This morning as I'm just about to leave the Motel, I had one of the local news stations on. They had these two guys talking about "Things going on this weekend in Indy". They mentioned the White River festival, the Rib fest and some other indoor festivity! Not one mention of the Drags! Pathetic...
Not one mention of the U.S. Natl's on the local news... (1 Viewer)
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I couldn't agree more. We have more people here making a living off of motorsports than arguably anywhere else in the world. Our own local media doesn't show much interest. The only conclusion to this is there must not be enough drugs, and violence in the background of our great sport to generate buzz.
Or maybe the exclusion of great sponsors to promote "title sponsors" has created contract situations that cause conflict in media networks.
rocketman
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When I was at Indy, it was the top sports story on the local news but they used ESPN footage as opposed to their own. And when I got to the track there was ONE local TV news truck and no more than a dozen cars in the parking lot saved for the media near the tower. I agree it was pathetic.
Wayne, if you ever went to Gainesville you would see an entirely different mentality! The entire city rolls out the Red Carpet for the Drags there!
True, but there's absolutely nothing else going on in or around Gainesville that time of year.
When I woke up this morning, one of the local stations here in Indy (can't remember which one) showed the runs of all of the top qualifiers in the pro categories.
smokemasterJ
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Reminds me of the situation in the Los Angeles area for Pomona I and II. The Times might have seven or eight paragraphs and a photo (usually of the Forces) on the Wed. before qualifying. Channel 5 always sends out a reporter, but unfortunately her (Gayle Anderson, god bless her) grasp of drag racing is lacking, but her enthusiasm is not. But, I must say Ch. 5 somehow manages to get whatever team she is interviewing to do a fire-up well before the rules state you can (I'm sure with NHRA cooperation). I always remind the Times with emails to their "motorsports" reporter that Shav Glick is rolling in his grave over their lack of coverage and total lack of knowledge on drag racing. Oh, but let there be a crash, or a spectacular fireball, and it's on every channel. Oh, well, end of rant. 
nitronoise
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I was suprized , Chicago does more for RT66, I tired of watching the rib guy every 20 mins on the Fox netwrk Station this morning while deciding if I was going to the track today
well as it turns out , I headed home back to the the windy city and will have to go through nitro withdrawal untill next year
well as it turns out , I headed home back to the the windy city and will have to go through nitro withdrawal untill next year
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The key is having a sports editor who's interested in drag racing. If he or she isn't, you won't hear diddley about it. When our local paper's editor left for a different position a few years ago, not one word about drag racing has been in the paper since. There's usually something about NASCAR, although it'll most likely be a 2-column article in the lower right corner of page 8.
But even a rinky-dink chili cookoff or the opening of a new Mexican restaurant will make the front page every time.
But even a rinky-dink chili cookoff or the opening of a new Mexican restaurant will make the front page every time.
Inept NHRA.
Whoever they have heading their PR department is where the problem is.
A good PR person will make sure the news has the proper footage to show, and stick some cash in their pockets if need be..
All of that work should have been done months ago, but it seems the NHRA sees themselves through rose colored glasses and being too big, too famous and world renown to improve.
Whoever they have heading their PR department is where the problem is.
A good PR person will make sure the news has the proper footage to show, and stick some cash in their pockets if need be..
All of that work should have been done months ago, but it seems the NHRA sees themselves through rose colored glasses and being too big, too famous and world renown to improve.
robinjackson
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I made my only Indy visit in 1981 and the only reference to the event I saw on local TV was to mention that state troopers were directing the traffic.
I made my only Indy visit in 1981 and the only reference to the event I saw on local TV was to mention that state troopers were directing the traffic.
