FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage

pmrphil · 04-04-2016, 01:24 PM

It seems that FS1 is getting it's lead from NHRA - they really do believe that the "sportsman" run alky and everybody else is just filler. Sucks. NHRA isn't getting any more of my money.

Pinballer · 04-04-2016, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pmrphil

It seems that FS1 is getting it's lead from NHRA - they really do believe that the "sportsman" run alky and everybody else is just filler. Sucks. NHRA isn't getting any more of my money.

Exactly my feelings on the matter. It would appear that 'filler' doesn't even rate a single run down the track. I was so sick of interviews and taped segments I almost turned it back to baseball.

All I can surmise is this: what all of the gas-powered Sportsman classes do must be a type of racing so enormously difficult and impossible to understand that it can't be shown on TV and the commentators apparently can't explain it to the type of people who would tune in and watch a drag racing program to begin with.
Yeah...rrrright....

Stock726 · 04-04-2016, 05:17 PM

I agree 100%!!
What is even more ridiculous: They devoted a segment of the Gainesville show to have Bruno explain the .90 classes. Explained how a throttle stop works using Bertozzi's dragster. Still they can't even show the finals from anything but Alcohol???

Pistol Pete · 04-04-2016, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Stock726

I agree 100%!!
What is even more ridiculous: They devoted a segment of the Gainesville show to have Bruno explain the .90 classes. Explained how a throttle stop works using Bertozzi's dragster. Still they can't even show the finals from anything but Alcohol???

They should explain Comp, SS & Stock Eliminators as well.
Maybe 1 segment they might give it a whirl, after all Bruno did run Stock Elim.

Bob Lasko · 04-04-2016, 05:29 PM

Motor Mania is free and has a lot of coverage and commentary. Div 3 runs a broadcast with commentary from the tower, and free.

Bob Lasko

SC1448 · 04-04-2016, 05:38 PM

I almost died from surprise when Bruno explained the trans brake and throttle stop function for the Super Class cars but, it would have been better to have tied it in with some on-track video and maybe used an actual Super Comp or Super Gas car for the demo instead of a Top Dragster with a Nitrous bottle (no offense intended Anthony!).
Better than nothing I guess. Keep trying FS1....
-Don

FED 387 · 04-04-2016, 06:38 PM

plus Bruno was World champ in Comp Eliminator and he currently competes in a COPO Camaro

FireSale · 04-05-2016, 10:20 AM

Thumbs up for Bruno. I think he needs to be kicked up the ladder a few spots. He is so much more articulate than Tony P. is. I'm not a truck guy but I still like to watch Truck U and Garage Squad just because he is so informative and engaging. Bruno explained a throttle stop and Tony explained wheelbase on a dragster - and converted inches to feet...My wife knows what a wheelbase is...

I was in the stands for the NorthWest Nationals a few years back and the guy next to me was confused as heck by the .90 classes. He needed a major education on how the cars are built for speed and driven for time with flat out starts, backed off throttles and nailed peddles at half track. Same for the handicapped classes with slower cars getting a lead on the tree. People not already familiar with drag racing come to the track with limited knowledge of the sport as a heads up game and need to be educated by NHRA as to all of the fine details that go on beyond the smoke and thunder of the nitro classes.

This is where the big Fail is, in my opinion.

Dale

PozQB14 · 04-05-2016, 11:32 AM

Dale you nailed it. Sportsman racers want to see the sportsman racers because they understand it. They get all the in's and out's of the races and why the front end of the leader nose dives at the end before the finish line. As boring as the .90 classes are, the more you learn about them and what goes into them, they actually become more interesting. But to the common folk who just go to see the top fuel guys, they are as lost as ever. But just imagine what would transpire if the uneducated got some quick tips and lessons via FS1 during the down time, we might see an influx in new faces at the track. Seeing a 69 Camaro on the rear bumper will get some people on the edge of their seat, as will copo's that look similar to Camaro's people drive by every day on their way to work.

It is very possible that NHRA does not want to show sportsman racers during the live broadcast of the pro's simply because people will stop wanting to watch the pro's. I know people are bored with Pro Stock, even though those cars are works of art and the time that goes into building them would make someone's head spin. Bruno is the perfect guy to commentate AND educate the masses on sportsman racing. He can dumb it down for the most simplest of minds and possibly entice people to go out and try and build a car. Lets be honest, the stock/super stock guys are some of the nicest people I've met at the track, as long as your genuine and have some sort of knowledge base of the sport, and if you want to build a class car, going to a points meet or national event and asking questions is the best way to build a sense of what to do.

Keith 944 · 04-05-2016, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by FireSale

Thumbs up for Bruno. I think he needs to be kicked up the ladder a few spots. He is so much more articulate than Tony P. is. I'm not a truck guy but I still like to watch Truck U and Garage Squad just because he is so informative and engaging. Bruno explained a throttle stop and Tony explained wheelbase on a dragster - and converted inches to feet...My wife knows what a wheelbase is...

I was in the stands for the NorthWest Nationals a few years back and the guy next to me was confused as heck by the .90 classes. He needed a major education on how the cars are built for speed and driven for time with flat out starts, backed off throttles and nailed peddles at half track. Same for the handicapped classes with slower cars getting a lead on the tree. People not already familiar with drag racing come to the track with limited knowledge of the sport as a heads up game and need to be educated by NHRA as to all of the fine details that go on beyond the smoke and thunder of the nitro classes.

This is where the big Fail is, in my opinion.

Dale

I thought that was a little funny because he was showing (Anthony's I think) top dragster entry. I noticed the N20 bottle, which is not allowed in any t-stop category. Could have been a little misleading to someone thinking about learning the class...
All said and done, I enjoy watching Bruno and all sportsman air time we can get!

04-04-2016, 01:24 PM	#1
pmrphil Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CT Posts: 466 Likes: 1,864 Liked 397 Times in 153 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage It seems that FS1 is getting it's lead from NHRA - they really do believe that the "sportsman" run alky and everybody else is just filler. Sucks. NHRA isn't getting any more of my money. __________________ Phil Molski PMR Performance S/C 1623

04-04-2016, 05:17 PM	#3
Stock726 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 72 Likes: 24 Liked 39 Times in 10 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage I agree 100%!! What is even more ridiculous: They devoted a segment of the Gainesville show to have Bruno explain the .90 classes. Explained how a throttle stop works using Bertozzi's dragster. Still they can't even show the finals from anything but Alcohol???

04-04-2016, 05:29 PM	#5
Bob Lasko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Wilton,CT Posts: 632 Likes: 0 Liked 186 Times in 55 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage Motor Mania is free and has a lot of coverage and commentary. Div 3 runs a broadcast with commentary from the tower, and free. Bob Lasko

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SC1448 Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Southampton, PA Posts: 226 Likes: 5 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage I almost died from surprise when Bruno explained the trans brake and throttle stop function for the Super Class cars but, it would have been better to have tied it in with some on-track video and maybe used an actual Super Comp or Super Gas car for the demo instead of a Top Dragster with a Nitrous bottle (no offense intended Anthony!). Better than nothing I guess. Keep trying FS1.... -Don

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FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,427 Likes: 556 Liked 335 Times in 182 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage plus Bruno was World champ in Comp Eliminator and he currently competes in a COPO Camaro

04-05-2016, 10:20 AM	#8
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 237 Times in 126 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage Thumbs up for Bruno. I think he needs to be kicked up the ladder a few spots. He is so much more articulate than Tony P. is. I'm not a truck guy but I still like to watch Truck U and Garage Squad just because he is so informative and engaging. Bruno explained a throttle stop and Tony explained wheelbase on a dragster - and converted inches to feet...My wife knows what a wheelbase is... I was in the stands for the NorthWest Nationals a few years back and the guy next to me was confused as heck by the .90 classes. He needed a major education on how the cars are built for speed and driven for time with flat out starts, backed off throttles and nailed peddles at half track. Same for the handicapped classes with slower cars getting a lead on the tree. People not already familiar with drag racing come to the track with limited knowledge of the sport as a heads up game and need to be educated by NHRA as to all of the fine details that go on beyond the smoke and thunder of the nitro classes. This is where the big Fail is, in my opinion. Dale __________________ Dale Shearon 68 Mustang 6394

04-05-2016, 11:32 AM	#9
PozQB14 Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Youngsville, NC Posts: 129 Likes: 24 Liked 42 Times in 17 Posts	Re: FS1 Gainesville Sportsmen Coverage Dale you nailed it. Sportsman racers want to see the sportsman racers because they understand it. They get all the in's and out's of the races and why the front end of the leader nose dives at the end before the finish line. As boring as the .90 classes are, the more you learn about them and what goes into them, they actually become more interesting. But to the common folk who just go to see the top fuel guys, they are as lost as ever. But just imagine what would transpire if the uneducated got some quick tips and lessons via FS1 during the down time, we might see an influx in new faces at the track. Seeing a 69 Camaro on the rear bumper will get some people on the edge of their seat, as will copo's that look similar to Camaro's people drive by every day on their way to work. It is very possible that NHRA does not want to show sportsman racers during the live broadcast of the pro's simply because people will stop wanting to watch the pro's. I know people are bored with Pro Stock, even though those cars are works of art and the time that goes into building them would make someone's head spin. Bruno is the perfect guy to commentate AND educate the masses on sportsman racing. He can dumb it down for the most simplest of minds and possibly entice people to go out and try and build a car. Lets be honest, the stock/super stock guys are some of the nicest people I've met at the track, as long as your genuine and have some sort of knowledge base of the sport, and if you want to build a class car, going to a points meet or national event and asking questions is the best way to build a sense of what to do.