Nhra strikes again - must read for stk/ss at ned nat event

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

Mike you are right to a certain extent you are correct there is another class of racer out there .Racing on the streets is not safe regardless of the way the show is planned or set up for entertainment. No prep is ok .and I doubt you will see all the unsafe actions at a NHRA Drag race . I see them on videos with fans on the staring line with the race cars .I know this won't happen at a NHRA way to much liability not to mention dangerous to the people what are they thinking they are not invincible and can't get hurt silly people. You say there is a new game in town I say no this type of racing has been going on since I was a kid many many years ago .lol

Back to the original post, I will be at new england.....since I am always parked at the end of the track, behind some trees, I am not going to worry about flying shrapnel and such.....fans in the stands that might be another matter, from a marketing standpoint, announce they are next, get the butts in the seats, and run a round of SS qualifying to get em all worked up, and then unleash the edge of disaster class.

[Alan Roehrich]

Street Outlaws is pure scripted "reality" TV.

And that's fine, if that's your thing, but it will be like all of the rest of it, gone as soon as the new wears off.

Honestly, that whole image, and getting rid of it, is the exact reason for NHRA existing to begin with. I guess what was once old is new again.

The same goes with the "no prep" and other "outlaw" stuff. The new wears off, and the uninformed crowd wanders off looking for the next new shiny object.

None of that is a long term plan for the over all or general health of the sport. NHRA may use it as something to kill off class racing, simply because they're so short sighted that they cannot see past the next payout after the next national event. But it will just be another nail in NHRA's coffin. The crowd WILL move on.