Big Wow, news from Ford??

[C and W Racing]

Originally Posted by Peter Ash

Oh, and maybe this has nothing to do with Ford's decision?

Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

No, that wouldn't. . Lol
Chuck

[Peter Ash]

Chuck

It may not be the case, but you would be surprised at how one minded big Corporations and the likes can be behind the boardroom doors.

[C and W Racing]

Originally Posted by Peter Ash

Chuck

It may not be the case, but you would be surprised at how one minded big Corporations and the likes can be behind the boardroom doors.

Is there good stuff in B.C.?

I don't doubt that at all. Don't know what you mean with the B. C.
Chuck

[jmcarter]

Peter is talking about British Columbia, I figured they could just cross the border to WA now and be legal...

[Rich Biebel]

Drag racing is in trouble and if you don't see it your blind....


We don't need more $100,000 Stockers...

Pro fields are so thin they barely fill a 16 car field

Some of the cars racing the Fuel classes are so poor they barely make it down the track...or are just there because they need cars to fill the field...

Pro Stock has under 16 cars for many events...

Sportsman car counts are half of what they used to be or way lower...

Local tracks are struggling to survive...


Except for a few areas overall things are not too good....IMHO.....

I don't have the answers to what might help or make things better but NHRA sure does not seem to be doing a good job of keeping the sport healthy.

Corporate America is not very interested in NHRA Drag Racing.....and has not been for years.....

[D.Johns]

"Who moved my cheese?" Ladies and gentlemen the cheese has been moved again. One just has to find another new avenue. Just a heads up when you find it it will be sweet for a while and then will move again. It's an ever changing landscape out there. You either have to search out new paths to reach your cheese or die from starvation.

On a bright note Ford/Ford Racing is investing more into the Cobra Jet program. What is that saying?

[Dan Bernay]

Watching the NHRA qualifying show, looks like Ford made it offical.

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

Drag racing is in trouble and if you don't see it your blind....


We don't need more $100,000 Stockers...

Pro fields are so thin they barely fill a 16 car field

Some of the cars racing the Fuel classes are so poor they barely make it down the track...or are just there because they need cars to fill the field...

Pro Stock has under 16 cars for many events...

Sportsman car counts are half of what they used to be or way lower...

Local tracks are struggling to survive...


Except for a few areas overall things are not too good....IMHO.....

I don't have the answers to what might help or make things better but NHRA sure does not seem to be doing a good job of keeping the sport healthy.

Corporate America is not very interested in NHRA Drag Racing.....and has not been for years.....

Nascar has those "Start and Park" cars to fill the field. Maybe NHRA might have to resort to that to get 16 cars ?

Interesting setup Nascar has .
During qualifying, a driver runs as fast as he can for 2 laps to qualify for the race.
Sunday race starts, and after the first green flag lap, Mr. Start-n-Park goes to the pits, loads up and goes home.
1 engine will last all season because they only run hard for 2 laps.
He collects his appearance money from Nascar just for qualifying and completing the first lap.

Some of the SNP drivers make over $ 100K a year doing nothing but start-n-park.

[Bunkster]

Depressing are the plethora of stories like this one:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/boblutz/2012/07/06/why-generation-y-isnt-catching-car-fever/
and…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/04/22/why-arent-younger-americans-driving-anymore/
and…
http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2012/1208_why_young_people_are_driving_less/

Equally noteworthy of the times is at “nhra.com” there is (or was) an ad from that vulgarian of vulgarians, Rich Christensen: Doing his best to promote more automotive pornography with some bit of nonsense called “Won & Done”.

[Bunkster]

Related to a decline in automotive interest would be aeronautical. The trend there seems about the same:

http://airfactsjournal.com/2012/10/mayday-the-declining-pilot-population/

One paragraph in that story:

“One reason there are fewer pilots is because the mood in our country has changed. There is more of a tendency today for people to be needy and dependent and risk-averse. That is not a good demographic for flight training or for flying.”

It also doesn’t help when fathers teach their children about risk with lessons such as this:


I think I’m going to start drinking. Very, very heavily.