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For those that watch our YouTube Channel, we've recently featured Steve Magnante covering cars at various auction houses. Steve is slowly getting back into the swing of things after the health scares of last year. Steve's knowledge on all things cars has truly blown me away. That got me to thinking, what if he covered Stock and Super Stock at the divisional?

I'm flying Steve and 2 guys down to film the divisional race this weekend. My nephews will be down there racing, but our film guys will be focusing on Steve covering the Stock eliminator pits first, then on to SS after that assuming we have enough time. The goal is for him to give his knowledge of make/model of the car. If you have interesting history on the car itself, please share with Steve as we can include it in the content. We DO NOT want to disrupt anything you're doing or get in the way. If you don't want your car shown, that is no problem, just let us know. We're not trying to pry.

I wanted to do this as a test to see how the common gear head would respond to seeing these cars in a different way. I think there is an opportunity for NHRA to bring people to events, but to focus it around a car show mentality. Where else can you see so many cool cars, which are often show level, in one place going down a track? I'm in constant contact with NHRA over multiple unique ways to generate content and bring eye balls to the sport. Yes, it can be an uphill battle, but I'm going to keep pushing. We got our legs last year doing the Sox & Martin Hemi Challenge at Indy and I plan on doing more this coming year.

Steve will be riding around on a golf cart with 2 younger guys. They'll be wearing Sox&Martin gear most likely. They may come into the staging lanes to cover at distance since all the cars will be up for qualifying. We'll also visit the scales and fuel check to show the masses how this works.

Hope you guys will participate and if you have any questions let me know!

Mike

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Your title says for those going to Orlando, but your text talks about filming at the baby Gators. Which event are you filming? Either way, good job on doing this! We need more coverage for the sport!

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Mike, if the effort is to attempt to grow the sport, the challenge is getting the content to the right audience and that’s not boomers or Gen X, but rather Millennials, Gen Z and Alpha.

Problem is none of them wants to see a TV show about old cars and the old guys that race them with handicapped starts. So my advice is focus on the newer factory hot rods and younger drivers. Otherwise you’re just pandering to a demographic that’s already involved or a fan.

Bring the right race content to TV and supported by YouTube channels is the key, evident by the past huge success of Street Outlaws and No Prep Kings though it appears even their time has passed now.

The only way what we do survives no mind grows in the years and decades to come is, America has to fall in love with their cars again, to create a car culture that will culminate in high school parking lots across this country as it once did.

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Sorry, Division 2 race this weekend.

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First thing I plan to do is get data. From years of business, I've learned that whatever I think consumers will do, they tend to do the opposite. My goal for this year is to get as much data as I can on what people are viewing at least within the channels I can control. Then I can work with other people with channels to try and gain some traction.

I can only do so much, but if I can show data to decision makers within NHRA and other places, then maybe we can get somewhere.

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The NHRA doesn?t have a clue as to how to keep this from dying and those in charge don?t appear to care.

Good luck.

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whoah whoah whoah, EB for president?? Well said, I completely agree. I also agree that I don't really know how we do this

Also, McCandless, I plan to be there this weekend and would be more than happy to be filmed and speak with Steve about my car and class racing Journey!

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Sorry fellas but I just posted a Stock Eliminator video 5 short days ago which includes old cars, a handicap start, and a slightly older guy (sorry John!) and it's gotten 811K views already.

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What is the name of the YouTube channel ?

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Your latest video posted 5 days ago has 6.5k views, about 804,500 views shy of 811K. :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fGwK18KFi8

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On Facebook homeslice. It's at 830k now. But you just reminded me of the 6.5k on YouTube. So 836k?

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I don't do fag book but good for you.

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Just subscribed, I think it's an excellent idea as you first put it!! Steve giving a colour commentary to Stock and SS cars?? COOL!!

Already Subbed to Bobby Fazio as well.









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Subscribed can't wait to see your S and SS videos !

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There is a lot of good Drag racing stuff on Facebook. There is also quite a bit of dumb stuff. If you dont click on it you get lees of what you dont want to see. Not all bad.

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I am old and aint got chyt or done chyt and run sst. Can i get an interview to plug my #1 sponsor which is me. And i can give credit to my crew chief which is me. Then i can give a shout out and props to my driver for his many accomplishments which is me.

ep-i think it is cool that you are investing and doing this. Good job

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846K views & climbing!

That was one heck of a handicap race with old cars & one good older than I gentleman (GTX John).

B King/1700/STY/781L :)

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Clicks ain’t views, the truth is in the YouTube numbers. More important these videos do nothing to put young people in the stands much less get young people to build/buy a car and compete in the LODRS, NOTHING!

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The plan isn't to get people into stands. Every sport on the planet is fueled not by the attendance in the stands, but the viewers watching on devices. Outlaw 275/NT stuff has this figured out. The amount of people that will watch a stream vs attend a race is 100:1. I don't want to commit one of the few weekends I have to sitting at a track all day. However, I will gladly play a subscription fee to watch, which I do.

The best way for prizes purses to grow and for sponsor money to come in, is viewership, period. That has very little to do with people sitting in the stands. All sports are driven by TV/Streaming rights and that is where racing has to go if it wants any money involved in it.

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I agree it’s all about social media however as I stated previously,, our kind of drag racing, NHRA LODRS racing is not attracting younger people neither as fans nor racers. what young people are interested in drag racing is the kind of racing that first and foremost is heads up racing, racing that largely utilizes current technology, fuel injection, turbos, pro chargers and engine management tuned with a lap top not a timing light and screw driver and at least the appearance of few if any rules.

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Mike,
This is great, and thank you! Those of us that actually compete in Stock and SS would appreciate this coverage, and those that follow it as well. Someone versed in the cars and history will present questions and have a great viewpoint. You were very clear with your wording on the cars to be covered, and the purpose of the trip. We have many friends that are competing at this event, and it would be great recognition. Most of us can careless what the forum idiot has to say. If they actually raced in either of these categories, then it might be different, but I doubt it.

Thank you
Sean

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This is great I will subscribe just to watch Steve.

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https://i.imgur.com/aPM3ZbC.png

Views are still climbing!

Hopefully the OP can get this kind of exposure or even greater!

1700/STY/781L :)

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Mike, we'll be there with what might interest you. 1967 Plymouth Belvedere station wagon with a 273 ci 2bbl Stock Eliminator U/SA. It's the Moss Wagon", got it painted like granite with moss all over it. And we have cool marketing partners. You would be more than welcome in our pit area, no reservations needed.

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Subscribed. Thank You for providing this service Mike

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Subscribed, thanks

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The nephews were parked across from Joe Costello who has been thrashing to finish his car. Covered him quite a bit since it was an easy film. The stock/SS long form will come next week! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N30-Q_ZY3aY

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Over an hour long video is up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWba5oznZJY

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Are you guys at Gainesville too ?

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Thank you McCandless Antique Auto for the interview with Steve Magnante. It was a lot of fun doing it and then get to watching it. All the cool cars and interviews was just great.

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Thank you Mike for getting Steve Magnante out to the drag strip..With what Steve has been through, he deserves as much air time as possible. God Bless you Steve and keep on doing car stuff for as long as possible.

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I enjoyed your videos thank you very much