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Originally Posted by rognelson777
Drag racing is a Hobby for most, has been that way for a long time, the only people making a living off of it are the pro paid drivers and pit crew.
Actually this is a big opportunity to make big changes by NHRA to the pro racing. Go to 50pct nitro this off season. Casual fans will not notice the difference, certainly will not see the difference on TV. How much more affordable will it be for the entry level Nitro racer.
Everyone will complain for a year, then it business as usual. Nitro $55 ? a gallon, just paid $5. a gallon for VP M1 at Cecil.
and less major carnage, so sportsman may get another round or 2 on sunday
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There's little to no information for us at 50% nitro. We don't want to go below 85%.
Nitro costs us $25 a gallon on the open market
But $40 to buy at a national. We have no choice so we buy it from NHRA.
If the nitro was around 50%, our 1000' ets wouldn't be much quicker then the alcohol dragsters.
The fuel cost isn't a killer for us with just 1 day of qualifying.
Recertifying so much stuff every year gets costly though.