Really national dragster?

Alan Roehrich · 02-10-2012, 11:42 AM

Of all the things you could rip NHRA a new one for, putting a Force on the cover of the Dragster has to rank way low on the list. I could think of two dozen things that actually matter above that with no effort at all.

Dwight Southerland · 02-10-2012, 12:07 PM

Do you think NHRA's offices being in CA were ever influenced by Hollywood? Similar mentality to a "reality show". Nobody will pay to see true reality; it's what we see every day of our life. People pay to see what they wish their reality could be. NHRA sells dreams, fantasies, thrills . . . cheap thrills at that. You can buy what NHRA sells, but it won't last.

The honor, respect, acheivement, integrity, etc. that racers wish was still prevalent in sportsman racing is what lasts. It comes with a high price too, but its not dollars and cents. What you see on that cover is dollars and cents masquerading as virtue.

tim worner · 02-10-2012, 01:00 PM

Yet when National Dragster did a survey on the most popular eliminator a couple of years ago, it was Super Stock.

Jim Kaekel · 02-10-2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

The honor, respect, acheivement, integrity, etc. that racers wish was still prevalent in sportsman racing is what lasts. It comes with a high price too, but its not dollars and cents. What you see on that cover is dollars and cents masquerading as virtue.

Very well said, Dwight. That is one of the best statements I have read on this site and couldn't agree more.

Don Fardie · 02-10-2012, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Kaekel

Very well said, Dwight. That is one of the best statements I have read on this site and couldn't agree more.

I second that .........It’s amazing with everything I’ve read, he was never around when they were kids growing up, but now that there is revenue gain associated with them……..come to Papa. If anything ever happens to this empire, National Dragster will be down to 6 pages long.

tommycarl · 02-10-2012, 06:29 PM

i can't stand john force! i love it when force cars go out in eliminations. the trouble is espn still interviews this blowhard as if he's got anything relavent to say.and while we're at it i can't stand "the sarge" either. hey tony, you want to be a sarge, enlist! espn needs to showcase sportsman racing the way diamond p did in the 80's. all you get now is tad and tafc.

Dennis P Chapman · 02-10-2012, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by tommycarl

i can't stand john force! i love it when force cars go out in eliminations. the trouble is espn still interviews this blowhard as if he's got anything relavent to say.and while we're at it i can't stand "the sarge" either. hey tony, you want to be a sarge, enlist! espn needs to showcase sportsman racing the way diamond p did in the 80's. all you get now is tad and tafc.

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davidhuff · 02-10-2012, 10:39 PM

Come on guys ,Courtney Force deserves to be on the front cover of National Dragster because she won a total of one race .Give me a Break!

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Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,121 Likes: 1,579 Liked 1,851 Times in 418 Posts	Re: Really national dragster? Of all the things you could rip NHRA a new one for, putting a Force on the cover of the Dragster has to rank way low on the list. I could think of two dozen things that actually matter above that with no effort at all. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

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Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,001 Likes: 64 Liked 780 Times in 194 Posts	Re: Really national dragster? Do you think NHRA's offices being in CA were ever influenced by Hollywood? Similar mentality to a "reality show". Nobody will pay to see true reality; it's what we see every day of our life. People pay to see what they wish their reality could be. NHRA sells dreams, fantasies, thrills . . . cheap thrills at that. You can buy what NHRA sells, but it won't last. The honor, respect, acheivement, integrity, etc. that racers wish was still prevalent in sportsman racing is what lasts. It comes with a high price too, but its not dollars and cents. What you see on that cover is dollars and cents masquerading as virtue.

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tim worner Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: duncannon Posts: 837 Likes: 14 Liked 126 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Really national dragster? Yet when National Dragster did a survey on the most popular eliminator a couple of years ago, it was Super Stock. __________________ Tim Worner SS 1747

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tommycarl Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: enfield ct Posts: 39 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Really national dragster? i can't stand john force! i love it when force cars go out in eliminations. the trouble is espn still interviews this blowhard as if he's got anything relavent to say.and while we're at it i can't stand "the sarge" either. hey tony, you want to be a sarge, enlist! espn needs to showcase sportsman racing the way diamond p did in the 80's. all you get now is tad and tafc.

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davidhuff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 928 Likes: 1 Liked 120 Times in 42 Posts	Re: Really national dragster? Come on guys ,Courtney Force deserves to be on the front cover of National Dragster because she won a total of one race .Give me a Break!