UDRA Big Ender
Nitro Member
I have posted this on a couple of other sites already, and I thought you guys would want to take a look also...
I just recived this month's issue of Hemnmings Muscle Machine, and there was a collumn by Jeff Koch about the '10 Challenger Drag Pak advocating the selling of these vehicles to collectors and taking them out of the hands of the racers who would race them at sanctioned events across the country. He obviously doesn't remember how much the super stock war back in the 60's helped to sell AMERICAN made automobiles. With Ford and GM also building race versions of their pony cars, we could be on the cusp on a rebirth of the same style of racing and intrest in drag racing now. I understand this would be difficult, but with all three building them again, and Dodge and Ford selling turnkey racers, you can't deny theres a slim chance of this happening.
The last line in his article says EVERYTHING about his character. "Our question: Who will be the brave one to keep one of these in a climate-controlled warehouse for 20 years to see how the market plays out?"
It says his only concern is the MONEY, not the sport, not the friends you meet, not the competition, not even the old adage "What wins on Sunday sells on Monday", so it doesn't even look like he cares about the ones in Detroit..... It's all about the MONEY....
Truly sad and pathetic..
I called Hemmings and actually talked to one of their editors, and they actually placed the blame on Dodge for not forcing the buyers to sign the competition agreement. Last year I went up to Roush's to pick up the second one built with a friend of mine, and I just can't see these cars sitting in a garage instead of running on the track. I used to be subscriber to Hemmings Motor News for well over 10 years, and over 5 years to their Muscle Machine magazine. I would really recommend that everyone who has a subscription to cancell it. This whole hobby and sport is bigger than people with this kind of attitude, and they need to know it.
I really think the more people who contact them, and let them know the sport is more important than what a car MIGHT be worth.
I just recived this month's issue of Hemnmings Muscle Machine, and there was a collumn by Jeff Koch about the '10 Challenger Drag Pak advocating the selling of these vehicles to collectors and taking them out of the hands of the racers who would race them at sanctioned events across the country. He obviously doesn't remember how much the super stock war back in the 60's helped to sell AMERICAN made automobiles. With Ford and GM also building race versions of their pony cars, we could be on the cusp on a rebirth of the same style of racing and intrest in drag racing now. I understand this would be difficult, but with all three building them again, and Dodge and Ford selling turnkey racers, you can't deny theres a slim chance of this happening.
The last line in his article says EVERYTHING about his character. "Our question: Who will be the brave one to keep one of these in a climate-controlled warehouse for 20 years to see how the market plays out?"
It says his only concern is the MONEY, not the sport, not the friends you meet, not the competition, not even the old adage "What wins on Sunday sells on Monday", so it doesn't even look like he cares about the ones in Detroit..... It's all about the MONEY....
Truly sad and pathetic..
I called Hemmings and actually talked to one of their editors, and they actually placed the blame on Dodge for not forcing the buyers to sign the competition agreement. Last year I went up to Roush's to pick up the second one built with a friend of mine, and I just can't see these cars sitting in a garage instead of running on the track. I used to be subscriber to Hemmings Motor News for well over 10 years, and over 5 years to their Muscle Machine magazine. I would really recommend that everyone who has a subscription to cancell it. This whole hobby and sport is bigger than people with this kind of attitude, and they need to know it.
I really think the more people who contact them, and let them know the sport is more important than what a car MIGHT be worth.
