nitro-trucker
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What is Skillman going to do. Is Eleite going to build two motors Because I don't see him in a dodge
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Erica to Dodge
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JF
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Erica won two championships with Chevrolet, and now she will defend her second in a Dodge. Proof that money talks, with enough money she would drive a Kia in Pro Stock. Chevrolet put the number 1 on the side of the car and now she just kicks them to the curb. Whatever happened to loyalty and integrity? She lost my respect.
WHy would anybody lose respect for Erica over a deal like this? Chevy didn't put the number 1 on the side of her car, I can tell you that. Most of the Pro Stock field runs Chevrolet power. Erica, along with help from men like Richard Freeman and Nick Ferri, put HERSELF into the number 1 slot. She's easily the best driver in the field right now in terms of reaction times, consistency, and her ability to quick-shift. If Dodge and Jegs put together a big dollar deal for that team this year, why would you begrudge them any success?
A lot of you may or may not know, but Nick Ferri has had experience with both current engine platforms put out by Dodge and Chevy, for Pro Stock racing. I think Elite will be fine in terms of power out of all four cars, and I think it's going to be interesting to watch how they handle having two OEM's in the same camps. With Erica, Jeggie, Skillman, and Nobile the are going to have some formidable talent behind the wheel, too. My money is on that team to three-peat this year, just not sure which driver will do the deed.
Now, we just need a seriously competitive effort out of Ford, to put some real balance back into Pro Stock.
A lot of you may or may not know, but Nick Ferri has had experience with both current engine platforms put out by Dodge and Chevy, for Pro Stock racing. I think Elite will be fine in terms of power out of all four cars, and I think it's going to be interesting to watch how they handle having two OEM's in the same camps. With Erica, Jeggie, Skillman, and Nobile the are going to have some formidable talent behind the wheel, too. My money is on that team to three-peat this year, just not sure which driver will do the deed.
Now, we just need a seriously competitive effort out of Ford, to put some real balance back into Pro Stock.
vegasnitro
Nitro Member
You are right she would run Kia if they showed up with the money. So would DSR and JFR and Kalitta and KB Racing and Allen Johnson. Chevy had ZERO to do with the number one on her car the past two years, Elite is an independent shop and the Chevy is the car they just happen to choose to race. Now Dodge shows up with money and they are supposed to turn it down because they have always run Chevys??? That doesn't sound very smart to me. Loyalty works both ways, if it was important for Chevy they would have put some money into Erica and kept her on their roster.
cephus
Nitro Member
aint no loyalty in racing and especially NHRA !! MONEY MONey
Fast16Racer
Nitro Member
Spot on!
So should we lose respect for Chevy since they didn't offer her a deal too then?
Should Force not have gone to Chevy when Force pulled out, heck should he never have gone to Ford since he first started winning with an Olds? If another oil company comes calling should he decline? Or does that loyalty only work one way for you?
Be loyal as can be while the agreement is there, once one deal ends you have to move on to the next...whatever that may be.
Jim
Nitro Member
Geez - People have short memories.
Erica and her family were BEGGING for sponsors for AT LEAST five years. Heck, in her first Championship season her team skipped the Western Swing in order to save cash.
She's eaten her share of bologna sandwiches - just like most die-hard racers - 'bout time she had a little cash to spare (Hope it's a good deal).
As far as I'm concerned, if KIA stepped up with some cash, I'd be perfectly OK with her taking it.
StockersRock
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The only people in any motorsports that I truly see as being brand loyal are the non-pros and the people sitting in the grandstands.
I'm guessing Mopar chose her and Jeg? If not, I don't understand the switch either after being so successful with GM. It would have made more sense to me if it was Jeg and Vincent in the Mopars and Erica and Drew in the Chevies.
Will Vincent be in an actual Elite car or still Mitsos with Elite power?
Will Vincent be in an actual Elite car or still Mitsos with Elite power?
vegasnitro
Nitro Member
According to the Allen Johnson interview at CompPlus, Mopar chose Jeggie as they wanted their sponsorship to be a business-to-business relationship, and since Jeg's sell official Mopar parts out of their catalog, he got the deal. Good for Erica that she gets a piece of the deal too.
http://www.competitionplus.com/drag...par’s-decision-plans-2016-return-to-pro-stock
I believe the Mitsos will be leasing everything for Vincent from Elite, car, crew, motors, etc.
The Counterfeiter
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Freeman (Elite) - "Erica, we're getting a ton of money from Mopar, and we have these two boys whose parents own tire and auto dealerships who are paying us for them to drive Camaros. So . . . you're gonna have to drive a Mopar." Erica - " Nope, if I can't drive a Camaro, I quit." It's not her place to kick anyone to the curb. She has said many times that Elite is the key to her success and she is (as much as you apparently think differently) just the driver.
Erica won two championships with Chevrolet, and now she will defend her second in a Dodge. Proof that money talks, with enough money she would drive a Kia in Pro Stock. Chevrolet put the number 1 on the side of the car and now she just kicks them to the curb. Whatever happened to loyalty and integrity? She lost my respect..
"Whatever happened to loyalty and integrity? She lost my respect."
Doesn't sound like you had any respect for her to began with. Maybe this was just the right opportunity for you to say something negative about Erica.
GO Erica 2016 !
"Whatever happened to loyalty and integrity? She lost my respect."
Doesn't sound like you had any respect for her to began with. Maybe this was just the right opportunity for you to say something negative about Erica.
GO Erica 2016 !
Some here take things too personal. You have to remember how hard it is too stay out there, in ANY class, especially the Pro ranks obviously. So I'm sure that if Erica, or ANY driver, had to choose between being parked or driving a Kia or whatever, the choice would be obvious.
Spot on Chris !! Heard a very similar discussion yesterday on NASCAR radio ... fans complaining about how drivers get jobs and switch brands with no loyalty. Host simply stated "its the new nature of the business" and then went on to say what we all know is true ... "an available driver with sponsor $$ and talent will trump any driver with either talent or $$". I started to laugh, because its the same in all motorsports.
Drivers race because its their profession. It is irrelevant in today's motorsport where the $$ comes from and what is painted on the grill or body panels.
StockersRock
Nitro Member
Yes. This.
Greasemunk
Nitro Member
I honestly can't tell if this is a troll post. Either way it's dripping with naivety or sarcasm and I'm not sure which.
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