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  • Tony
    Tony reacted to SoCal Racer's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Haha Haha.
    The Bobby Bennett solution to MLB not appealing to young fans would be to shorten the distance between bases from 90' to 45'. :D
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to Mike's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Sad Sad.
    I grew up in farm country. John Deere is now among the worst for right to repair as I understand it. Imagine a scenario where you know...
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to Butch's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Wow Wow.
    Ever here of the 3 30's rule in relation with auto mechanics? Don't know how true it is but I've heard it said. $30K for training $30K...
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to none's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Like Like.
    Couple of reasons I think. Many parents think of being an Auto Tech as the greasy guy from years gone by and discourage kids from...
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to Marchboom's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Agree Agree.
    Phones, PHONES, PHONES! It's all about those damn phones. People below the age of 40 (approx) constantly have their heads buried in...
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to GumbyWVU's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Like Like.
    and auto body shop too!
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to GumbyWVU's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Like Like.
    Yep, younger people not as interested in cars/automobilia definitely a huge factor, for all motorsports it seems. Like how they prefer...
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to Billy's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Agree Agree.
    I know this doesn't need to be said but drag racing is fun for the whole day, not just 4 seconds. I would be lost at an Indy car event...
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to ironpony's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Agree Agree.
    Yes I know that we are huge F1 fans, do not forget about Miami. F1 is an entirely different spectacle as far as entertainment. Fans are...
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to CS's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Agree Agree.
    Actually F1 is in Texas October 23 - 25 and Las Vegas November 19 - 21 both play before sell out crowd. The Las Vegas race is so...
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to John Farce Racing's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Like Like.
    well, what are they going to teach them? how to hook up a scanner? todays cars are to complex to teach a bunch of kids much in a...
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to NitroLuver's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Agree Agree.
    I'm pretty sure many high schools no longer have automotive repair classes. Which sucks.
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to Prestaged's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Agree Agree.
    I don't post here much, though I am reading comments every day. I will say that twice in recent years I have felt like retching when I...
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to yoda's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Agree Agree.
    Baseball has had a lot of revisions over the past 100 years as well, and a lot of those that long-time fans are about as p!$$ed off...
  • Tony
    Tony reacted to z28's post in the thread NHRA open to 1/8 mile? with Agree Agree.
    although in the minority there are still younger ones out there but today they have so many other things to do. Back in the day kids...
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