One of The Biggest Announcements in NHRA History (1 Viewer)
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stitcherbob
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yoda
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This- once again- confirms that NHRA has ZERO interest in what us - the truly dedicated fan - finds important.
That this announcement was sent, incessantly, to my email when all along they knew what it was...
Tony P. - the commentator for the sport - speaks to everyone but US on all those broadcasts; and yet, WE are the ones watching every event.
So many things say "tone deaf"; I see the value of Smoke getting in the seat- and MAYBE stealing some fans from another couple of series (they are probably here already BTW), but to quantify it as a "major historical" announcement was, IMO, ridiculous.
That this announcement was sent, incessantly, to my email when all along they knew what it was...
Tony P. - the commentator for the sport - speaks to everyone but US on all those broadcasts; and yet, WE are the ones watching every event.
So many things say "tone deaf"; I see the value of Smoke getting in the seat- and MAYBE stealing some fans from another couple of series (they are probably here already BTW), but to quantify it as a "major historical" announcement was, IMO, ridiculous.
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T.Smith
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AJ Foyt has already had a starting line baptism.I want Tony to bring AJ Foyt to a race (Indy?) and give him the starting line baptism. Then a drag race between AJ and Connie in their golf carts
Id rather see Ashley Sanford get the ride.
THE greatest comment on here. You are correct on all points. They need to watch the Main Event videos,,,,thats how its done. The cameras were a lot better than what they have now also. Amanda and Bruno do a great job. None of the mindless comments.
Ok I’ll jump on this before it’s time to be nice to everyone before Christmas. Yes, NHRA TV needs to fix their interface and sound. And yes, we don’t need a DJ screaming and dancing to try to create artificial excitement. It’s just annoying and embarrassing. If others are in the house while the DJ crap is going on, it demeans the sport and people ask ‘why the hell are you watching that’.
stitcherbob
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Any info to search for archive footage? There’s YouTube or my boxes and boxes of VHS and DVD recordings
stitcherbob
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Jer
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i sure wish nhratv would hear us about the cars, weve been yapping about it forever,why cant they have better sound? I watched live races online from qatar and wow the sound of teh cars was amazing, and the best feature, NO ANNOUNCERS just cars, take a hint nhratv
I'm still in the dark as to why " one of the biggest announcements in NHRA history" isn't on their own website homepage. I don't understand why the switch to Tony Stewart isn't on NHRA's website, period, 'biggest announcement' or otherwise. It's almost like they threw this bait out there to garner attention and then realizing it isn't that big of a deal, simply decided to can the story. To me, "big announcements" might include a doubling of purses, John Force retiring from driving to assume a role similar to Connie Kalitta, a return to 1320 racing in all classes or a total revamp of the countdown system. All these other things including driver/crew chief/rule changes are just regular old announcements.
Hats off to what Tony, Leah and other members of his team accomplished in 2023 and I wish his future family well. Glad to see TS in drag racing; it's meant a lot to interest in our sport. But this swap is just that, a swap. A different butt in the seat, not something that will anyway alter the course of NHRA drag racing.
Hats off to what Tony, Leah and other members of his team accomplished in 2023 and I wish his future family well. Glad to see TS in drag racing; it's meant a lot to interest in our sport. But this swap is just that, a swap. A different butt in the seat, not something that will anyway alter the course of NHRA drag racing.
Gone Dead Train
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Force is still the biggest draw (he will be, even when the day comes when he gets out of the seat) at the drags.
Ever notice when you're at the races and Force is on his scooter on the return road, ect. The fans make noice
for Force, the fans love him. I wonder how many t-shirts Force has sold in the last 40 years? Speaking of t-shirts.
I remember back in the mid 70s, Raymond Beadle and his wife at the time Holly, she was behind the merchandising
of the Blue Max apparel line. Just about every guy had a Blue Max t-shirt on, and every woman who came through
the gate, bought a Blue Max halter top. (I miss halter tops)
Why did I post this gibberish, jibber-jabber? you got me. I'm bored on this wet, cold (trying to snow) Saturday afternoon
here in the Northwest.
Oh my, halter tops. It's the winner circle at the 1975 NHRA U.S. Nationals
A.J. Foyt also drag raced in the 1950's in a belly-tank style dragster. A bit of searching will find some photos.
https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/prue...g-family-stewart-named-team-s-replacement-top
It was the main headline on Thursday evening, there's been a ton of news the last 3 days out of Indy, so it has fell down the list.
mike
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There are no loose ends to be tied. Top Fuel Motorcycles are back in 2024 running a limited schedule for now. Chicago, Virginia, Brainerd and Charlotte. Expect to potentially see up to 8 bikes running.
I know how the website works but you're absolutely right - I simply missed it.
