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NHRA cracks down on Street Outlaws participants

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How about if they instead of sending a threatening letter, had contacted them (Big Chief, 405 group) for a sit down meeting at a hotel or diner in OKC to discuss their concerns. Maybe Graham, or the guy that wrote (or had to sign the letter) and the local Division director could have gotten off their collective asses and reached out to them to attempt to come up with a solution to what NHRA feels is a problem. The SO guys don't have a problem, only Glendora does.
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That was one of my points in my original post. If it was a truly knee jerk reaction by NHRA then yes it could have been done a whole lot better.....but something here just smells and I am not sure that maybe they didn't try to reach out in some fashion prior to the letter. And if they did...they probably did get rebuked...seeing as how some of them rip on those of us that do race at the track...you have seen their attitudes right?

Nobody...from anything I have read from those of the show that have spoken....has ever been asked were you contacted before this letter came out...that seems a little odd...but maybe they don't want to answer
 
I can't decide which is the worst TV show of all time-- The fake biker show or the fake street racer show. In SoCal, street racers kill innocent bystanders then run like cockroaches. Now isn't that something to celebrate.
 
NHRA is protecting it's brand (Forget the brand injury already going on at the moment). NHRA, was founded by Wally Parks (RIP buddy) to provide a safer atmosphere and getting racing off the streets and into a sanctioned facility. Forget the $, forget the profit, forget all the stupid crap we know they have put on racers from time to time etc, but that was the main objective with starting NHRA, in addition to providing entertainment along the way. They have a duty to protect their identity / brand....any business does and SHOULD (wouldn't you if your business was associated with something that went against the core values?)...and don't forget that NHRA supports a lot of charities....and I think a lot of people forget the main one related to this issue...is:

BRAKES (Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe) founded by NHRA driver Doug Herbert in memory of his two sons who were killed in a car accident - that is from NHRA's own website. And if anyone remembers a couple years ago some goof ball from USA Today ranted on the "Illegal Drag Racing" still occurring in an article talking about an accident that was not drag racing it was street racing. Herbert was quoted as saying After my 2 sons were killed in a car accident on the street I started the charity teen safe driving school called BRAKES (www.putonthebrakes.org) We have taught over 8,000 teens from 12 states how to be safer, defensive and more responsible behind the wheel, the school is free. Our message, take it to the track & no racing on the street. .

This is what the NHRA is taking a stand against with these Discovery Channel goofballs....like it or not...and if they didn't it would appear hypocritical. Now we all know the NHRA has had some hypocrisy issues in the past and current with things.....but we are talking about safety, we are talking about monkey see monkey do (Hey Dad I'm taking the S/ST camaro down to Wendy's for a grudge match), and we are talking about influencing youth and god only knows how much help today's younger generation needs.
 
NHRA has become the orginization that nobody cares what they think. They have replaced elected officials as the most dis-respected group in existance among folks that race. It's stupid to think those guys as a group give a damn. All they did by sending that letter is increase the number of viewers and increase the number of people that think of NHRA as clowns.

I ran into a friend today and he asked if I wanted to hear something funny. When I replied yes he said "NHRA" and we both laughed
 
They got themselves into a no win situation. A huge number of very vocal people are now down on them and it is growing. If they back up and issue an apology it will look like they are endorsing the show. They can only say no more and hope it blows over. I don't think they would now ever pull one of those guys licenses after what they have experienced with just the letter making FB.
 
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A huge number of very vocal people are now down on them and it is growing.
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As only the clickity click app generation can "grow". They swell to a huge number, then in a very short time, something equally worth their precious online time grabs their attention, and it's crickets for this "issue".

Bunch of melodramatic goons with high horsepower cars. Wake me when they add vampires, then I know it's near its end.
 
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They got themselves into a no win situation. A huge number of very vocal people are now down on them and it is growing. If they back up and issue an apology it will look like they are endorsing the show. They can only say no more and hope it blows over. I don't think they would now ever pull one of those guys licenses after what they have experienced with just the letter making FB.
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The NHRA doesn't want or need anyone that participates in televised programming that portrays illegal street racing who also has anything on their cars that could be linked to sanctioned drag racing. The less-than-24 racers who received the letter don't deserve any apology from anyone. They are free to make a choice.
 
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http://www.newson6.com/story/28209097/los-angeles-street-race-leaves-2-pedestrians-dead-1-hurt
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This happen down the street from my office yesterday. Saw the emergency crews heading there. I read last week a 17 year-old girl died in a street race in Santa Maria too. In a world of "Monkey-see Monkey-do," NHRA is right for condemning this show.

I, like many others, have reasons not to like how NHRA is being run as a organization. But I still think the main purpose is still valid. And for that I support them.
 
on this morning's news:
http://ktla.com/2015/02/26/1-dead-2-critically-injured-after-vehicle-crashes-in-chatsworth/

KTLA has been very good at almost always calling it "street racing" as opposed to drag racing...I'm not sure how NHRA could have handled it without the backlash, but they do need to distance themselves from things like Street Outlaws.

full disclosure; I do watch Street Outlaws on occasion. I don't like the semi-scripted drama and the stupid plot lines, but I think they have pretty interesting cars, and the "races" aren't just a procession of virtually identical cars with virtually identical performance (I'm looking at you NHRA Pro Stock)...
 
These idiots racing on residential streets are stupid and are waiting for bad things to happen. Back in my days we raced in rural areas on highways, even though we never got anyone hurt there was always a chance so I'm not condone the activity, I say lets do it on a drag strip or road course what ever they prefer. I tried to watch street outlaws but too scripted hard to follow, but I will say these guys have nice cars, not sure about truck with camper shell, that bothers me a little bit.
 
I'm no attorney nor do I possess a tremendous amount of legal knowledge, but one has to wonder what ramifications the recipients and subsequent posters of the letters could be subject to by making a private document public. Especially, in this case, a document that has created such an intense polarization. This was my first thought when I saw the letter posted on Facebook.

My second thought is that there is a much deeper story behind the letter(s). Perhaps there were previous conversations regarding the show and the participants displaying NHRA logos and competition numbers and this was a final notification prior to a C&D? Or, given the contrived nature of the show from virtually all points of reference, is this merely a manufactured plot twist with which Glendora is involved? Think about it. NHRA gets involved with the producers to show the merits of racing legally, sends out these letters to the participants with the directive to make them public, the show focuses on the dangers of truly racing on the street, and the show migrates to safer locales. Hollywood can be weird like this...
 
I was off work today and watched an episode.....one where the El Camino "crashed".
What a dumb, lousy way to promote our sport

Next they will be saying that it's so good that there's a group of thugs actually protecting the Amish.....as if
 
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