"Racing is killing Drag Racing"

rx dealer · 08-21-2013, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Oh yes!! Paul Mercure check mate Camaro running top stock with L.S pharmacy on the quarter panel!!...Paul and I always talk about how much we miss Top Stock...Thanks Michael...

Luke

Jim Bailey · 08-21-2013, 09:14 PM

Just for starters .......Real Drag Racing is a quarter mile ...1320 feet... ( NFL Football is 100 yards. Arena Football is less than 100 yards ) ....need I say more. JB

cutta · 08-21-2013, 09:46 PM

Am I the only one here that actually watches racing for the racing itself?

My problem is that the author is challenging racers to trade performance for entertainment. I disagree with that completely. I never watched or got into racing for match racing, showy burnouts, or people wamping the throttles ten times over. It interested me because of all the technical aspects that combine to make the runs we see so great. I've never been excited for wrecks, explosions, or bumper wheelstands where the car is off the ground completely. I do however get excited seeing record breaking runs, close racing, and full tilt NA motors as seen in Pro Stock, Comp, and Super Stock. His article just doesn't hit home for me because as a racer, I would never give up a performance gain just to put on a show, I want to win, set records, collect tropies, and have fun while constantly working on my junk to go faster.

Dick Butler · 08-21-2013, 10:06 PM

TOP/Stk and TOP/SS were a great breath of fresh air but never got the time in front of spectators, or the promotion from the towers to inform people watching. The Racers Love it and would do it again in a heart beat if allowed or invited. I have not seen the Norwalk show but it must have been great.
Big money cannot keep backing a full year of Millionaires and their excesses forever. It will come back to basic people running basic machines. The new SS cars will be too extreme also.

08-21-2013, 09:14 PM	#2
Jim Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 674 Likes: 15 Liked 584 Times in 94 Posts	Re: "Racing is killing Drag Racing" Just for starters .......Real Drag Racing is a quarter mile ...1320 feet... ( NFL Football is 100 yards. Arena Football is less than 100 yards ) ....need I say more. JB

08-21-2013, 09:46 PM	#3
cutta Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 347 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 2 Posts	Re: "Racing is killing Drag Racing" Am I the only one here that actually watches racing for the racing itself? My problem is that the author is challenging racers to trade performance for entertainment. I disagree with that completely. I never watched or got into racing for match racing, showy burnouts, or people wamping the throttles ten times over. It interested me because of all the technical aspects that combine to make the runs we see so great. I've never been excited for wrecks, explosions, or bumper wheelstands where the car is off the ground completely. I do however get excited seeing record breaking runs, close racing, and full tilt NA motors as seen in Pro Stock, Comp, and Super Stock. His article just doesn't hit home for me because as a racer, I would never give up a performance gain just to put on a show, I want to win, set records, collect tropies, and have fun while constantly working on my junk to go faster. __________________ Adriel Paradise, Paradise Racing Team Driver/Crew Chief(at least my dad claims me to be) B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas

08-21-2013, 10:06 PM	#4
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: "Racing is killing Drag Racing" TOP/Stk and TOP/SS were a great breath of fresh air but never got the time in front of spectators, or the promotion from the towers to inform people watching. The Racers Love it and would do it again in a heart beat if allowed or invited. I have not seen the Norwalk show but it must have been great. Big money cannot keep backing a full year of Millionaires and their excesses forever. It will come back to basic people running basic machines. The new SS cars will be too extreme also.