NHRA & ESPN must HATE sportsmen.

[GarysZ24]

After watching the meaningless drivle they call interviews and a couple of commercials they finally show a peddle fest first round match up 4 times over (okay we got it the first time). Instead of this CRAP they could show tidbits of sportsman racing and increasing the amount of actual racing.BUT NOOOOOOO they want to show "sounds of the strip" instead!

ARE YOU FREAKIN KIDDING ME!

The piss poor editing, lack of real racing and the "pro wrestling' mentality of NHRA on tv has once again confirmed that NHRA & ESPN HATE sportsman racing. WHY? Maybe because we are more interesting and they know it but dont want to let people know that.
Okay i have vented but seriously is there someone out there who can set us up with a good tv producer and get us our own show?

Does anyone else agree with me or am i just a ranting fool who believes we have marketing value?

Lawnmower racing gets better coverage than we do...[/QUOTE]

Kenny, I couldn't agree with you more (and I'm glad that many have added their thoughts to this as well). I wrote a (Reaction Time) letter to the editor of ND (nearly 10yrs ago), speaking of this same issue. Obviously my thougths were wasted, because there so-called coverage of the"Lucas Oil Sportsman" on ESPN2 only has given us 2 minutes worth of coverage over a 60 minute show (and that's not all of the national events)!!! We used to have "Inside Drag Racing" to enjoy divisional & national event coverage, but that went away in 2006...all IDR seems to show now is mostly SEMA stuff (with a little bit of racing...but I HAVE YET TO SEE ANY OF OUR CLASSES ON THAT SO-CALLED DRAG RACING SHOW!!!), and of course ESPN put them out to local FOX affiliates.

There so-called sportsman coverage (at the national events), should showcase the last two rounds of all the classes (instead of the alcohol (injected nitro) dragsters/funnycars! Once in awhile I've seen a Wheel-standing Stock/Super Stock car prior to (or post) a commercial, but not often enough.

Heck I even called Glendora about this (you see what that's done...not a damn thing!!!).

Perhaps with you (and many others amongst us) contacting them over this, perhaps there might be a sliver of hope that we'll get the coverage we deserve----heck if "Pinks All Outtakes", can (and did) show "FOUR" wheelstands by Al Corda's Pontiac during their highlight show, I don't buy the notion that people don't want to see our cars on tv (like someone here suggested).

WE DO NEED MORE COVERAGE!!!

[Michael Beard]

Date, location, format?

[Jim Wahl]

OK Gary, next time I want you to tell us how you REALLY feel! Jim

P.S. I agree with you totally!



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[Greg Hill]

I would be willing to help also. Central location at a time of the year when the weather would be good. Or maybe No Problem in late October early November. Maybe Pat could host a big bucks combo the week before and we could make it a 2 week-end deal.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

I would be willing to help also. Central location at a time of the year when the weather would be good. Or maybe No Problem in late October early November. Maybe Pat could host a big bucks combo the week before and we could make it a 2 week-end deal.

We have a divisional,national and the Dutch in a few week span here in Div1 late in Oct.Not a good time for us Northeast guys.

[Greg Hill]

Ed, no matter when you have a race like this it's going to conflict with someone's local schedule. I think it's more important to support another Class Nationals than worry about missing a race that's close. I would support a race Labor Day weekend that would be on top of Indy.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

Ed, no matter when you have a race like this it's going to conflict with someone's local schedule. I think it's more important to support another Class Nationals than worry about missing a race that's close. I would support a race Labor Day weekend that would be on top of Indy.

The point I'm making is that there are a lot of Div. 1 racers who would have to make a choice on the 3 NHRA races,especially at the end of the year if it has point conderations.
Since a lot of east coast guys raced at the 1st Class Nats. it might hurt the car count.