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Still no Erica....

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Notice some of the crazy sports that attract big sponsors and big money, golf, fishing, and as silly as it sounds darts. One thing that those sports have over drag racing is the required startup investment is lower.

You can go buy a dartboard and darts, or a fishing rod and some hooks, or a set of golf clubs without spending big money (unless you choose to).

Those sports don't require the hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars required to be competitive.

Say joe blow golfer is watching the golf he can see the brand of clubs his favourite golfer is using and go to the store and buy them.

Sure if you had the money you could buy all the stuff and have a race car like your favourite racers but most people don't.

It costs so much to compete in this sport now that you really need sponsor support or wealthy to take part.

Yes there are little guys out there but they still have to keep their parts supply going.

The engine block of a fueler can set you back 10 grand brand new depending on where you buy it. You can go out and destroy 50 grands worth of stuff in one pass.

I am not saying that that is bad or wrong, just that as much as we want it to be drag racing is not an everymans sport. It is an expensive big money deal.

Still cheaper then nascar though.
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And there's a reason why when IHRA changed its format, 1 Season on SPEED and done. Mark Thomas had to do voiceovers because IHRA Screwed him over by taking out Pro Alcohol Funny Car (as Bret Kepner had always called it). Hedging your bets solely on Nitro Cars doesn't always work.
 
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And there's a reason why when IHRA changed its format, 1 Season on SPEED and done. Mark Thomas had to do voiceovers because IHRA Screwed him over by taking out Pro Alcohol Funny Car (as Bret Kepner had always called it). Hedging your bets solely on Nitro Cars doesn't always work.
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Didn't Mark quit long before the change to stay home on the farm?
 
I'm bored as hell, so I am going to throw this out there:

WHAT IF Erica sits out all these races, stays in the top 10 and comes back to win the Championship....

What would that say about the countdown format?

Have at it.....
 
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I'm bored as hell, so I am going to throw this out there:

WHAT IF Erica sits out all these races, stays in the top 10 and comes back to win the Championship....

What would that say about the countdown format?

Have at it.....
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Well there's no doubt Erica is staying in the top 10. If she wins the Championship then so be it. That's how the game is played. It's no different than other teams going into test mode vs not showing up at all.
 
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I'm bored as hell, so I am going to throw this out there:

WHAT IF Erica sits out all these races, stays in the top 10 and comes back to win the Championship....

What would that say about the countdown format?

Have at it.....
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I also hope she does. Do I like the countdown? Not really. They say it levels the playing field. Bovine scatterage! It just takes away from all the hard work the leader put in to get where he/she is and they have to do it all over again. That said, if the leader stumbles and she wins it will be because she clawed her way from the very bottom to the very top and she EARNED the Wally. Some will applaud, some will boo......

She earned all my respect as a fan a few years back when Jason Line beat her in if I remember right the 3rd round and she still went up and hugged him on camera. Now THAT'S a gracious loser!


Joe
 
Isn't THAT - essentially - what Robert Hight did a few years ago? That is, barely made it into the Countdown, then, went on to win (or did he runner-up?).

Peak at the right time!

PS: PLEASE don't turn this into a JFR bashing session.

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I hope she does
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........WHAT IF Erica sits out all these races, stays in the top 10 and comes back to win the Championship......What would that say about the countdown format?.......
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PS has fewest cars gaining majority of points; it is the least competitive class
with the least parity over the majority of regular players.
11th place PS - 514
11th place FC - 838
11th place TF - 663

with two races to go before new points here's how many cars have 'clinched'
their spot in the 'post season'
TF - three
FC - one
PS - seven (would be 8 if erica ran every event)

i like PS - this is just what the numbers say; IMO the cost to run this
class is starting to reveal itself
 
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