Lack of NHRA support for Sportsman @ INDY

[Darrel Goheen]

Try www.nhraracer.com or more specifically http://www.nhra.net/2016/images/NHRA...uleII12016.pdf

[Bob Mulry]

Originally Posted by Darrel Goheen

Try www.nhraracer.com or more specifically http://www.nhra.net/2016/images/NHRA...uleII12016.pdf

Hi Darrel,

I know what to do find the run schedule and the point that I was trying make is that NHRA refuses to promote Sportsman Racing.....

To the paying fan, and not a racer, we do not exist. How would a paying fan find us at NHRA.com....

Does the paying fan even know that there is Heads-Up class racing at an NHRA race????????????/

We talk about it, but how about NHRA promoting it????

Bob

[Darrel Goheen]

Originally Posted by Bob Mulry

Hi Darrel,

I know what to do find the run schedule and the point that I was trying make is that NHRA refuses to promote Sportsman Racing.....

To the paying fan, and not a racer, we not exist. How would a paying fan find us at NHRA.com....

Does the paying fan even know that there is Heads-Up class racing at an NHRA race????????????/

We talk about it, but how about NHRA promoting it????

Bob

I'm with you now. Thanks

[Mark Yacavone]

Bobbo O'Mulry,
.... and it's been that way like forever..
30 years ago, I had friends and family watching The Wide World of Sports or whatever the hell it was at that time..They didn't even show my name,...or any other sportsman ,for that matter ..
Of course you knew that.

[Jim Cimarolli]

NHRA is not going to spend any money, time, or effort to promote sportsman racing. Its small potatoes to them. They only care about the big dollars they can collect from the racer on entry fees and what they can rake in from the spectators for the big show.

[dragracer2011]

Originally Posted by Jim Cimarolli

NHRA is not going to spend any money, time, or effort to promote sportsman racing. Its small potatoes to them. They only care about the big dollars they can collect from the racer on entry fees and what they can rake in from the spectators for the big show.

This is not new news, it's always been that way and will continue to be that way and we all still line up like sheep, I go knowing its that way, it's never gonna change as long as we all still go. Sad but true

[Jim Cimarolli]

Its still the best game in town, IF, you have a competitive combination anymore.

[boostedf22c]

Personally I always look forward to watching Stock/SuperStock class go down. I think that could be promoted and I think people would really enjoy it if they knew about it.

The rest of the show, how you qualify, dial in, eliminator, etc. people just aren't interested in.

A casual fan will never understand how a 13 second truck is the #1 qualifier when there are 8 second cars in the class. And how that 13 second truck and beat an 8 second car in eliminations.

I'm not knocking it, just giving a bit of a different perspective as someone that didn't grow up around this type of racing. I love it, but I can see why it's not popular.

I've given up trying to explain Comp to my friends and family. I get confused trying to explain it.

[Toby Lang]

Well, if you notice in the URL it says "Fan Schedule" and off to the side it lists "Special Fan Events." I'm guessing 80%+ of the fans are only there to see the loud cars, so I guess it makes sense to cater the schedule to them, doesn't it?

If you look down at the very bottom of the page it has a box you can click on to "View Complete Racer Schedule".

[Bobby Fazio]

Originally Posted by Darrel Goheen

Try www.nhraracer.com or more specifically http://www.nhra.net/2016/images/NHRA...uleII12016.pdf

What website do you think a spectator who might be about to check out his or her first drag race this weekend go to? Certainly won't be detailed schedule link on nhraracer, it will be nhra.com ticket and info. They do the same on the radio ads too, never any mention of Hardcore Thursday.