As reported by CompetitionPlus.com, Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson was testing at Bradenton (Fla.) Motorsports Park this week.

The test session was vital since as of Jan. 1, 2016, NHRA is requiring all Pro Stock teams to equip their cars with electronically-controlled throttle body fuel injection systems, making engines more relevant from a technology standpoint. In order to reduce and control costs for the race teams, an NHRA-controlled 10,500 Rev Limiter will be added to the fuel injection systems.

Anderson, NHRA’s Pro Stock world champion from 2003-2005 and 2010, talked about his test session with onallcylinders.com Jan. 21. Anderson was at the test with his Summit Racing/KB Racing teammate Jason Line, a world champ in 2006 and 2011.

“The drivability was a bit of challenge and will be a challenge for a while,” Anderson said in the interview with onallcylinders.com. “It’s a bit tricky to operate the throttle. It’s not as smooth and easy as it used to be with the carburetor setup so it’s a new learning curve for the driver. The drivers are probably going to look a little silly for a while, but we’ll get that ironed out and learn how to drive them properly. 

“We got some seat time in for that and we definitely advanced, and we’re glad we’re going to have another test before we go to Pomona because I think we’ll get a snicker or two out of the grandstand about the drivability of these vehicles right now. But it’ll get better through time. You’re just going to have to grin and bear it for a while and not be so vain or worry about people snickering at you, I guess.”

The season-opening Winternationals are Feb. 11-14 at Pomona, Calif., which isn’t lost on Anderson.

“We’ve got a pretty deep boneyard of parts already — parts thrown in the corner that didn’t work out,” Anderson said. “We’ve come a long way in the last month, but it’s definitely blown by. We looked at the calendar on the way home last night and realized we’re two weeks away from the truck leaving to go out West. So we’re already out of time, and it’s time to finalize your best package and get enough engines to go and hope we brought enough. 

“I think everyone has had to lower their expectations for Pomona. A couple of the competitors have already said maybe the winner of Pomona may be the guy whose car starts four times in a row. And that’s why we think our test went better than average.”

Anderson, who finished second in the point standings last year, has 78 career national event wins. Line was eighth in the 2015 points chase and has 37 career national event victories on his resume.