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4 wide sucks
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I'm not a fan of the 4 wide because we only get about 1/2 has much racing vs a normal 2-wide race. On Sunday, only 3 rounds of racing in the Pro classes (total of only 7 runs to watch in each class) vs 4 rounds and 15 runs with 2-wide racing. It's all over much too fast with the 4 wide. I guess that works for the "ADD Crowd", but not us old-school types that really like to take in all 15 runs of each class on a Sunday.
LasVegas87
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The 4-wides have a lot of downtime but it's exciting in a different way, and has helped attendance at the spring event for LVMS. The struggles for drivers at the starting line is intriguing.
The "winner" of each quad should get bonus points, little points, something rather than just transferring along with 2nd place.
Top Fuel is brutal Doug (#1 Q1), then Leah Q2, then Brittany Q3, then Salinas Q4. Better RT's sealed the deal for Brittany, was happy to see her win. She really has some fire, desire.
Brittany and Steve O were in the same quad all day and the top 2 in each, wonder if that has happened before.
C. Cuadra; 0.001, 0.006, and 0.005 WOW! Erica stepped up after R1, Cuadra at 196 MPH, how much ET did he give up do you think? Win slip by?
Except for Ahten, the altitude and heat (coupled with psychic RTs) evened out the AFD and TAD cars. Severance wins for the first time in 4 years I believe Alan said?
Also noticed most if not all of the BAD's staged or tried to stage last. Preference or 4-wide necessity.
Doug G was on his game this weekend.
I understand the predetermined sportsman ladders, but I wish there was a way to ensure that at least the SF have no byes. Give two byes earlier, something. SC and SG both had SF byes.
Was wondering how we went this long before the four wide haters resurfaced. Ok, I’m not a fan either. In fact, didn’t go to this race but will try to be there in the fall. But, I have to say, due to the competition level, nice weather, track condition etc. race day made me forget how much I dislike the four wide. The competition level is the best ever I think. In the end, the cream rose to the top but it was close. Brittany‘s best day of racing! Gonna be a great season.
mick
Nitro Member
- not a fan of it. very hard to follow. you can kind of see who is winning, but it's difficult.
- 3 hour show is too much for 3 classes running 4 wide. 3 hours for 21 runs. there was a ton of filler. i turned the channel
and watched something else while waiting for actual runs.
- they played super slow-mo maybe even twice for PS final. i get it. corral car had engine go, enders passed. show it slow-mo. pretty cool.
why can't you play the same for the nitro cars? that is why people are tuning in.
- did catch fluff piece on the toyota drivers and their recent toyota commercial. amanda was wearing her vegas glitz outfit; the same one she
wore last wednesday nite on cosmopolitan terrace MC'ing the big F1 vegas announcement. very classy. you exude what you wear, or something like that.
interview in evening dusk in chairs on top end of track. IMO that was a cool look.
- 3 hour show is too much for 3 classes running 4 wide. 3 hours for 21 runs. there was a ton of filler. i turned the channel
and watched something else while waiting for actual runs.
- they played super slow-mo maybe even twice for PS final. i get it. corral car had engine go, enders passed. show it slow-mo. pretty cool.
why can't you play the same for the nitro cars? that is why people are tuning in.
- did catch fluff piece on the toyota drivers and their recent toyota commercial. amanda was wearing her vegas glitz outfit; the same one she
wore last wednesday nite on cosmopolitan terrace MC'ing the big F1 vegas announcement. very classy. you exude what you wear, or something like that.
interview in evening dusk in chairs on top end of track. IMO that was a cool look.
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My wife and I are planning on going to next year's Vegas four wide race. I can barely follow two cars in person, I can't imagine trying to watch four. I just want to hear, and feel, four fuel cars going full throttle simultaneously.
As far as Amanda Busick's interview outfit, yowza!
As far as Amanda Busick's interview outfit, yowza!
mikebcurve
Nitro Member
Not my favorite but if it sells them tickets I get it. I’m not bothered by less rounds of racing. I prefer quality over quantity.
Speaking of hard to follow, I have NHRA tv and really like it but if I remember, they didn’t flash the slides showing rt, et, incremental etc for each run. Always did with other races but I remember trying to find reaction times and had to go to live timing On the Nhra site. Too hard for Nhra to keep up too I guess. I went several years in a row but no more. Between being 4 wide and no night racing (I’m spoiled) I’ll spend $$ elsewhere.4-wide is way too hard for me to follow and know what just happened. Too much action occurring at the same time.
A drag race is a race between TWO cars. Anything else is sacra religious.
mick
Nitro Member
just because bruton built them, doesn't mean everyone has to like 4-wide racing. i agree, if the tickets sell, then how can you argue. it's 'for profit entertainment'.
as a fan, the negatives outweigh the positives. i'm gonna guess the racers that have to do it feel similar. some like. others don't.
a shortened tv broadcast for them would help......then again, i think a two hour show would do well for all the races + add back a 30 minute 'nhra today' style show. maybe air
on monday nites. john kernan's show used air on espn on monday nites i think? recap of weekend. i always watched it. was great show. dave despain had similar show.
as a fan, the negatives outweigh the positives. i'm gonna guess the racers that have to do it feel similar. some like. others don't.
a shortened tv broadcast for them would help......then again, i think a two hour show would do well for all the races + add back a 30 minute 'nhra today' style show. maybe air
on monday nites. john kernan's show used air on espn on monday nites i think? recap of weekend. i always watched it. was great show. dave despain had similar show.
4 wide is not REAL drag racing IMO it is a circus event. B. Smith owns many of the NHRA major tracks and that is wanted so it is his way or the highway.
I will never go to a 4 wide race, I guess I am WAY to much old school. with so many tracks closing it just may help some, to keep drag racing a live, just not for me.
See you all at the CHRR where real drag racing lives IMO.
Just mine and that of many other racers opinion. I guess I am to damn old of this type of racing.
Larry Sutton---Lions starter an racer (RET.)
I will never go to a 4 wide race, I guess I am WAY to much old school. with so many tracks closing it just may help some, to keep drag racing a live, just not for me.
See you all at the CHRR where real drag racing lives IMO.
Just mine and that of many other racers opinion. I guess I am to damn old of this type of racing.
Larry Sutton---Lions starter an racer (RET.)
Don't watch it. That is all.
qualified17th
Nitro Member
Regardless of what us hardcores think about it, clearly there's a demand for it from the public. That place was pretty much full Saturday and Sunday by the looks of it.
Fox did what they could with what they had in my opinion. 3 classes, half the races. No wonder they had to use lots of filler.
I thought they did a lot better with their Pro Stock coverage; whaddya all think?
That's real good to hear if the place indeed had a good crowd for both days.
Agreed, haven't watched Fox broadcast in a few years. Lohnes talks like the micro-machine guy. But they should definitely show the numbers on the big board. And they should also show the ladders every once in awhile.
