Re: Unscientific informal poll
If I get my hands on a 10 billion dollars, No!
Otherwise, Yes
Age: 23
In those days, the marketing for the sport was done on the showroom floor. Almost every car made had the ability to perform well on the strip. And all of you older guys took advantage of that by building the sport of drag racing. Racing every weekend and becoming pioneers for us youngins.
Today's fans and racers are more about the bang for the buck, fast as you can go type racing. Nitrous, Turbos, Superchargers are pretty much all some people care about. I love this stuff and I hate it when NHRA doesn't grant sportsman respect because the survival of these classes gets put at risk. On top of fans, the fact that fuel economy is becoming so important doesn't help either cause no company wants to produce a performance vehicle for the street. There are few, but not like the olden days.
To bring back that resurgence today, a monumental effort would have to take place and unfortunately, money is the only way to accomplish that. A massive marketing scheme would have to be put in place and the meshing of the new and old would have to take place to attract fans from both sides. I also think that IHRA and NHRA forming an alliance would grab more racers and create a better opportunity increase payouts by neither organization having to put 20 events on individually. Also, if NHRA would think to the future and form a bond with NMCA, ORSCA, or ADRL, they could take a step towards mending the gap between the Outlaw and Sportsman racing. Forgive the long reply, I'm a dreamer!
This is part of would I would do with the 10 billion dollars. I would also host an event for the biggest payout ever scene by Super Stock, Stock, and Comp. 100,000 payout for each class. Whew would I love to see that turnout.
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Adriel Paradise, Paradise Racing Team
Driver/Crew Chief(at least my dad claims me to be)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas
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