Bubba
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Family emergency has cancelled my weekend plans. I hope everyone in attendance has a great time.
Wishing your family the best, Brent.Family emergency has cancelled my weekend plans. I hope everyone in attendance has a great time.
Car counts were an issue prior to the "bad economy".So what can NHRA do to fix it, bad economy equals low car counts, I it would great if you could answer that
When someone takes a potential sponsor to NHRA to be approved as an official sponsor (No Hustler Magazine {It's been tried}) NHRA really leans on them saying instead of just getting a few seconds coverage they can get coverage for the whole Meet - Season - Etc.. Companies really look at ROI in todays world. Also a lot of sponsorship is B to B or personal involvment with someone related to the Primary people on the team. Also I think the Tax people have made it less attractive to potential sponsors.Car counts were an issue prior to the "bad economy".
I'd be curious of the correlation between the number of NHRA "Official Partners" and car counts. Lots of company names scrolling on the bottom of the NHRA page that aren't adorning a race car.
Or companies like Amalie pulling their Top Fuel sponsorship, parking a full time car, but still sponsoring the Gatornationals.
My two cents, anyway.
Yep, there goes the PTW !!WOW can't believe all the Hole Shot wins in 1st rd. in all Pro classes.
How about Ida Zetterstrom’s first round run?
To be honest, I don’t know about her team.Yes, that was impressive. But she isn't a rookie by any means.
I don't recall off hand - whose team is she a part of?
And the HOLE SHOT WINS keep on coming.
Any idea of an event record on Hole Shot wins?
Team Maynard. Teammate to Tony Schumacher. Jon Schaefer tuning.To be honest, I don’t know about her team.
I was referring to her taking advantage of every opportunity being earned so far in the race.
Team Maynard. Teammate to Tony Schumacher. Jon Schaefer tuning.
Quote of the Day:
WFOJoe: What's been different with this team, this past year, you've found such consistency?
Jim Head: Maybe, I got my head out of my ass, I don't know.
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Head has a reputation of trying to rotate the earth every time. Sometimes you have to go slow to be fastThat's a great win for the Jim Head Funny Car team today.
I wonder if Jim's quote really is more or less what has happened to improve their performance after all these years? Or, does Alexander get involved in the tuning?
Absolutely agree. That is the kind of final round that I like. Head’s car has been really strong this weekend. Loved it, loved Pro stock final. Top fuel final, not so much. I turned it off right there. I can’t stand to sit through the interview and ceremonies.That's a great win for the Jim Head Funny Car team today.
I wonder if Jim's quote really is more or less what has happened to improve their performance after all these years? Or, does Alexander get involved in the tuning?
Head has a reputation of trying to rotate the earth every time. Sometimes you have to go slow to be fast