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It's official, Castrol out at JFR after 2014
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Plus the Lumina in 1994
That looked a lot like the Oldsmobile.
Bullard Anderson
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It's Official: I pull against no one more than JFR. But I want to be able to pulll against them at full steam. Hope they get major backing before 2014 season and send Castrol packing a year early.
DrRocket
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Boy, I get sick, and don't check this board for one day, and things just go to he!! in a handbasket. 
For myself, I don't see this happening. Kenny Berstein was lousy at being "retired." You could plainly see on his face just how miserable he was while he stood in the staging lanes and watched Brandon drive the car.
I don't think Papa John would be any better at it.
I think some new bodies for the coupes would be great.
John's done pretty well for himself over the years. As he said on one commercial "My boys eat pretty good!" I think he'll land on his feet and move on.
For myself, I don't see this happening. Kenny Berstein was lousy at being "retired." You could plainly see on his face just how miserable he was while he stood in the staging lanes and watched Brandon drive the car.
I don't think Papa John would be any better at it.
I think some new bodies for the coupes would be great.
John's done pretty well for himself over the years. As he said on one commercial "My boys eat pretty good!" I think he'll land on his feet and move on.
SundayNiagara
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C'mon King, John is the face and mouth of the sport. That you can't deny.
Silly Savage
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For good or for bad...you're right....and that's not a good thing. We need to spread it around.
SundayNiagara
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There have been many popular people throughout this sport's history. You can combine all of them into one and still not come close to equaling the charisma that John Force exudes.
Silly Savage
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Maybe true...and when he is gone so is the charisma....
If a 65 year old driver is all NHRA has to offer than the sport is truly on Lifesupport! Yes John is the face of Drag racing but does anyone think he is gonna drive another 10 years?
SundayNiagara
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He'll stay around as an owner, but right now, who can take his place? Who is the heir to the throne? Answer: NO ONE!
Until Glendora is fixed, this stuff will keep happening. WP must be twisting in his grave!
sammi
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Sadly, this isn't about JFR. Ford and Castrol leaving professional racing is a strong indictment of the sport its the growing fewer fans. There are not enough eyes on the sport to warrant multimillion dollar investments. We have been beating NHRA bloody for years about the empty seats at the national events. Why did it have to take Ford and Castrol to mush Glendora's faces in the mess they made? Those of us who screamed about the empty seats were blown off by the traveling circus insiders as being "ignorant keyboard crewchiefs." Well, Alan and company, we got that one right now, didn't we. And like several of us have warned you, without us "keyboard crewchiefs" watching and attending the races, sooner or later, you will be outside the circus.
Larry jr.
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Oh come on, Force and castrol part in a year and a half, so what.
Auto Club, Brand source and Traxxis are the major sponsors for the JFR cars that are doing good this year.
Why would anyone equate Castrol leaving Force to NHRA, NHRA are the entiey who sanction the events, but have nothing to do with who gets what money from whom.
And If you think they do,................... well I have some really cool stuff I'd like to sell you.
Everyone said King Kenny and Budweiser parting ways would spell the end of drag racing......it didn't.
Others said doomsday was when Snake retired..... and Dixon went to drive for the Arabs it wasn't.
Things change.........life goes on, JFR ain't going anywhere.
Calm down..........................
Auto Club, Brand source and Traxxis are the major sponsors for the JFR cars that are doing good this year.
Why would anyone equate Castrol leaving Force to NHRA, NHRA are the entiey who sanction the events, but have nothing to do with who gets what money from whom.
And If you think they do,................... well I have some really cool stuff I'd like to sell you.
Everyone said King Kenny and Budweiser parting ways would spell the end of drag racing......it didn't.
Others said doomsday was when Snake retired..... and Dixon went to drive for the Arabs it wasn't.
Things change.........life goes on, JFR ain't going anywhere.
Calm down..........................
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DrRocket
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Larry jr.
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This is the real answer.............Living Portrait of Dale Earnhardt Jr. - YouTube
Well - did we quit when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? No way? Who's with me????
Seriously - JFR is probably beating the sponsors back with a stick by now, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. And new sponsors and new ideas is what we need now, so this is all good for the sport. Very good in fact. Two major multi-decade sponsors leaving means that two, ostensibly newer sponsors will come on board with new fans and new ideas.
I've been through a bunch of these corporate change-overs. Despite the wrist-slitting parties early on ALL of them were good experiences and made things better. You all wanted progress - this is it. Relish it. Unless you want to see the 2094 Fusion Sled Challenge Sponsored by MacTools and Budweiser....
Seriously - JFR is probably beating the sponsors back with a stick by now, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. And new sponsors and new ideas is what we need now, so this is all good for the sport. Very good in fact. Two major multi-decade sponsors leaving means that two, ostensibly newer sponsors will come on board with new fans and new ideas.
I've been through a bunch of these corporate change-overs. Despite the wrist-slitting parties early on ALL of them were good experiences and made things better. You all wanted progress - this is it. Relish it. Unless you want to see the 2094 Fusion Sled Challenge Sponsored by MacTools and Budweiser....
That's funny I was just thinking of this, I was reading this thread with all of it's doom & gloom and just kept thinking of Bluto's inspirational pep talk...... Here ya go...
Bluto's Big Speech - Animal House (9/10) Movie CLIP (1978) HD - YouTube
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