CS
Nitro Member
All I will say is WOW - https://competitionplus.com/prock-pushes-back-as-funny-car-struggles-test-championship-pedigree/
Good Austin Prock interview on Comp Plus (1 Viewer)
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Steve Wayne
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I may have missed it if he did, but I think a lot of this negativity towards him through this whole thing could’ve been lightened had he put out a statement thanking JFR for the opportunities he was given. I think that’s one of the things that ruffles most peoples feathers, is the way it was all handled. It’s a business, just like any professional sport, I get following opportunity and money. But take NFL players for example. They move on to a new team, the majority of them put out a statement, thanking everyone from top down for the opportunity, showing appreciation for what the team had done for them and their families, thanking their fan base, etc. Like I have stated before, he is a champion funny car driver because John gave him the opportunity and a top notch ride. Show your appreciation, don’t alienate the fan base, and move on to your next opportunity with class, and I think this would all be a completely different situation with the fans than what it is now.
ironpony
Nitro Member
By the way things have played out I get the impression that he feels JFR needed them more than they needed JFR. He believed they were going to go to BT3 and pick up where they left off. I contribute this to him being somewhat immature in his thinking. He was given the number one seat on the number one team in FC and did well, now the pieces are not there anymore. Hopefully he learns some humility from this and he comes out a better person for the experience.
I believe the “their” he was alluding to are the people who talk negatively about him on message boards
JRW
Nitro Member
He needs to take it like a man,not a spolied little boy with his daddy. Either way,haters are livin rent free in his head...
Good point. Grace is a quality sorely missing these days. Certainly not the first racer I've seen for whom grace is an apparently unknown quality.
Did I miss JFR putting out message thanking Jimmy Prock for tuning Robert Hight to multiple wins and championships, for adding to the legacy of JFR? Or did anyone from JFR say anything to Austin after adding wins and championships to JFR? Maybe these types of conversations were held behind closed doors and both sides decided to keep it in-house.
I missed it
65 Goatboy
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Ford needs to hire a PR person to help Austin put his thoughts on paper. A lot of what he said makes absoluetly no sense to me. Waiting for their "package" to get shipped in. A combination? Clutch discs? cylinder heads? They had months to get something ready, he said everyone was working 15-18 hour days 7 days a week. Well they had a car that would go down the track and qualify. Bob Tasca's 2025 car. I think because of their reputation they were trying to set the world on fire right out of the gate. Listening to too much social media negativity? Were going to show "them" mentality? Jimmy is smart enough to get Bob's car to just qualify in the top 10 for the first few races. Does anyone edit what he says to the media before it's released? Yes, Ford should be listening.
