more news from NHRA

SStockDart · 09-24-2020, 06:57 PM

All entertainment venues are in dire straights during this pandemic. Movie theaters, concerts, NFL. NBA, NCAA, NASCAR, NHRA have few paying customers. Amusement parks in the US have lost over $118,000,000 in revenue and layed off over 125,000 employees. (Majority Coke outlets)
I have a feeling when the NHRA/Coke lawsuit hits the California court system, with a $5 million deal, the courts will tell them to settle themselves. Who could have possibly predicted a pandemic? BTW, Disneyland is $196 per person, when open. So, family of 4 plus snacks is around $1,000 per day. Think I'll go to the beach.

bykr · 09-24-2020, 11:43 PM

Bob, I don't think NHRA missed the youth crowd, as they weren't going to be interested anyway. Look at the import drag racing scene, not very healthy. I've got two grandkids in their 20's that don't have their drivers licenses and don't want one. The youth of today have more important things to do like posting selfies and making goofy videos for YouTube or TiKTok.

black88coupe · 09-25-2020, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bykr

Bob, I don't think NHRA missed the youth crowd, as they weren't going to be interested anyway. Look at the import drag racing scene, not very healthy. I've got two grandkids in their 20's that don't have their drivers licenses and don't want one. The youth of today have more important things to do like posting selfies and making goofy videos for YouTube or TiKTok.

The “Youth of Today” might not be interested in NHRA class racing. Possibly due to cost/ travel/ rule restrictions, but at my local track on any given night the lanes have a great showing of young drivers.

bykr · 09-25-2020, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by black88coupe

The “Youth of Today” might not be interested in NHRA class racing. Possibly due to cost/ travel/ rule restrictions, but at my local track on any given night the lanes have a great showing of young drivers.

Agreed, same with some of my local tracks but most are with their street cars and I just don't see the progression that used to happen to race cars.

GUMP · 09-26-2020, 07:20 AM

We are running the NMCA Finals at Indy this weekend. There are lots of younger people here racing. The same can be said for the NMRA races and the Holley LS Fest. Our local track has a good amount of younger participants too.

The "In Thing" is power adders. Turbos and superchargers rule these days. Most people that I talk to can't see spending the money to run what we run when they can go much faster for less.

James Perrone · 09-26-2020, 09:41 AM

Pro stock. Racer Bo Bunter is racing super gas At St. Louis
I guess he isn’t wasting Time with pro stock.
He can make more $$ is super gas than pro stock Gainesville

mopacltd · 09-26-2020, 12:54 PM

I see his name as qualified at Gainsville

09-24-2020, 06:57 PM	#1
SStockDart VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona, Texan forever Posts: 1,176 Likes: 879 Liked 574 Times in 212 Posts	Re: more news from NHRA All entertainment venues are in dire straights during this pandemic. Movie theaters, concerts, NFL. NBA, NCAA, NASCAR, NHRA have few paying customers. Amusement parks in the US have lost over $118,000,000 in revenue and layed off over 125,000 employees. (Majority Coke outlets) I have a feeling when the NHRA/Coke lawsuit hits the California court system, with a $5 million deal, the courts will tell them to settle themselves. Who could have possibly predicted a pandemic? BTW, Disneyland is $196 per person, when open. So, family of 4 plus snacks is around $1,000 per day. Think I'll go to the beach. __________________ Gary Hansen - SS/FA 4911, B/SA 4911 Last edited by SStockDart; 09-24-2020 at 07:14 PM.

09-24-2020, 11:43 PM	#2
bykr Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 232 Likes: 274 Liked 167 Times in 81 Posts	Re: more news from NHRA Bob, I don't think NHRA missed the youth crowd, as they weren't going to be interested anyway. Look at the import drag racing scene, not very healthy. I've got two grandkids in their 20's that don't have their drivers licenses and don't want one. The youth of today have more important things to do like posting selfies and making goofy videos for YouTube or TiKTok. __________________ Tim Schmackpfeffer 762 SS

09-26-2020, 07:20 AM	#5
GUMP VIP Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 1,823 Likes: 2,172 Liked 2,354 Times in 554 Posts	Re: more news from NHRA We are running the NMCA Finals at Indy this weekend. There are lots of younger people here racing. The same can be said for the NMRA races and the Holley LS Fest. Our local track has a good amount of younger participants too. The "In Thing" is power adders. Turbos and superchargers rule these days. Most people that I talk to can't see spending the money to run what we run when they can go much faster for less.

09-26-2020, 09:41 AM	#6
James Perrone VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LONG ISLAND N.Y. Posts: 1,683 Likes: 3,394 Liked 1,829 Times in 427 Posts	Re: more news from NHRA Pro stock. Racer Bo Bunter is racing super gas At St. Louis I guess he isn’t wasting Time with pro stock. He can make more $$ is super gas than pro stock Gainesville __________________ james perrone 1290 STK

09-26-2020, 12:54 PM	#7
mopacltd Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: yarnell,az Posts: 312 Likes: 415 Liked 124 Times in 44 Posts	Re: more news from NHRA I see his name as qualified at Gainsville

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