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BKSG1198 · 07-09-2009, 07:34 AM

I've been on the fence the past year or so about buying a dragster or driving someone elses 2nd car and going bracket racing. I think we all have a great point in why car counts are down. The Economy is one and a huge one at that, The weather has been crappy all year long and people who live long distances are not going to travel and burn gas to sit in the rain plus I think even if they tore down Leb Valley and rebuilt it people still would not come which is ashame to the new owners and what they have done with the track. I think even with the repaving job and no more water seeping up just the past races at that track have put a bad taste in many people's mouth. You still have the issues with parking when it rains and the mud pit, the dirt track next door starting a cloud after a certain time. I just think the car counts have always been down a little at that track compared to MG and Atco plus it's put right on a national holiday in which most families are traveling to the shore and racers don't want to travel in that mess (We all know cars don't realize what racers tow with and like to cut everyone off).

To me NHRA racing is not as much fun as it used to be and it's now run by non-racers and it's all about the bottom line rather then people having fun anymore. Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty to understand what the sportsman racer goes through and for the longest time thats how it was run. As Dave said the little associations and bracket racing is taking off because it's a "No BS" run league. You can go to a MASGA or NESSA race, get 2 time shots (Not get bumped to the next day or wait till 11pm to get a run) run the race in 1 day, have a great meal, leave if you want too or run a 2nd race again on the next day. There's no strings attached with the associations and you're seeing more and more of them popping up. We all know the sport we are in and no matter what or how much money we put in we will never get that back so complaining about the payout is senseless. Just bracket racing is looking better and better and the payout is great. Look at Atco on July 31st to the 2nd, $775.00 to enter the whole weekend and a chance to win $ 75,000.00 dollars. Now you have to be totally on your game and have to deal with some heavy hitters but you have to do the same at a NHRA meet for $ 1,800.00 dollars to win. Just my 2 cents...

07-09-2009, 07:34 AM	#10
BKSG1198 VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 2,631 Likes: 96 Liked 1,286 Times in 393 Posts	Re: Super Classes Future I've been on the fence the past year or so about buying a dragster or driving someone elses 2nd car and going bracket racing. I think we all have a great point in why car counts are down. The Economy is one and a huge one at that, The weather has been crappy all year long and people who live long distances are not going to travel and burn gas to sit in the rain plus I think even if they tore down Leb Valley and rebuilt it people still would not come which is ashame to the new owners and what they have done with the track. I think even with the repaving job and no more water seeping up just the past races at that track have put a bad taste in many people's mouth. You still have the issues with parking when it rains and the mud pit, the dirt track next door starting a cloud after a certain time. I just think the car counts have always been down a little at that track compared to MG and Atco plus it's put right on a national holiday in which most families are traveling to the shore and racers don't want to travel in that mess (We all know cars don't realize what racers tow with and like to cut everyone off). To me NHRA racing is not as much fun as it used to be and it's now run by non-racers and it's all about the bottom line rather then people having fun anymore. Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty to understand what the sportsman racer goes through and for the longest time thats how it was run. As Dave said the little associations and bracket racing is taking off because it's a "No BS" run league. You can go to a MASGA or NESSA race, get 2 time shots (Not get bumped to the next day or wait till 11pm to get a run) run the race in 1 day, have a great meal, leave if you want too or run a 2nd race again on the next day. There's no strings attached with the associations and you're seeing more and more of them popping up. We all know the sport we are in and no matter what or how much money we put in we will never get that back so complaining about the payout is senseless. Just bracket racing is looking better and better and the payout is great. Look at Atco on July 31st to the 2nd, $775.00 to enter the whole weekend and a chance to win $ 75,000.00 dollars. Now you have to be totally on your game and have to deal with some heavy hitters but you have to do the same at a NHRA meet for $ 1,800.00 dollars to win. Just my 2 cents...