Put out there for some input. I talked to a number of drivers and they like it as well as a track owner.
Open Wheel Modified name change to Pro Modified, Florida Pro Modified or Southeast Pro Modified
We are putting on great shows with professional looking cars, this will help attract more sponsors for the racer and tracks will bring more fans in with the Pro moniker.
We run with windshields, open motors, we have different looks not like what they are doing in the Lucas Modifieds out West.
Would like feedback on this from the Racers, Track Owners and The Fans
I think it’s a good idea Doug. I’d vote for calling them Pro Modifieds. The mods are already an exciting class, this would make it even better.
My own opinion is that they should look as much like the NASCAR Tour mods as possible.
I hope some tracks jump on the bandwagon.
Name Change is fine, but as far as rules and tires go, those need to be left alone. New Smyrna tried the 10" tire deal a few years ago with no success. The modifieds are probably the most competitive class out there the way they are now. 10" tires will just cost the racer more money, not only are the tires more expensive but we would have to buy 2-3 sets of new wheels
I like that class a lot, no matter what it is called. However, I can suggest a few other classes that need the names changed even more. Ready? How about “Pro Hobbys” (get it?) Giant Midgets, off-road street stocks, unsportsmanlike sportsmen, stock modifieds and the oval-drag figure 8’s.
I agree OWM94. Just think that the mods have gotten way out of hand. What happen to the imca rules that the mods had when they first started in Florida. Had claimed motors. Was I good way for guys to move up the ladder without breaking the bank. Could take there streetstock or purestock motor and get a easy to work on Modified. A real race car. I like the way they are now scary fast. Big tires would make it interesting but feel the e mod class would take off if there was more of a difference. Not sure what that is. I would love a mod but not with the cost of putting latemodel or NASCAR engines in them. Crazy.
Back in the day there were modifieds and supermodifieds. Same with fendered cars. The fast ones were “late models”. No pro, no super, no nuttin’.
To this day I think “yeah! they are running modifieds!”.
The open wheel thing seems redundant, but am guessing when the mods came back IMCA decided that “open wheel modifieds” instantly painted a word picture for the uninitiated.
Given the current level of performance and expense that the teams seem to embrace, my suggestion would be:
Badass Modifieds
Somehow I don’t think that will make the final cut…
Ya might wanna re-think the name change. When I first saw the title of the thread, I thought, “Why are they talkin’ 'bout drag cars on KARNAC?” If I Google “Pro Modified”, or look it up on WikiPedia, this is what I come up with:
You’re just gonna corn-fuse oval trackers - not to mention the casual fan - even more.
“They’re runnin’ Pro Modifieds tonight at Showtime? Awesome!!” “Dammit…that ain’t a ‘Pro Mod’!”
So nows a good time to ask a few questions that have been rattling around in my head for some time. So on dirt you have your super late models and crate late models. On asphalt you have super late models and pro late models. So, anyone know why they call them pro lates and not crate lates? Also, what does the Pro really mean anyway? Pro level driver talent? Pro level race cars? Pro what?
More power to the guys who love drag racing, but I think there is a reason they named them “Drag”. My first motorsport experience was with a '69 Roadrunner with a 383 my brother and I bought for $100 and turned into a drag car. We were partners, and took it to Gainseville for our first bracket race. As soon as it was over, I said to him, buy me out, I am done. Conversely, when I got into racing sports cars we were partners again, and after one driver’s school, he said the same thing!
[QUOTE=8modified;159065]Put out there for some input. I talked to a number of drivers and they like it as well as a track owner.
Open Wheel Modified name change to Pro Modified, Florida Pro Modified or Southeast Pro Modified
We are putting on great shows with professional looking cars, this will help attract more sponsors for the racer and tracks will bring more fans in with the Pro moniker.
We run with windshields, open motors, we have different looks not like what they are doing in the Lucas Modifieds out West.
Would like feedback on this from the Racers, Track Owners and The Fans
Thanks Doug Hoelzle #8 Owner[/QUOTE]
You’re going to get a lot of blowback from the “less is more” crowd. The ones who want to drag all the classes down to their level of money and expertise. I see someone has already decided that the way to go is use street stock motors.
If you can come up with a group of racers that can afford this type of car, and are willing to race, then i’ll be in the stands every time they race. I like the idea of making them close to the nascar mods. That’s some of the best racing of the year over at NSS.
