Thats exactly what I was talking about on facebook yesterday when I posted the link:
http://www.facebook.com/jimmybowling...48892365167890
To recap here are some of my comments:
"They need to put rules in place to make fuel racing cheaper and easier to have larger fields. Who cares about the times on the score board. Keep the Nitro for the show/sound/feel. Less blower, fuel, rpm and other things to make them require maintenance about like an Alcohol car.. Start 1st rd on Saturday so they have more time to service cars between rounds (anything to make it easier to operate) (I doubt that will hurt Sunday specatator counts too much). High Light sportsman racing more (people in front of the tv will watch anything if you make it entertaining or interesting) More spectators, more involvement etc."
This. 32 Car fields on a Saturday night. In a time where your average alcohol guy could save and scrounge to move up to Nitro etc.
"They need to make it a better product for everyone. Racers sportsman to Pro, spectators, investors, manufacturers. Its a cycle. Motorsport runs on money. Its a cycle. Better product for the racers =more racers=more racing=more products being bought+more spectators=more advertising dollars+future racers=more races etc. Sure you throw some 10.90 index cars randomly in the mix between top fuelers with out much by way of explanation of the class its probably not going to be popular to watch. But if you mean to ****ing tell me our human race can be so entertained by american idol but we cant make various forms of drag racing entertaining to tv audiences that already have an interest in cars/racing, and can probably relate more to cars that they have owned or are thinking of owning modded in a much more attainable fashion than a top fuel or pro mod.. Then I quit!"