nhra is spending more money on clean up........in a 2010 of dimished profits,
what pool of money did this come from? what else is now suffering to
prop-up the clean-up effort?
i thought pit access to drivers and teams was a huge nhra selling point?
i realize not all pro pits are directly behind bleachers (and they should be),
but what a better time to stretch the legs and get off the bleacher butt
than during a nice long oil down / clean up........that's been my m.o. forever.
the sunday turn-a-rounds are now so quick there is barely any time between
rounds for this 'important' fan interaction.
“Having six and seven-hour race days on a Sunday for somebody who is bringing their family to the race is too long.
.........really?, since when.......folks have packed the stands at major drag races for decades,
only lately they seem to be falling off.......and it's because of long days
and oildowns?.......i don't think so.
I’m looking at it, as a crew chief who is confident in my ability to tune the engine properly and not have it blow up.”
........and win races?
be prepared to see underside of frames cupped in sheeting of some sort
to contain the motor from falling onto the track.........but then expect a
new ruling concerning ground effect advantages gained from
this sheeting
think of it this way - when nhra's #1 superstar is not a grandpa, then maybe
things will have started to change; in the meantime, it's still us middle-aged
veterans buying the same ticket every year, and some of us less than
we used to because 'the show', in our eyes is of less quality.
