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Originally Posted by Curmudgeon
Oke thought I've had for years is sanctioning bodies are afraid if they slow cars down ticket sales and TV eyeballs would be lost. Do they think its speed numbers that fill the stands,or good racing? Just look at the Daytona travesty. If they were to go to a 4 X 3 engine and slow down to say 160 aerodynamics would play a lesser role and racing be better. With Drag Racing I don't believe the spectator can tell the difference between say 250 and 300 from the stands if not told. If you were able to give them side by side full quarter mile runs without lengthy clean-ups my belief is they'd come away satisfied they had seen a good day of racing. Nobody buys a ticket to watch the clean-up crew in action.
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Sadly I am afraid you are wrong about most spectators wanting to see close racing. If that was what they wanted pro stock would be the most popular class. Most seem to want things out of control if they crash I think that is a plus to them.
Those of us on here do not look at things like joe blow off the street.