Wes Buck and Drag Illustrated Facebook Live
I know a lot of you guys don't give two hoots about a lot of the other drag racing events/classes but I think a lot of you guys should listen to his live discussions on Wednesday afternoons. He has some real good points and ideas. One of the things he points out and I think is exactly point on is there is no real rivalries any more. At least not any that bring any public notice like it did back in the 60's and early 70's. Just a thought about about how we might can get involved in making a difference in our sport. Take a listen
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Definitely a good watch/listen.
The one last week was really good to. Mainly because they talked about the type of cars that we race. :D And that they might be the next big wave. And dare I say that the future of Pro Stock might be turbo'd 4 cylinder cars?? :) Every single manufacturer has a turbo 4 cylinder model now? Just a bold statement for conversation purposes. On NHRA's reddit, there was a picture of my car with the caption "Future of Pro Stock?" |
Re: Wes Buck and Drag Illustrated Facebook Live
No doubt Carey. Wes still has a love for NHRA/IHRA and sportsman racers but he's right about the popularity of it and how the spectators seem to love the rivalries that the outlaw/grudge type racing has. The rivalries of the 60's and early 70's is a large part of the popularity of drag racing to spectators during that period of time.I think motor racing as a whole has gotten too politically correct and the rivalries have diminished.
The Factory Stock cars and Hemi Shootouts, etc. could be built up but it's like most of the participants and promoters just overlook the marketability of it all. JMT. |
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I thought that it was a good idea then and I still do especially with the popularity of these types of cars with young people. Think of what it could be if even a couple of World Manufacturers got involved! Instead, we got Pro Stock Trucks. I would love to see the Factory Shootout cars become the next generation of Pro Stock. It just almost seems like a natural evolution. |
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I can appreciate any well built car, classic muscle included. But I feel your incident is isolated. And don't think the average drag racing fan gives a crap about classic muscle cars anymore. The proof is in the stands. Stock, super stock (probably the 2 biggest classes of AWESOME classic muscle cars in my opinion, and what drew me to class racing) no one is in the stands when they run. It's sad, but true. |
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