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Re: Why is there no interest in all new combos

the fact remains that

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Originally Posted by 1320racer (Post 691590)

young people... Millennials and Generation Z are not interested in Drag Racing no mind competing in any great numbers that will ensure the sports survival and replace one for one every baby boomer that has and will retire and die.

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Originally Posted by 1320racer (Post 691595)

in 10 years from now, stock, super stock, comp will be decimated due to the large loss of racers. Just walk their lanes at any divisional starting next month and start counting the racers that will be retired from racing or dead by then. The numbers should scare you.

Re: Why is there no interest in all new combos

Or "in 10 years from now" the nukes could fly, the aliens could take over or the zombies could get us.

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so you don't believe those classes car counts will be effected by the racer's attrition rate

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What I believe is that it's something that I don't have any control over so I'm not gonna worry about it. When the NHRA asks/tells me not to come back, I'll spend my time and money at my local tracks.

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 691857)

Keynes once said: "In the long run, we're all dead."

I'm with Bill here, instead of all the doom and gloom, why not focus on how we can continue to enjoy the sport and class we love and work everyday to make it better? If NHRA isn't listening, we'll just yell louder.

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Originally Posted by JP1738 (Post 691859)

Keynes once said: "In the long run, we're all dead."

and "in the long run", all S/SS Racers need to know how to teardown their cars. It's part of the game that we play. ;-)

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NHRA's new engine classes are a bit much, right? Building my 2014 Challenger on a budget is a ride. Not sure about NHRA's V6 move at 305, though.

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 691863)

and "in the long run", all S/SS Racers need to know how to teardown their cars. It's part of the game that we play. ;-)

Fair enough, I'll get there one day. All I need is a little help from a great group of people (which I'm told this group is) and I'll have the confidence to recall all of my inhibitions.

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Originally Posted by Mike Gray (Post 691430)

This is the reason I sold my super gas car to build a “slower” stocker. I’ll get the same enjoyment building and driving it as the super gas car but there is NO excitement watching that group of cars run. Super comp dragsters have to be the worst, at least the others look like cars. What really kills it is watching a group of top dragsters run how they should preform and it makes super comp look like a grown up version of jr. dragster.

The first time I ever saw the delay stuff was the Seattle NW Nats. I recall a red 57 CHev, Harding I think the guys name. Pretty much a ProMod car and running in Super Gas (may have even been Super Street) It moved off the line and rolled slowly for a couple seconds then ran 9.90 at around 200. That was interesting because it was crazy but once everyone did that it is just annoying. I hope that never happens in Stock where the 632 Copo fits K/SA and runs a 4 second 60 foot time and 11.40 at 179 and becomes the norm.