one is 1320 feet.
Same goes for their Top Fuellers and Funny Cars incidentally to chuck another stone in the 1k fart arguments :P
They don't have Pro-Mod down under but Top Doorslammer is a very worthy substitute from a spectator point of view. I'm not sure that we need it here though, more call for another 1/4 mile nitro class to go with the Nossie Floppers and Altereds - we cant just keep watching Apache v. Chaos forever!







firewalker

366 posts

180 months

Saturday 11th April 2015
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jumpingdoghouse said:
Shouldn't that be two pro mod racers ???
One Pro-Mod one TMFC.

NitroWars

661 posts

210 months

Saturday 11th April 2015
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Two Pro Mod and one TMFC.

tom405

38 posts

109 months

Monday 13th April 2015
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firewalker said:
we cant just keep watching Apache v. Chaos forever!
Very true but man they are good! Stole the show on sundays festival of power for me... the way they fire up the engines and then cruise round the corner simultaneously... I hope the new nostalgia cars keep up that level of showmanship, made my day

firewalker

366 posts

180 months

Monday 13th April 2015
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tom405 said:
firewalker said:
we cant just keep watching Apache v. Chaos forever!
Very true but man they are good! Stole the show on sundays festival of power for me... the way they fire up the engines and then cruise round the corner simultaneously... I hope the new nostalgia cars keep up that level of showmanship, made my day
Agreed, as they did at last years Nationals and Dragstalgia - my point being that 1/4 mile nitro fuelled drag racing has been reduced to a 2 car show and needs to take off now more than ever.

sim1

107 posts

146 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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2 pro mods ? Understand one and one tmfc ??

Turn7

23,502 posts

220 months

Tuesday 14th April 2015
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I believe another team has inauspiciously disappeared....

sim1

107 posts

146 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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I no the team u mean!! was fishing for info without asking outright and just trying to spread st .

UgandaDave

163 posts

210 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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Turn7 said:
Interestingly, Graham always said the reason SUMO wasnt popular was beacuse people couldnt think for themselves ?
When was SUMO unpopular? at one point there were far more SUMO cars that British Promods, I remember weighing and engine checking hundreds of the bloody things lol

Rat_Fink_67

2,309 posts

205 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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UgandaDave said:
When was SUMO unpopular? at one point there were far more SUMO cars that British Promods, I remember weighing and engine checking hundreds of the bloody things lol
The only thing unpopular about Super Mod was that it required thinking and working rather than reaching for the shoe whitener. People banded "cost" around, but most of the motorhomes in the pits cost a lot more than it did to run the Camaro.

shovelheadrob

1,564 posts

170 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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SUMO was possibly the best thing we've had in British drag racing, it's a shame that too many racers are lazy & don't want to learn how to go faster.

37chevy

3,280 posts

155 months

Wednesday 15th April 2015
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shovelheadrob said:
SUMO was possibly the best thing we've had in British drag racing, it's a shame that too many racers are lazy & don't want to learn how to go faster.
I agree sumo was a great class, I think it's a little harsh saying racers are too lazy....sometimes it's down to not having enough money, or have other financial priorities, and also some people just don't want to go that fast....I'm perfectly happy running 10 seconds, while keeping costs under control so I don't end up remortgaging the house!