How would you SAVE CLASS RACING ???

Bobby Fazio · 01-27-2011, 01:57 PM

TV EXPOSURE:

Who decides what ESPN2 shows when they air the Lucas Oil sportsman racing (a few weeks after its completion)? Is that up to ESPN or NHRA? 55 minutes are dedicated to Top Alcohol ranks and the remaining 5 minutes sometimes show the sportsman final rounds. Is there a way we can get some more coverage than that? Air the class eliminations! Viewers would be enticed with big wheelstands, wouldn't be confused with handicap starts (Although I would LOVE to see regular elimination rounds on TV) and this would certainly bring potential contingency sponsors in knowing their product and customers are being shown on national television.

I've also noticed that when they come back from commercial you might see a slow motion stock/super stock wheel stand. I think that viewers flipping through channels, even if they do not like drag racing, might stop to watch that. Hell, my cousins don't even know what drag racing is, but after I showed them the Calvert vs McCormack video, my cousin Jamie started coming to the races with me and liked what he saw. He is now my new pit crew member!

01-27-2011, 01:57 PM	#11
Bobby Fazio VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Egg Harbor Township, NJ Posts: 1,470 Likes: 1,457 Liked 4,379 Times in 502 Posts	Re: How would you SAVE CLASS RACING ??? TV EXPOSURE: Who decides what ESPN2 shows when they air the Lucas Oil sportsman racing (a few weeks after its completion)? Is that up to ESPN or NHRA? 55 minutes are dedicated to Top Alcohol ranks and the remaining 5 minutes sometimes show the sportsman final rounds. Is there a way we can get some more coverage than that? Air the class eliminations! Viewers would be enticed with big wheelstands, wouldn't be confused with handicap starts (Although I would LOVE to see regular elimination rounds on TV) and this would certainly bring potential contingency sponsors in knowing their product and customers are being shown on national television. I've also noticed that when they come back from commercial you might see a slow motion stock/super stock wheel stand. I think that viewers flipping through channels, even if they do not like drag racing, might stop to watch that. Hell, my cousins don't even know what drag racing is, but after I showed them the Calvert vs McCormack video, my cousin Jamie started coming to the races with me and liked what he saw. He is now my new pit crew member! __________________ '65 Mustang SS/L & L/SA DriverInterviews.com \| App.DragInsights.com