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Old 06-18-2013, 10:07 AM   #41
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If I say this again I think my nuts are going to fall off.WE'RE NOT A CAR CULTURE SOCIETY anymore.Younger generation could care less.I read an article stating they're all consumed by their electronics and video games.A study also said car ownership by under 25 years old's is at an all time low.
As far as spectators here in the NYC area there's the fiercest competition for peoples
entertainment dollar.And *iss on the foreign cars and pure stockers,they couldn't draw a family of flies.
Ed, I agree with you 100%. I have read numerous articles about the younger generation's lack of interest in cars. All they care about are smartphones, video games, ipads, etc. They don't even care about getting their drivers license when they reach legal driving age.
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Old 06-18-2013, 10:16 AM   #42
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There you go!! Accidentally go too fast, and while climbing out of the car back at the trailer and your phone starts going off, telling you how dumb you are and telling you how to slow it down. I would think "Oops! Bet he didn't 't mean to do that!" Not start calling to tell them how dumb they are for not playing 1000' games. This has become worse than et brackets. At least nobody complains about how fast you dial your bracket car.

And, no. I'm not moving up a class at Indy without pulling the weight.
That car won't get HP if you went 1.05 under everywhere you went. You know that as well as I. Way to many stockers move to super stock with that car, run .40 under and kill the average. If you would pop it at 1.10 under, then maybe someone could get upset, but really it's still soft.
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Old 06-18-2013, 11:34 AM   #43
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That car won't get HP if you went 1.05 under everywhere you went. You know that as well as I. Way to many stockers move to super stock with that car, run .40 under and kill the average. If you would pop it at 1.10 under, then maybe someone could get upset, but really it's still soft.
They got upset at a 9.996, off an 11.0.

It stood up and uloaded so hard I figured it was bad enough run, so I drove it out the back. The engine average was .720, class average for it was .680.
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Old 06-18-2013, 01:55 PM   #44
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For one thing, I have an open trailer and not too long ago I was towing with tow hubs. I get all the thumbs up when going to and from the tracks. The only problem is that someone may want to own my car more then I do.
One problem that I have with S/SS races is why such a high entry fees? NHRA collected about $20k from stock only in Lebonan Valley. I understand that there are back office work that needs to get funding, but that is why we pay for the ND and our memberships.
If I pay for a quality product, I expect to get a quality product. NHRA has been falling far behind on that. NHRA should put a little more effort on policing the cars like they did in the past. Tear downs are too few and far in between on a regular basis now. I'm slow, but I carry a set of gaskets with me at all times. Also about factoring, if NHRA did their job there, everone could run all out without any change of weights because the car would already be properly classified. I really like racing NHRA stock and hate to see it turn to ***** in a handbag.
I've been racing NHRA Stock since the 70's, I would like it to see Stock make a turn somewhat back towards the way it was, "Stock Cars" with VIN numbers. No VIN, Super Stock only.

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Old 06-18-2013, 02:50 PM   #45
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Fast forward to now
Young guys can make silly horsepower so easy now with turbos and superchargers. (even easier with nitrous)

The heads up 8.5, and 10.5 races are proof .
The young gearheads flock to watch those 8 second 1,200 plus horsepower beasts. (on Drag Radials)

It's hard to top that.
Winner!, stock and super stock are almost as boring to watch as the super classes. I will say back in the 90's and 00's it seemed like the tracks would actually advertise they were have a divisional race on the local radio and paper. Now it seems they don't care if they have any spectators or not. I remember going to Reynolds in 01 and on the spectator side they were three rows deep camping the whole weekend. Now they are lucky to have 1 row half way down the fence.
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Old 06-18-2013, 06:02 PM   #46
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Maybe since the tracks are not drawing a crowd they should just charge 5-10 dollars spectator fee.....It's more than they are getting now.................. If crowd starts coming then step up the fee little by little ,but don't kill them
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Old 06-18-2013, 06:09 PM   #47
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Good thought Danny, but it will never work.......Makes too much sense!

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Old 06-18-2013, 08:11 PM   #48
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On track internet betting via your "iphone" at the race would surely spark interest from the casual spectator. I remember how the local bros used to throw down the C notes in the stands at MIR in the 80's
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