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Alexis Officially Joins JFR (3 Viewers)

I am not sure way you have such a problem with the family sponsorship. She bas a tremendous passion for the sport and is a very good ddiver , keeps the car where it needs to be on the track and her 2025 average reaction times are only.0007 seconds worse than Bab Tasca.. Her father is an amazing story. Lived in a foster home for years as a young child
served in the Navy and built his empire starting literally with nothing and turning that into billions. He loves his daughter, appreciates her passion and also advertises one of his companies too. Maybe it's me but what's not to love about the entire story?


jealousy clouds lots of people's judgement. I couldn't agree more with what you said, and I for one am very happy for her.
Hope she does really well next year and will be surprised if she doesn't.
 
Alexis will always have my respect. She probably could've went the easier route and jumped in some A/Fuel Dragster, but she chose to race Top Alcohol Funny Cars. Lots of hard ass racers in that class and some of the divisional tracks could be hairy.

There's many different paths to having a pro ride in any racing series. All at some point will include lots of someone's money.
 
Her dad is one hell of a story, and seems like a really good dude. He went from living in his car to a billionaire! I for one can promise you that if I became a billionaire and my daughter had a passion, I’d make it happen for her too! Some people have such a negative mindset that they cant just be happy for someone else. Same with people bashing the IHRA. It’s not the NHRA and it’s not trying to be. How anyone who claims to be a drag racing fan can sit and bash someone for buying tracks and bringing them back to life in a time when more and more tracks are disappearing, and spends his money to give the underdogs a place to play baffles me! I wouldn’t call myself an Alexis fan, but I do root for her to do good, and I’m damn glad she has “daddy’s money” to field another competitive funny car!
 
So this has morphed way out of where it started. The original comment was about sponsors. Yes it is great she is racing and she has lots of backing.
Capco, Scrappers, etc are not paying for any other driver, they pay for themselves, great we have cars and money for the sport but what is the future of the sport.
They are not sponsoring the future of the sport, NHRA has to figure out how to get sponsors involved that are not funding themselves. We are going to run out of rich people wanting to play. There are a lot of good drivers out there with no money and no sponsorship because it is way too expensive for the ROI. Everyone says that's not the reason but there is no company putting up millions to get nothing back. It doesn't necessarily mean a financial return but at least a fair amount of TV time. Look at all the sponsors that have left the sport.
Personally I think next year is going to be a rude awakening.
Yes I have been involved in this for 50 years so I have watched the decline, flourishing and further decline. I talk to people now that have never heard to the NHRA, kids are on their phones, the pits are filled with old people, racers and spectators.
 
ironpony said:
So this has morphed way out of where it started. The original comment was about sponsors. Yes it is great she is racing and she has lots of backing.
Capco, Scrappers, etc are not paying for any other driver, they pay for themselves, great we have cars and money for the sport but what is the future of the sport.
They are not sponsoring the future of the sport, NHRA has to figure out how to get sponsors involved that are not funding themselves. We are going to run out of rich people wanting to play. There are a lot of good drivers out there with no money and no sponsorship because it is way too expensive for the ROI. Everyone says that's not the reason but there is no company putting up millions to get nothing back. It doesn't necessarily mean a financial return but at least a fair amount of TV time. Look at all the sponsors that have left the sport.
Personally I think next year is going to be a rude awakening.
Yes I have been involved in this for 50 years so I have watched the decline, flourishing and further decline. I talk to people now that have never heard to the NHRA, kids are on their phones, the pits are filled with old people, racers and spectators.
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That's why I tell everyone I know about my passion for (NHRA) drag racing. I wish some of our drivers could be on shows like Kelly Clarkson, Drew Barrymore, The View, Kelly and Mark or any of the nighttime talk shows just to get some eyeballs on them. I think if any of them, especially the women, talk about what is needed to keep the cars in the groove, and speeds at witch they go, would pique SOME people's curiosities!
 
correct. And there is NO shortage of people with big money to race or sponsor racers. The future is bright for Drag Racing. Just look at the growth in Pro Mod all over the country. There are close to 200 competitive Pro Mods and more coming every day. Look at the stands at these races. The crowds are getting younger not older. Case in point, Bradenton last weekend. Flo's numbers will be interesting.
 
Rocket Man said:
correct. And there is NO shortage of people with big money to race or sponsor racers. The future is bright for Drag Racing. Just look at the growth in Pro Mod all over the country. There are close to 200 competitive Pro Mods and more coming every day. Look at the stands at these races. The crowds are getting younger not older. Case in point, Bradenton last weekend. Flo's numbers will be interesting.
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Nitro and Pro Mod two entirely different discussions, this one was Nitro sponsorships when it started.
 
Billy said:
The people who watch those shows are a WIDE SWATH of the country. Please learn FACTS before posting. IN FACT I'd say that the way you are making assumptions, they are the MOST FREEDOM LOVING crowd.
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this is America and you are 100% entitled to your opinion.
This is the problem with our country. The two sides are both convinced they are correct. I think the majority of one side is starting to see the fallacy of what they were led to believe. You can believe whatever you like.
 
ironpony said:
Nitro and Pro Mod two entirely different discussions, this one was Nitro sponsorships when it started.
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Maybe, but they are becoming a lot closer to each other than ever, in cost, hardware, and support within the industry.
I'm sure the KB/Haney Pro Mod effort will be at least 5M per car next year.
 
Rocket Man said:
this is America and you are 100% entitled to your opinion.
This is the problem with our country. The two sides are both convinced they are correct. I think the majority of one side is starting to see the fallacy of what they were led to believe. You can believe whatever you like.
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Drag racing taught me to be a liberal.
Shirley Muldowney taught me to fight hard for Women's Equality. Her words and actions taught me that "Women's Rights are Human Rights" long before Hillary Clinton said it. Shirley basically lifted a middle finger to the Patriarchy.
Competition Index Control (CIC) is Socialism.
Bracket racing is the perfect eutopia of a society where the haves and have-nots can compete equally on a level playing field. How else can a 19-second and a 10-second car get to race equally?
And finally, Professional racing itself is a lesson that even the "little guys" can win sometimes. It can give hope to all, that the nation and the world can change for the better. It is the ultimate sport for all types of diversity to compete on an equal level.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk - LOL!
 
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