ODDY REFLECTS ON PRO MODIFIED
This past weekend's event left
Oddy wondering what might have been
“This is the kind of racing we always dreamed of where you could bring your car out and run it as hard as you wanted and not get the reward on Monday of another 100 pounds or 10% less on the blower,” Oddy said. “This is what I actually wanted to do way back then.”
Jim Oddy said he’s enjoying his retirement from building engines and racing and that Mooresville,
This past weekend's event left
Oddy wondering what might have been
“This is the kind of racing
we always dreamed of where you could bring your car out and run it as hard as
you wanted and not get the reward on Monday of another 100 pounds or 10% less
on the blower,” Oddy said. “This is what I actually wanted to do way back
then.”
Defending IHRA Champion Quain Stott, who attended the event, made the
comment that rules needed to be preserved to maintain the financial integrity
of the class, Oddy said that might not be the case in the near future.
“It probably will get to
that point sometime but now during the infancy of this program, it is not a
large threat. If someone comes along with high-dollar parts and pieces, which
will probably happen down the road, you might have to put some type of cap on
it.”
“I think it gives everybody the proper opportunity to race their cars whether it is nitrous or blower because they are two different animals and it doesn’t matter what you do, they aren’t going to be equal. A racer can truly come and showcase what they’ve got.”
