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Originally Posted by Glenn Hayes
Randy,
I get it, trust me, but where does developing another "Class Car" bring back the spectator? They don't even watch Pro Stock!
Heads Up, pounds per Cubic Inch racing was always great to watch. I've been to Bethany, even raced there a few times in the late '70's. I've been to every NHRA national track event in the country, and almost every divisional event track dozens of times. I worked for a major racing sponsor.
There are small groups all around the country that are having some success with their specific styles of cars, The Super Shifters, The East Coast Gassers, The Southeast Gasser Association, as others. These are not NHRA or IHRA classes, and the area track or tracks that love them and embrace them with support do so because they bring in a crowd.
This "Style" of racing is what is bring folks back to the drag strip:
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To address the wheelstands stick v/s auto.......who cares? The wheelstands are for the attention whores anyway.
The stick cars are more entertaining to watch because of the violent nature or "presentation" that the automatic cars just dont have.
Lets face it , most stock and super stock cars are boring to watch unless you're a bonfide old school car guy like me.
The example in the video makes it clear........it's the theatrics associated with the cars that draw fans.......this new / old resurrection of an old idea has to keep that in mind.............it must be exciting for fans to watch. Real cars.....not chassis cars , running quick....if you're going to make it a 3000lb minimum then change the weight to 8.5 so a 350 wont have to carry so much weight........no ones going to build a small engine these days anyway.
The NHRA is clueless.
With regard to the comment about some sportsman racers "making a living" out of this , frankly , I don't see how...............and if so , what KIND of a living.........I can't believe anyone would even WANT to.