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We're getting way off topic, but here's what I posted on yellow bullet recently when the subject of fans came up. (tried to clean it up a bit for here)
Back to basics, make the race competition not entertainment. THAT is where nascar/nhra/etc all went wrong. Chasing the $$ by making it entertainment for the masses thinking it will draw in the idiot stick and ball crowd. Here's a hint, IT DOESN'T! Every twit sitting in the stands at a ball game imagines himself out there on the field being the hero as they've all played a sport in school growing up. Take those same retards and put them in the stands at a race (any race) and they can't relate unless they're "car people" in the first place. Since the majority are not, its just loud excitement for them, what happens doesn't matter as long as they're entertained. Run half the cars clockwise and the other half counter clockwise and the idiots will flood the gates. That's why monster trucks took off so strong. Now the idiots are used to the level of destruction so they went to "freestyle" which just meant jump and smash and destroy the truck in the name of entertainment. Now even that is dying off because non automotive tards "don't get it" and would be just as happy if you took a sledge hammer to an old fridge. They would still sit there slack jawed saying "lookit, haw, haw, he done smashed up thet fridge, haw, haw" To heck with nascrap and nhra too, I'll stick to local tracks where the stands might be almost empty as well, but those that are there are family/friends and actually care who won the round and cringe when stuff goes bad. Back on topic, hope this reduction can get legs, put me down as "for"! |
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If anyone watches the No Mercy or Lights out races in South Ga. you will see not one empty seat in the whole place. I believe the attraction to Stock for fans and racers is heads up. Index and dial ins pretty much suck to sit and watch. I agree a lot of combos need adjusting but also we need 1lb classes for more heads up. Do we need a classification guide??? Pick the class you want to run with a max of say 100-200 ballast.
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There is another thread here for some of these ideas.Thanks
http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=65533
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Here ya go Mike! This subject STILL needs Racers to get behind it and let the NHRA know how you feel.
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OK Billy
Every sport recognizes their roots. In Stock, Old Timers Day is every day!, No retired numbers! Its great NHRA supports nostalgia racing, however, there is a unique opportunity here for them to cross over to Stock Eliminator. These old Super Stock cars, foundations of the sport, driven by most of the pioneers of the sport, could fit right in, with the stroke of a pen. Off the top of my head, a pre 1965 weight reduction deal, so they don`t break everything. Come on NHRA, help them out. have a look.... http://georgeklass.net/ss.html Mike A114 Last edited by Mike Jones; 01-07-2019 at 08:29 AM. |
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I think they could offer CIC races for stock and superstock at select events. Maybe just divisional or opens. Do it like Pat Joffrion did at No Problem. Make the hit low enough to get the interest of the more people. Hell charge whatever they think they need to charge. Make teardown for finalists or at least a good look. I would pay to enter that! Oh and make the CIC AHFS free,
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Qualifying off the index would make qualifying look more like a race for the few spectators that show up, now. At this time all a spectator sees in Qualifying is "Timed Runs" nothing that resembles a race.
If I was in charge the racers would probably put a hit on me because I would be doing everything I could to get spectators in the seats.
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I surely see no harm in reducing forgotten combinations. I really don't see this producing new young racers much either unless Dad has a 67 GTO he is tired of looking at.. Now a days a street car can go faster than 12 seconds it seems which takes more money to run. Just building any new stockers is more than a few dimes. Most folks are looking for built cars that need a new owner. Again if you need my vote... Yes! reduce forgotten combinations. Good Luck!
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