From a major player in the sport, lots of food for thought...
::rag Racing Online::: INNERView – Jeff Stange - 10/09/13
::rag Racing Online::: INNERView – Jeff Stange - 10/09/13
Perhaps Joe will respect his opinion a bit more than he has some of the "geezers" on this board. I don't think anyone thinks drag racing will disappear but it will change drastically over the next few years. JMO
Well he certainly didn't throw out the typical "How awesome it was in 1972" that you hear in here! But I do agree that NHRA's marketing strategies are Dinosaur, and they need to attract a younger Demographic! But that in itself would piss the Geezers off more than anything! If the NHRA wasn't around, the Bluehairs wouldn't have anything to talk about other than how wonderful Drag racing was in the 1960's!
There is some truth in what you say and I respect your opinion but in all honesty it was more fun because there was several hundred fuel cars across the nation. So naturally there was many more real characters because of the larger cast.
I think we all realize the days of 2 or 3 guys building a fuel car out of ass national and campaiging it are gone forever. What most of us geezers want is for NHRA to be most about ALL racers and less about the dollar. Somewhere there is a mix that will meet the needs of today and into the future.
Remember some of us "geezers" put our heart and soul in drag racing so we tend to care a great deal about its direction.
Two Races left in my last season of watching 'the big show' NHRA style... It's gotten to the point of S.O.S. ... spec messes, boredom has set in.... Funny thing is, crews, drivers, crew chiefs, owners (for the most part) pretty much seem like good people.
Seems kinda funny that ESPN has the weekend storylines figured out by Q2 if not on Thursday...
and thanks Joe... for helping me realize there's not much I like about big show drag racing left...
d'kid
My Dad feels the same way Karl. I find myself having to keep him interested. He despises the countdown, cookie cutter cars and the same faces in the winner's circle. Don't get him started on 1000ft racing, he always says "ET's shouldn't start with 3's". He still goes to Indy, but that has become more about seeing old friends and hanging in the campground than it is about the racing. He watches most of the races with me on TV, but if it wasn't for the fast forward button on the DVR, I doubt he would.
I try to convince him that the racing is better and more competitive now than it has ever been ... But he ain't buying what I am selling LOL.
It is not possible to explain the real fun era of drag racing to someone who was not there.
If Joe had been there 45 years ago, he would have been running a fuel car with a couple of buddies, instead of flying all over watching someone else do it.
There is some truth in what you say and I respect your opinion but in all honesty it was more fun because there was several hundred fuel cars across the nation. So naturally there was many more real characters because of the larger cast.
I think we all realize the days of 2 or 3 guys building a fuel car out of ass national and campaiging it are gone forever. What most of us geezers want is for NHRA to be most about ALL racers and less about the dollar. Somewhere there is a mix that will meet the needs of today and into the future.
Remember some of us "geezers" put our heart and soul in drag racing so we tend to care a great deal about its direction.
Two Races left in my last season of watching 'the big show' NHRA style... It's gotten to the point of S.O.S. ... spec messes, boredom has set in.... Funny thing is, crews, drivers, crew chiefs, owners (for the most part) pretty much seem like good people.
Seems kinda funny that ESPN has the weekend storylines figured out by Q2 if not on Thursday...
and thanks Joe... for helping me realize there's not much I like about big show drag racing left...
d'kid
Wrong, I am not a mechanic admittedly so, I let the experts do the wrenching! I think a lot of you would love to see the NHRA go bankrupt, just to satisfy your egos!
Registered member said:Post of the day right there.
For a so-called non profit organization the top brass are making some serious money!
Maybe they should trim the fat!