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[GarysZ24]

Wow,

I couldn't agree with you guys more...especially you Alan! The idea of a networking deal that would only focus on the classes within this website now makes me wish I'd hit it big in the lottery for that instead of fixing America's auto maker woes...I'd rather watch you guys (and get my own car back on the track), than any of that nitro/alcoholic crap!!! I wonder if we could partner with Ted Turner on something like that?

This just makes me hope even more so that the ideal spoken of two months ago about starting a "Class Racers Association" type of sportsman only sanctioning body will come to fruition, in the forseeable future???

[Jesse Knapp]

Just wondering here.... Since I don't watch Nascar often to know, do they offer this garbage,( newly weds game, exciting bike riders, etc.) on their programs? I had to walk away.

I think Larry Morgan said best a couple of years ago… "You can't fix stupid"...

Jackie McCracken

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[Tom keedle]

ya know,i thoght it was just me.
watching that crap sunday was unbearable
absolutly the worst!
it's been tanking for a couple of years but this was baaaaad.

and the "points race" hype ain't even started yet

i'd rather watch "pinks"
well, not really....
"all out" ain't bad....
gotta give 'em credit, they've done more for drag racing than nhra and espn has lately....


one other thing, a buddy and i USED to go to the mile-hi nat's on thurday because none of the pro-hype crap was there, just sportsman.
he'd go for the comp stuff, i went for the s/ss stuff and the alky qualifying was good to watch.
they did away with thursday and we quit going.....

[Floyd Gomez]

The part that really sucks is ESPN can show hours of NASCAR qualifying, an hour or so of NHRA Pro qualifying and even cover dirt track racing but cannot dedicate one hour to the true SPORTSMAN (S, SS, Comp, S. Comp, S. Gas). Sorry but in a race that last three hours I really don't care who starts first and turns left. IMO

[Lynn A McCarty]

How many Mopar and Chevy guys watching do you think would be interested to see the single 4 A/SA Hemi car run against the A/SA BBC 427 Camaro? Put that against the Newlywed game anyday.

[treessavoy]

If we can get an address for espn why don't we tell them what we think of their coverage...a letter writing campaign.

Maybe they would listen (at least a little) if we listed our credentials and gave our opinion of their coverage....or would that be pissing in the wind?

Jim

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Lynn A McCarty

How many Mopar and Chevy guys watching do you think would be interested to see the single 4 A/SA Hemi car run against the A/SA BBC 427 Camaro? Put that against the Newlywed game anyday.

Count me as one...and one of my favorite match ups would be watching Steve Hagbergs Silver Savoy vs Jimmy De Franks Camaro...(since I'm friends with both guys, I'd be on the fence with a "MAY THE BEST MAN WIN" mindset), the only decision I'd have to make is where I'd want the camera's to be---if I was watching them in person I'd want to be at the Starting line (wheelstands), mid-track (high-gear acceleration, plus the sound change of the cars as they roar by...MUSIC TO MY EARS!!!), and of course the stripe! Plenty of other cool looking match-ups could be created that also would be more exciting (I.M.H.O.) to watch than that alcoholic/injected nitro crap!!! There's my .02 worth.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Floyd Gomez

The part that really sucks is ESPN can show hours of NASCAR qualifying, an hour or so of NHRA Pro qualifying and even cover dirt track racing but cannot dedicate one hour to the true SPORTSMAN (S, SS, Comp, S. Comp, S. Gas). Sorry but in a race that last three hours I really don't care who starts first and turns left. IMO

I couldn't agree with you more Floyd...I wrote a letter 3-5yrs ago to National Dragsters "Reaction Time" segment, saying I wanted to see more (TRUE) sportsman racers on television, and obviously that went in one ear and out the other!

The other day, I called ESPN's complaint line--(860) 766-2236, to let them know what I thought of their having an "Inside Nascar", plus pre-empting one of our March national events for College Hockey!!?? If memory serves me correctly that weekend was when the qualifying was shown on Sunday after the "NHRA TODAY" show was on. I haven't heard anything from them yet on that (and I gave them both my cell phone number, and my email address)??? I'm not holding my breath waiting on a reply either!!!

X-Tech Man, I sure hope you're making some progress with regards to that sportsman only (non-alcoholic) sanctioning body that was the subject of numerous threads a few months (+) back, to give us guys something to look forward too...Perhaps "Spike Tv" would be interested in showcasing our racing (if not "Speed Channel")???

[Floyd Gomez]

Mybe it is time we start our own association. We could call it ATSA. American True Sportsman Association. Only classes allowed are Stock, Super Stock, Comp, Super Gas, Super Comp. I would be willing to bet Spike or Speed would pick it up.