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People-organizations have always done stupid stuff for a buck, TF--Toyota on valve cover of a Hemi engine. If you're 60 or older it cuts real bad.

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Do you mean Hemi on the cam cover of a Mitsubishi engine?

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we have a spare cobra jet Shirley can drive

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so now the good news the new toyota supra is built in europe with a
BMW engine with a toyota valve cover. hmmmmmmmmmm nascar,nhra,
now the world I guess its easier and cheaper to make valve covers

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This whole deal remains stunning to me. True icons of the sport (with Big being at the top of course) running in a Camry with a wrap. With the “big” three all supporting the NHRA you’d think Challengers, Mustangs and Camaros tuned to be close in performance (aka the old ROC format) would be appealing. Heck, even NASCAR convinced Toyota to retire the Camry and use the Supra brand for their top series (not that many of younger set even know what a Supra is). Now they’re having a fan vote to determine matchups.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...UMMIT#indextop

If they get several thousand votes then you know our sport is officially on life support. On the other hand, if people can vote for write ins and Jussie Smollett or Lorena Bobbitt get several votes then we know that the spirit of Monty Python lives on and with a sense of humor we can survive the farce after all.

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Really didn't care much what they do ,one way or the other, until I looked at those pictures.

Ridiculous ...is about all I can say..

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Just saw the pictures... 2nd wow!! of the day...
If you still don't think your nostalgia bracket racing....

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My best thought is WOW!!!!! It is what it is, but really??????

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Last time I checked running class eliminations and heads-up in eliminator IS NOT what you call nostalgia bracket racing! I call it stock and superstock eliminator, and so do alot of other people on here that PARTICIPATE!!!

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Might as well be those simple electric cars, oops sorry Jeff & Cody

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Wow is right....

An abomination !!!

Who would pay to watch that nonsense.
Not me and that's for sure.


Obviously $$$ talks


Sure its ok as a promotion somewhere else but not at a big event like the Gators 50th.....or any national event for a group with that kind of history racing.

Really lame....

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Jason, your point is well taken.
Mike A114

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I was excited for this part of the event, realized it was Toyotas racing, Ill be at the trailer lol

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I wouldn't care if they were racing go karts down the track. Just not right to tell the racers that support you all year long. And for several years that you don't have enough room or time to open up the quota's for them. BP

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That's what I was thinking!

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Hey, they could always use Smart cars. That wouldn't take up much pit space. Park 8 of them in 1 space.

Just a joke guys. HA HA.

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The irony of this whole exercise is that the Millennial generation they are appealing to most likely doesn't even know who these drag racing legends are... They'll be choosing favorites based on the car graphics or gender or some other meaningless metric.

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Well, I see Chris Karamesines is entered in TF, guess I need to redefine "legends".

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It' looks like NHRA is looking to assist the Greek in his demise.

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Back when we were bracket racing every weekend, many of the tracks would occasionally bring in a match race of some sort, between 2 mostly unknown cars.

And even worse, sometimes it would be a jet car, making exhibition runs. Mostly just makin lots of noise & shaking the ground.

I suppose these things were done to try to get a few more paying spectators in the gate. We figured that there were seldom, if ever enuff extra spectators to pay for the deal. We thought the tracks should just increase the payouts, to bring in more racers.

I suppose many of the track owners finally realized that, since there are now LOTS of high dollar bracket races, pulling LOTS of cars.