What it's like to drive a NHRA Pro Stock Car
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- You asked for it, so here it is! Just the short version of what it takes to drive my Pro Stock car. This video should give you a better understanding about the process that I go through each and every pass.
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Thanks Alex for describing a detailed procedure for driving a Pro Stock car in NHRA competition.
the fact you go all the way to 5th gear for the burnout lets you know just how fast the wheels are spinning. incredible.
Great video thanks
Those NA motors sound so evil. Love it.
interesting...good job!
That was great !!
Pro stock is the best! 500cui all motor shifting over 1000rpms! Nothing sounds better!
Prostock is absolutely the most sophisticated & most prestigious class in all of dragracing PLUS the cars look better than most with Big tires under the ass end & slammed to the ground front & rear not to mention cloaked with a aerodynamic body that cuts through the wind.
I see the freedom factory in the distance
prostock is the nascar of drag racing every car is the same NHRA needs to promote promod more its the best class in drag racing IMO
Love standing behind a Pro Stock and hearing that V-8 screaming and shifting down the track!!! Like listening to heaven!!!
Hey thanks Alex ,that was a great explanation of how to shift a pro car,👍🏽
Thanks for sharing this video Alex. I've always wanted to know what it's like to drive one of these bad boys
Do vid on once the run is complete the process in hitting chutes and slowing down and shut down of car and the process to the next round.....just curious
Pro Stock is the coolest class with fantastic engines. Much depends on the driver and everything must be right. Get so much power out of an engine that doesn't have much volume and the sound is wonderful.
Great vid .... no bullshit ego .... particularly good for people new to comp drag racing . Well done
It’s a shame it’s a Camaro only class, NHRA needed to figure out how to keep other manufacturers involved.
Nicely explained. I'm an old guy who remembers the birth of pro-stock the Glidden vs Grumpy days. What I've always liked is how pro-stock cars leave the starting line. No bucking, jumping, drifting. Light goes green they leave like a slot car.
How do you determine the inside Liberty transmission gear sets? And how often do you change the rear gears?
Excellent tutorial!! 🔥🔥🔥
The original idea of Pro Stock was the ultimate in engine/drivetrain technology in a stock body (with minor exceptions for tire clearance). We've gotten far away from that.
What happened to Ford and Chrysler ??? , watching Camaro after Camaro gets old and "been there , done that " if you know what i mean, we need some Mustangs and Challengers , if you seen one Camaro you have seen them all !
Thank you, I had no idea
What water and oil temps do you run at?
I dunno how the heck you made it into NPK I heard Stevie Jackson built a car went to the first race of the year and was turned away at the gate odd they would do that to him but allow you in maybe it’s those bad lights from your time in top fuel, you were deadly on the light in pro-stock and sucked at the light in a fuel car, and in NPK if you cut the light they’ll red light you I’ve seen them say a 0.008 was a red light I’m like uhm ok if you say so a perfect light is 0.000 but not in NPK I believe they consider a perfect light to be 0.020 anything under that is considered red
That's a Busy Office A+
Ty man
Can you help me get my PS license?
Ya man, just wondering how you practice your tree timing as well as your shift light timing.
All things considered , I would imagine if the car gets squirrelly your shift timing goes out the tailpipe.😂🤣
what do you do after you go through the traps do you grab neutral and shut down the engine or do you leave the engine running. thanks Alex
neutral and shut down
you first have to release the chute and then do the rest
I remember meeting you at charlotte several years ago when you were still driving a pro stock car, so my question to you is, what’s the difference between pro stock and top fuel
Alex , pretty good video for the Pro Stock Car. We would also like some Shop - Trailer tour vids . Maybe a sit down with your crew and crew chief. I know the production of the vids is time consuming , but we're interested and supportive .
Collect the run videos from your crew and some footage from a GoPro or two , easy content , Slap your Logo on it ... bla bla bla , not telling you how to do your job (ok maybe a little) , but getting more face time and more importantly WINS , will get you more subs (and sponsors?).
Keep up the good work and don't let the haters get to you .
Stay safe and Corona free... from Houston .
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How did u get to race? Do you find sponsors to pay from parts from the beginning or out of ur own pocket?
I'm having trouble picking up on how the shifter engages different gears but only travels a straight line back & forward? If u have the time & will please help me with this
usually those transmission are built like that, every time you go back and forth i believe the linkage goes up or down, which make it easier for drag racing, but Alex can explain it better
Bespoke dragracing shifter linkage; czcams.com/video/thYPO3_BtFw/video.html
how much dose a rolling chassis cost?
Watup Alex this is a strange cus you made this video at bradenting drag strip and I was just there a week ago🤣
My question is, when are you gonna race chief again. That L had to hurt..
Can you teach me and then I can drive for you
How do you start racing in the NHRA ?
Wait for the green light
I’m sure folks would love to know more about the RvW car to
Is the rear end an open differential? What is the rear axle ratio?
It's been many years since I was directly involved in Comp Eliminator and Pro-Stock level racing, but from my memory and what was run back then, most teams use a spool (solid) rear axle - no differential at all. Some used a mechanical locking diff, but at Pro-Stock's then average 1500 HP, they were extremely expensive and prone to catastrophic failure. Our shop's low to mid 8 second Comp cars (our own and the racers we sponsored with engines and machine shop support) used spools and gearing in the mid to low 5's. Pro Stock axle gear ratio was usually in the mid to hi 5's (eg. 5.93:1), to keep torque and stress on the gears and drive line down. The ratio is often changed to suit track conditions, but stays above 5:1. We only had one customer who was in Pro stock, and he couldn't afford anything but left overs from the competitive teams. Despite making low end competitive power - just shy of 1400 HP with a used 11000 rpm 503 inch ex-Allen Motorsports / Reher-Morrison BBC - he never qualified at any NHRA events that I knew of. Pro-Stock is too competitive for anyone without big bucks behind them.
My only question is why did they take the nose off the front and give it a slimmer look?
Aerodynamics. Or, simply, because racecar!
No more carburetors, all efi now
My question is. What does it cost to run Pro Stock? Is it more or less than Pro Mod?
It’s WAY higher than Pro Mod, the only class that costs more than Pro Stock to run is Top Fuel.
Way more expensive.
@@TheAleutiansolution how is it way more exspensive when wear and tear is gonna be more from nitrous blowers and turbos
@@ericsmith6677 N/A cars are the most expensive to build and make competitive. Power adder cars can just add more power and don’t really have the same development problems or considerations than an N/A car has. As for the consumables, Pro-Mod engines don’t turn the same RPM as Pro-Stock (7,000-8,000 vs 10,500 (12,000 a few years back)). And that amount of RPM will wear down parts considerably faster than an turbo or a blower car. Valve springs for example are changed after only one or two runs on a Pro-Stock car.
What's the difference between pro stock pro mod chassis is just the power adder
Pro mod cars have nearly twice the power a pro stocker has so the chassis have double frame rails from the front to rear for the extra power. There are many other differences as well including longer wheel base for the pro mods.
That's a sophisticated race car an I have to drive one one day. I HAVE TO.
“pro stock” yea ok bud.
PRO-STOCK has become a total joke. The cars look nothing like a street car anymore, and only one manufacture being represented. SUCKS!!!
fuck you man nobody asked.
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