PINKS vs Class Racing

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by 63corvette

I watch Pinks sometimes but when a guy is berated for having an engine failure on camera for oiling the track I am no longer a watcher. The guy feels bad enough without being laid into for oiling the track.
I also have friends who attended the Pinks all out to try and get in and they will never try again. They told me it was like the NHRA show hurry up and wait. I have not tried to get in as I figured I could never get in with an 8 second car. They always pick 10 second or slower groupings.

My take is Its All About The Money and what Pinks can sell!

My 2 Cents and not worth more than that.

I went to the Pinks at Indy this past year as a "tater". After watching it on TV, it looked really neat. The reality of what I saw. A lot of time sitting and waiting. It is a TV show, they're looking for that spectacular thing, a nitrous explosion, a blown engine/tranny, hugh wheelstand, car going out of control, to augment their highlight reel. That and I can only take so much of the drunks yelling and screaming, I guess I'm just not a good spectater.

Then when you get to the promotion part of it, $40 hats, $60+ shirts, you can have it. Nah, I'll pass. Went to work Monday, told all the guys what a bust it was and how it was the most boring thing I could have subjected myself to. They all thought I was nuts, "you got to go to such a cool thing and you hated it"?