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Gary Smith · 02-17-2010, 04:47 PM

I've noticed the staple magazines (Hot Rod, Car Craft, PHR) have pretty much disappeared from supermarket news stands due to lack of interest. Yet whenever a race car is on display at a consumer center (shopping malls, restaurants, etc) it still draws attention to the sport. Communities must step up to the plate as well. Sadly it lacks for various stupid reasons such as negative or nonexistent local news coverage, greed, lawsuits, and uneducated municipal leadership.

The tracks must "close the deal" too. When's the last time anyone heard "PROGRAMS...GET YOUR PROGRAMS" at a local drag racing event? The short tracks still produce these and do an excellent job providing the most casual of fans who otherwise wouldn't know what they're watching. I can't get over the number of older drag race fans who still remember Stock, Pure Stock, and Super Stock not realizing they still exist. Perhaps S/SS associations look into producing simple yet effective programs for the tracks to hand out as part of their program.

Just my $.02

02-17-2010, 04:47 PM	#2
Gary Smith Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 820 Likes: 9 Liked 132 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Promoting Drag Racing I've noticed the staple magazines (Hot Rod, Car Craft, PHR) have pretty much disappeared from supermarket news stands due to lack of interest. Yet whenever a race car is on display at a consumer center (shopping malls, restaurants, etc) it still draws attention to the sport. Communities must step up to the plate as well. Sadly it lacks for various stupid reasons such as negative or nonexistent local news coverage, greed, lawsuits, and uneducated municipal leadership. The tracks must "close the deal" too. When's the last time anyone heard "PROGRAMS...GET YOUR PROGRAMS" at a local drag racing event? The short tracks still produce these and do an excellent job providing the most casual of fans who otherwise wouldn't know what they're watching. I can't get over the number of older drag race fans who still remember Stock, Pure Stock, and Super Stock not realizing they still exist. Perhaps S/SS associations look into producing simple yet effective programs for the tracks to hand out as part of their program. Just my $.02 __________________ Gary Smith "another broke racer spectating"