When three legends of the sport speak NHRA needs to listen! (2 Viewers)

[HoodooVoodooAngus]

I think that the Heritage Circuit could look at adding rear-engine top fuel at this point with a car that resembled the late 80's - early 90's with the combo that knocked on 5 sec/300 mph passes. Limit fuel pump and downforce but run a full load of nitro. All the cackle, reasonable speeds and some great racing.

 

[SoCal Racer]

yes, we are doing both. balancing act of money, safety, and speed. what we have right now @ 1000' is pretty spectacular.
IMO it is a very saleable racing product. keep up the social media and exploit the drivers and other personalities for all they're worth.

Reminds me of the old sign in a speed shop and the dilemma of the ages: "Cheap, Safe, Fast. Pick two."

 

[z28]

Reminds me of the old sign in a speed shop and the dilemma of the ages: "Cheap, Safe, Fast. Pick two."

the shop I used to use sign said: "speed costs. How fast do you want to go"

 

[65 Goatboy]

Maybe IHRA goes to 1/4 mile and we see what happens to attendance ......

They have 3 on the schedule with fuel cars going 1/4 mile.

 

[BaldyLochs]

Maybe IHRA goes to 1/4 mile and we see what happens to attendance ......

Well….. I guess that is an option. Let International run the quarter mile; let National remain at 1000 feet. Each one post your schedules and payouts…. and then let the competitors choose where to haul their race cars to, in order to compete.

 

[Ponyhntr]

They have 3 on the schedule with fuel cars going 1/4 mile.

Not 1/4 mile. 1000'.

 

[yoda]

Sadly we'll never really know, since attendance figures are more closely guarded than defense dept black ops programs.

We who have seen the sport for a minute already know:
- When all the camera shots are showing one side of a track, not good.
- When one entire side or anything past 900' isn't even open to the public, not good.
-When the drone or jib shot gets a little wide, and it looks like an aluminum farm, not good.
-When you watch NHRA TV from the 70s/80s and the exact same tracks are mob deep at the fence AND the stands back then, and now you can put all the current paying customers in 4 sections comfortably, not good.

Personally, cut the series down to the Top 10 attended races from the previous year, and then throw in two more tracks as "specialty events" that are competing for a spot in the Top 10 the following year, and then open up the match racing circuit to fill in the gaps... Throw all the money at the 10 tracks for marketing and better TV time and let them battle, ala Hunger Games, for the chance to be in the mix.
Gainsville, Epping, who else is in?

 

[Mike]

I think that the Heritage Circuit could look at adding rear-engine top fuel at this point with a car that resembled the late 80's - early 90's with the combo that knocked on 5 sec/300 mph passes. Limit fuel pump and downforce but run a full load of nitro. All the cackle, reasonable speeds and some great racing.

Jeremy, tried it at Bakersfield for a few years and never got more than 3 cars.

 

[GumbyWVU]

We who have seen the sport for a minute already know:
- When all the camera shots are showing one side of a track, not good.
- When one entire side or anything past 900' isn't even open to the public, not good.
-When the drone or jib shot gets a little wide, and it looks like an aluminum farm, not good.
-When you watch NHRA TV from the 70s/80s and the exact same tracks are mob deep at the fence AND the stands back then, and now you can put all the current paying customers in 4 sections comfortably, not good.

Personally, cut the series down to the Top 10 attended races from the previous year, and then throw in two more tracks as "specialty events" that are competing for a spot in the Top 10 the following year, and then open up the match racing circuit to fill in the gaps... Throw all the money at the 10 tracks for marketing and better TV time and let them battle, ala Hunger Games, for the chance to be in the mix.
Gainsville, Epping, who else is in?

Oh I know what you're saying, I've seen that too, on TV and in person. We went to Charlotte in September, and what I would say is the "east" grandstands, maybe 100-150 people on the whole side. And nobody had to park in the big lot across the blvd from the track entrance. I was a little shocked really, since we've always had to park on that side. However, there was a home game for the Panthers that Sunday, but still....