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rod · 09-14-2014, 09:47 PM

last spring, at a early race in Vegas, there were lots of cars, local, ot of state and new ones. and there were 20 spectators in the stands. Vegas does great when they have the Big Show. but watch the crowds leave when the stutter and slow down cars show up. that is not racing.
bracket racing has NO appeal to watchers. yes I know it takes a lot of work on part of the racer. whereas the various small orgs which have heads up racing in various classes are standing room.
a race is between two cars and the first one to the finish line is the winner. it is easy to understand and is the American way.
any idiot with lots of $ can put a 550 inch big block Chevy in a 55 Chevy and run 10.90s. but that combo would go way way past the old a/gas lbs per cube. so what you have is no way to compare how fast some guys car is compared to another. there are no bragging rites. the only bragging is how good a lite you cut, and nobody watching cares about that.
then try to explain how you got to the finish line first and lost, to a spectator.
Rod in AZ

09-14-2014, 09:47 PM	#45
rod Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kingman, NW AZ. in the middle of the longest stretch of Route 66 Posts: 315 Likes: 0 Liked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Part of what hurt drag racing last spring, at a early race in Vegas, there were lots of cars, local, ot of state and new ones. and there were 20 spectators in the stands. Vegas does great when they have the Big Show. but watch the crowds leave when the stutter and slow down cars show up. that is not racing. bracket racing has NO appeal to watchers. yes I know it takes a lot of work on part of the racer. whereas the various small orgs which have heads up racing in various classes are standing room. a race is between two cars and the first one to the finish line is the winner. it is easy to understand and is the American way. any idiot with lots of $ can put a 550 inch big block Chevy in a 55 Chevy and run 10.90s. but that combo would go way way past the old a/gas lbs per cube. so what you have is no way to compare how fast some guys car is compared to another. there are no bragging rites. the only bragging is how good a lite you cut, and nobody watching cares about that. then try to explain how you got to the finish line first and lost, to a spectator. Rod in AZ