FC138fan
Nitro Member
Some is due in part to gas prices and whatnot.. but is there more to the story?
Nascar is suffering the same as the NHRA with respect to - all the cars are the same, all the cars are not really cars, they are tubes, wheels, a motor, and a fiberglass body shell that doesn't really resemble a stock car. When was the last time a funny car looked remotely like a car.. 1987? But even though the 80's there was still engineering and inginuity involved. Racers had the ability to try things in order to gain an advantage.
Nowadays everything is regulated, everything is the same, the same cars are racing, the cars look the same, the same people are winning.. and it's getting boring.. NHRA is going to suffer big time because not only is everything the same.. the parts are priced so high and brake so often, nobody can afford to race. Consequently you get 15 dragsters in Brainerd...
They need to diversify.. bring in better classes (Pro mod) phase out boring classes (PSB), bring in exibition classes (jet cars, top fuel harleys, wheelie cars, nostalgia cars), make funny cars look unique (like 70's and 80's cars), make it more affordable (how to do this I don't know).. And for goodness sake don't make the races shorter, (you see 25% less racing with the 1000' rule).
dont get me wrong, NHRA drag racing is still by far the best motorsport (quickest, fastest, most powerful) and it is racing in its most pure form, and I will be going to Brainerd every year as long as theyre in town. But it could be better. Lets hope they realize this and make the right choices.. ballsy choices too...
Nascar is suffering the same as the NHRA with respect to - all the cars are the same, all the cars are not really cars, they are tubes, wheels, a motor, and a fiberglass body shell that doesn't really resemble a stock car. When was the last time a funny car looked remotely like a car.. 1987? But even though the 80's there was still engineering and inginuity involved. Racers had the ability to try things in order to gain an advantage.
Nowadays everything is regulated, everything is the same, the same cars are racing, the cars look the same, the same people are winning.. and it's getting boring.. NHRA is going to suffer big time because not only is everything the same.. the parts are priced so high and brake so often, nobody can afford to race. Consequently you get 15 dragsters in Brainerd...
They need to diversify.. bring in better classes (Pro mod) phase out boring classes (PSB), bring in exibition classes (jet cars, top fuel harleys, wheelie cars, nostalgia cars), make funny cars look unique (like 70's and 80's cars), make it more affordable (how to do this I don't know).. And for goodness sake don't make the races shorter, (you see 25% less racing with the 1000' rule).
dont get me wrong, NHRA drag racing is still by far the best motorsport (quickest, fastest, most powerful) and it is racing in its most pure form, and I will be going to Brainerd every year as long as theyre in town. But it could be better. Lets hope they realize this and make the right choices.. ballsy choices too...
