TR
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The constant bitching and complaining won't put Mike Dunn in the Fox Sports broadcasts. The decision has been made. They, Fox Sports/NHRA have to get people to start watching before they can educate or wax poetically about who won what in 1963. Of course it's possible Tony Pedregon already knows the answer, but since some are hellbent on railing him before day 1 we'll never know. I doubt Dave will be returning, it just looks like a fresh start. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. It'll be different there's no questioning that, but change is constant. I heard Ralph Sheheen on FS1 not that long ago. I wouldn't be surprised if he is a consideration. He has history back to the TNN/Diamond P days with Steve Evans, Big Mac, and Bob Frey. The NHRA fan base is pretty much the same core fans with little, or no addition in the last 15+ years. Look at the attendance, it's not difficult to figure out.
The F1 comparison is reaching at best. NHRA is light years behind F1 in every aspect. The change to hybrid turbo V6's was made two years ago. The reason, it's technology that will be in our street cars in the future. There's no way you were ever going to see a 3.0L V10 powered Toyota Camry on a dealers lot. The technology is extremely advanced because it's considered the future, so by definition it's going to be difficult to understand initially. The politics of F1 are so badly screwed up it's not even worth debating. If you hate the direction F1 is heading, you probably despise Formula E.
Too complicated for me, what's this got to do with Mike Dunn?