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Positive things to come out of 2025.
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z28
Nitro Member
Speed records in TF and FC
Leah back in 26. Tony to drive for Elite
Emergence of Gadson as PSM champ
Capps to add a TF for 26
Reed return from injury and wins event
Shumacher returns
Prock dominates
Kalitta gets hot in countdown and wins 2nd title
Joe
Nitro Member
Darryl Cuttell
Quesadilla
Nitro Member
For me it’s:
1-the resurrection of IHRA giving lower to mid sized nitro teams a place to race, be competitive and make some $$
2-New and expanded Top Fuel teams from Elite, Rick Ware and Ron Capps
3-Huge TV numbers for Dallas
4-Big Speeds in Top Fuel, made Brittany Force qualifying runs must see TV
5-Shawn Reed’s comeback win after his crash and injury (I lost the top of my left pinky earlier this year so seeing Reed thrive while being down a digit was inspiring to me and my 9.5 fingers)
1-the resurrection of IHRA giving lower to mid sized nitro teams a place to race, be competitive and make some $$
2-New and expanded Top Fuel teams from Elite, Rick Ware and Ron Capps
3-Huge TV numbers for Dallas
4-Big Speeds in Top Fuel, made Brittany Force qualifying runs must see TV
5-Shawn Reed’s comeback win after his crash and injury (I lost the top of my left pinky earlier this year so seeing Reed thrive while being down a digit was inspiring to me and my 9.5 fingers)
Brutus26
Nitro Member
That “The Good Lord” allowed me to wake up this morning; Now it is my turn/time to continue the positivity! The opportunity to get on Nitro-Mater and complain or give props to drag racing/NHRA & watching the races, all year long. Hearing the various things/stories, from all of you through the years, hearing Larry Sutton stories or Alan Reinhart - chime in with tidbit’s! Talking about food options at local tracks/events, everything said above (from fellow “Mater’s) about the positive things that happened this past year. Sometimes it’s easier to concentrate on the negative things, than the positive ones (I’m just as bad & to blame sometimes, of that!). Mother Nature, for once (I believe) didn’t allow “The Finals” to happen, yesterday (this weekend). Am I disappointed - Sure I am! Am I pissed-off at NHRA/teams, didn’t travel thousands of extra miles, get a venue that isn’t available (from year - year and a half in advance), team’s not canceling family vacations/ team holiday parties, spending money (that I’m not donating/spending 
on to help!) etc; for my liking’s - Hell No! The easiest thing, that I can do (after this long ass message, Sorry!); Is wish all of you a great thanksgiving, a very Merry Christmas & Happy New year! And I’m planning on waking up next year, at the beginning of season, to do it all over again! Not sure if that will happen (with MSA), not going to fret/worry about it; but hope you all: “Have a Great Day”; Rinse & Repeat!
on to help!) etc; for my liking’s - Hell No! The easiest thing, that I can do (after this long ass message, Sorry!); Is wish all of you a great thanksgiving, a very Merry Christmas & Happy New year! And I’m planning on waking up next year, at the beginning of season, to do it all over again! Not sure if that will happen (with MSA), not going to fret/worry about it; but hope you all: “Have a Great Day”; Rinse & Repeat!
Just Paul
Nitro Member
Prock winning MORE races than last year?! 
Mike Knudsen winning 3 races and putting Matt Hagan 2nd in points. I think the microscope was on that team with Dickie leaving, it was going to be sink or swim. I thought he did excellent. It gives hope that the young guns can get it done too.
Tony Schumacher coming back
Maddi Gordon and Ron Capps TF car announcement
Elite Motorsports going top fuel racing
Mike Knudsen winning 3 races and putting Matt Hagan 2nd in points. I think the microscope was on that team with Dickie leaving, it was going to be sink or swim. I thought he did excellent. It gives hope that the young guns can get it done too.
Tony Schumacher coming back
Maddi Gordon and Ron Capps TF car announcement
Elite Motorsports going top fuel racing
mick
Nitro Member
mike did an outstanding job
Getting to see 340-mph multiple times
Getting to watch a few different A-Fuel Funny Cars (at the beginning of the season anyway)
The full Pro Modified fields and the qualifying bumping fun
The (generally) full Top Alcohol Dragster fields making qualifying so exciting
Increasing Comp fields towards the end of the year
Class racing at Indy
The phenomenal talent of the Lucas Oil Sportsman Racers, that make a math nerd like me curl my toes calculating how and why a certain driver won or lost a heat, including watching drivers "throw away" a win when a driver breaks, and the other driver isn't paying attention and breaks out - always gets me SCREAMING and being totally GOOPED
Getting to watch a few different A-Fuel Funny Cars (at the beginning of the season anyway)
The full Pro Modified fields and the qualifying bumping fun
The (generally) full Top Alcohol Dragster fields making qualifying so exciting
Increasing Comp fields towards the end of the year
Class racing at Indy
The phenomenal talent of the Lucas Oil Sportsman Racers, that make a math nerd like me curl my toes calculating how and why a certain driver won or lost a heat, including watching drivers "throw away" a win when a driver breaks, and the other driver isn't paying attention and breaks out - always gets me SCREAMING and being totally GOOPED
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Topfuel386
Nitro Member
Tatum coming back from his wreck and running like a bad ass
Zizzo keeping things rolling
Us catching up to those two running a 71 and qualifying 6th.
Zizzo keeping things rolling
Us catching up to those two running a 71 and qualifying 6th.
stitcherbob
Nitro Member
Tony Stewart winning the regular season championship in Top Fuel. The only kind of championship that should matter
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ZWeinstein
Nitro Member
In no particular order,
Shawn Reed winning both IHRA & NHRA in his return from his Seattle crash. I've known him since his boat days and also got to shoot photos for one of his sponsors, Atro, earlier this year.
Our local Funny Car team, the Winefsky family making the show at Phoenix with Jon Capps driving. It was only their second race and 20 cars showed up so they had to earn it. Dylan ended up finishing his big show license the Monday after Phoenix and it was awesome to see Johnny West and them make strides with the car at Seattle & Vegas.
At the divisional race back in February I took a co-worker out to the track and he got to help Chris Demke pack his chutes. He thought that was a blast.
Tucson's Jon Bradford winning in Vegas a few weeks ago and Chad Webber locking up the Super Comp title in Pomona a year after Cody won Top Dragster.
Brittany's 343 at Sonoma was stunning, even though I was expecting a big number if she made it to the finish line, to see 343 was jaw dropping.
Shawn Reed winning both IHRA & NHRA in his return from his Seattle crash. I've known him since his boat days and also got to shoot photos for one of his sponsors, Atro, earlier this year.
Our local Funny Car team, the Winefsky family making the show at Phoenix with Jon Capps driving. It was only their second race and 20 cars showed up so they had to earn it. Dylan ended up finishing his big show license the Monday after Phoenix and it was awesome to see Johnny West and them make strides with the car at Seattle & Vegas.
At the divisional race back in February I took a co-worker out to the track and he got to help Chris Demke pack his chutes. He thought that was a blast.
Tucson's Jon Bradford winning in Vegas a few weeks ago and Chad Webber locking up the Super Comp title in Pomona a year after Cody won Top Dragster.
Brittany's 343 at Sonoma was stunning, even though I was expecting a big number if she made it to the finish line, to see 343 was jaw dropping.
mick
Nitro Member
and just listening to joe c. interviewing shawn at the banquet (on youtube), he mentioned he expects to retain his entire team for '26.
65 Goatboy
Nitro Member
How do we get some of those "other people" over here?
I was NITRO BREATH
Nitro Member
All of us on this forum are great fans of this amazing sport. Yes, people complain a lot here. But that is one of the functions of nitromater. And maybe our complaints can echo back to nhra and our complaints /concerns can be addressed. The major positive for me this year and every year is the enjoyment I get from the sport of drag racing. From the first time I watched a race on ABC's Wide World of Sports I was hooked. My first time going to Englishtown was a thrill. At that time Pomona California was for me [living on the east coast] a faraway place. The first time out to Southern California was amazing. I've been back many times. Gainesville, Epping, Seattle, etc are all places I probably never would have visited if not for drag racing. We are a relatively small group of fans compared to most other sports. And motorsport in this country are not in the mainstream. Everyone on here complains because we care about drag racing and we want it to continue and thrive.
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