NHRA boots ESPN!

[63corvette]

Originally Posted by jwsamuel

Do you really think that Super Gas and Super Comp with their throttle stops will attract more fans and increase TV ratings?

Jim

Jim if you show the finish line racing in the Super categories standard speed and in slow motion at the finish line it will be the closest racing at high mph.
That can be made exciting for the viewers. No difference than any of the other categories. If any of the categories are shown on tape it must be edited to show just the start and the finish line. The middle of the races no matter which category is just plain boring. The typical race viewer wants action which is the draw of the Top Fuel categories but it only lasts around 4 seconds.

I have raced Stock in the past and now race S/G and I can tell you from personal experience in the race seat it is much more exciting and much closer racing a S/G car at 160 plus MPH than my previous B/S car. The finish line racing in the Super categories is usually measured in inches and thousandths of a second at high speed.

I enjoyed the B/S car and shifting the gears but the S/G car is much more exciting and the race is at the finish line. Nothing like being planted in the seat by 1000+ HP as it comes off the stop. Everyone should experience that at least once.

We only watch the races from the end of the track at the finish line where all the action is for any of the categories.

Just My 2 Cents
Rick Cates
Canyon, TX