Great old vid!

[Marc LaBrecque]

NHRA and Fox should take note ! Better job than what we see now ....
Marc

[Mark Yacavone]

.....Back when the stands were full for sportsman cars.

[SSGT Mustang]

That is so unbelievably cool! Thanks for sharing it.

[Tony Corley]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

.....Back when the stands were full for sportsman cars.

Stands are still full for sportsman cars, just not for breakout racing......

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Tony Corley

Stands are still full for sportsman cars, just not for breakout racing......

Where?

[Tony Corley]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Where?

They had to close the gates at noon and turn MILES of spectator cars away at SGMP Park for Lights Out 7 back in Feb. Heads Up Sportsman Racing, very loose rules, just like the NHRA was back when this video was made. If you want spectators, you have to give them a show. As much as I love the cars in Stock and Super Stock, breakout racing is only interesting if you are the driver.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Tony Corley

They had to close the gates at noon and turn MILES of spectator cars away at SGMP Park for Lights Out 7 back in Feb. Heads Up Sportsman Racing, very loose rules, just like the NHRA was back when this video was made. If you want spectators, you have to give them a show. As much as I love the cars in Stock and Super Stock, breakout racing is only interesting if you are the driver.

Oh. That's nice. I thought we were talking about NHRA / IHRA sportsman viewers, since that is the emphasis of this site.
Forgive me..I don't know who you are.
Have you ever been to an NHRA Divisional race, even WITH alcohol cars present?

[Tony Corley]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Oh. That's nice. I thought we were talking about NHRA / IHRA sportsman viewers, since that is the emphasis of this site.
Forgive me..I don't know who you are.
Have you ever been to an NHRA Divisional race, even WITH alcohol cars present?

It doesn't matter that you don't know who I am. I was just pointing out that Sportsman racing is doing just fine. NHRA and IHRA just are behind the times, where they used to be in the forefront. Just like the period when this video was made. That style of racing is similar to todays small tire stuff. It was cutting edge, new technology, just like the small tire guy now. I grew up in it. My father raced Gas classes, (held B/Gas record in '66 with a Henry J , and B/Modified Compact record with a VW Bug in the mid/late 70's. Back then even the local tracks ran a weekly program with Modifeds/Gassers and SuperStocks that ran with no breakout. I grew up watching guys like Mike Saye and Bill Howell race locally, (listed because they both did pretty well on the national scene also.) And yes I've been to my share of divisional races, and National events. I've owned a couple hundred drag cars (I like to buy and sell them). I have never personally driven at a divisional or national event, although I have crewed a few times. (Stock, Gasser, Top Sportsman, Pro Stock and Pro Modified) Not that any thing I post here matters anyway, but I am a lifelong fan of drag racing, (since I have been around it in one way or another for all of my 53 years) so it bothers me when people act like drag racing is dying out, when in reality, it continues to grow. I wish the NHRA stayed more current with the times, but we all know that probably will not happen in our lifetime, lol

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Tony Corley

They had to close the gates at noon and turn MILES of spectator cars away at SGMP Park for Lights Out 7 back in Feb. Heads Up Sportsman Racing, very loose rules, just like the NHRA was back when this video was made. If you want spectators, you have to give them a show. As much as I love the cars in Stock and Super Stock, breakout racing is only interesting if you are the driver.

Didn't you mean to say....If you want spectators you have to give them CRASHES....unless you are talking about Norwalk.....

[Tony Corley]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Didn't you mean to say....If you want spectators you have to give them CRASHES....unless you are talking about Norwalk.....

If that's what you want to believe, then maybe so. But if you watch the video, the racing shown was the equivalent of todays small tire type racing. Cutting technology running on the edge. So the spectators came to see it.