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I'm sad to see it go because it exposed more people to drag racing then any other show.

I don't like Rick because he's stupid, shallow and totally ignorant of racing rules and it's true that to us, it was run shoddy at best, but how many people were reached by televising drag racing that never would have seen it if they had to go to the track.

JimR

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Yes thats true you could only improve maybe a couple of tenths but if you sandbag and dynamite the brakes your toast. ET and MPH had to be close not so with bracket racing.

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What a great thread! Like most of you, I have had a love/hate relationship with Pinks and it's master of ceremonies. In the end I have to give thanks for the positive exposure that they gave to "drag racing". It seems that most of the drag racing exposure that the average citizen gets in the media is from idiots racing on the street and getting hurt. Then it gets called a "drag racing accident". By that logic why not call a mugging a "football accident"?

I think that it's safe to say that sportsman type drag racing has made some significant inroads into mainstream media. Aside from the NHRA National Event stuff (another ball of wax) I like the "Pass Time" show, not just because my Super Stocker was on it (thanks, Troy!). It's just fun to watch and participate but I think that there will be a hole left by the departure of Pinks.

I would like to see a half hour show about sportsman drag racing that had some variety/flexibility. Maybe an anchor crew that knew about what they were reporting on with racing, interviews, car features, history and tech. It could be worthy.

Chris Barnes
Wagons of Steel
Stock 6621

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I threw the idea out there of breathing new life into class racing earlier this year but with very little support. Like Jeff Lee said "bad press is better than no press" which is dead-on. Yes the idea was to create sort of a circus format for our form of racing...but the ultimate goal was to get recognition while having some fun. Bland personalities and arrogance has not and never will sell, unless you have something spectacular to offer. Rich will move on to bigger and more lucrative things. We had our chance, but most "looked the gift horse in the mouth" and walked away.

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You had to be inside a bracket they claimed was about 3 tenths or less. If you picked up more than 0.05, you got tossed. You certainly could not pick up two tenths, by any stretch.

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Actually it was .5 . The reason was Rich's armdrop was timed anywhere between .45 and .55, where a racer can make it up on the drop.

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In Seattle it was .2. Not sure in other places but my son was picked in Seattle so I know what it was there.

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I participated in the PINKS All Out at HRP in Baytown back in October, had over 500 entrants the place was more packed than the National Event. However they ran a quick 8 race and those guys put on a great show then once the smoke cleared and the winner appeared the whole group was told there was no purse that they were running for exhibition only. It sad because they were never told that they were told they would run a quick 8 Chicago style race for them. To say the least that debatical burned alot of bridges down here.

Agree with many of you Rich is a total pin head but with some tweaking it could be a fun racing format.

Just my opinion

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The guy standing behind Rich in the video wearing a blue hat looks like he wants to just hit the moron over the head and take the cash... I bet he has a bigger gun than Rich

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I agree, I kinda liked the concept, but I am/was an unrepentant street racer. Arms, lights, it never did matter that much to me.But rich Christensen can disappear into his new career as a foot race promoter and I won't miss him