Part of what hurt drag racing

randy wilson · 09-12-2014, 04:22 PM

I think enclosed trailers hurt drag racing attendance as bad as anything else. No highway car show for fans to see. That's what brought me to my first race. What say you all?

Tony Janes · 09-12-2014, 04:24 PM

Has nothing to do with the problem. Money is the problem.

randy wilson · 09-12-2014, 04:27 PM

You're probably right.

SSGN · 09-12-2014, 04:41 PM

I think many things hurt and are hurting drag racing. Rising costs and poor economy don't help. Enclosed trailers, larger tow vehicles sure don't help. I think things are changing and some are for the good and some are not. JMHO

Kevin

Steve Cozakos · 09-12-2014, 04:55 PM

Younger people have little to no interest in cars. There's your problem.

Pistol Pete · 09-12-2014, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Cozakos

Younger people have little to no interest in cars. There's your problem.

well here in englishtown, nj, the track always gets lots of imports with plenty of young kids.
i think muscle cars for them is too much work, so why bother they say.
i could race my honda with a shot of n.o.s. and be quick.

Jim Wahl · 09-13-2014, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Cozakos

Younger people have little to no interest in cars. There's your problem.

Not interested in American cars anyway. Jim

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jnor · 09-16-2014, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Cozakos

Younger people have little to no interest in cars. There's your problem.

Bingo.....

Dragtime Dodge · 09-12-2014, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by randy wilson

I think enclosed trailers hurt drag racing attendance as bad as anything else. No highway car show for fans to see. That's what brought me to my first race. What say you all?

I think there's some merit to this, but more specifically it's possibly hurt drag racing FAN attendance. It's cool to see race cars being transported on ramp trucks or open trailers. I still love it myself. Who knows, maybe seeing the cars out in the open on the highway would get some new people to the track. Probably not too many, but maybe a few.

Frank Castros · 09-12-2014, 07:49 PM

I think we "dinosaurs" are the problem, as we are unwilling to adapt to change. Let the XYZ generation and the cars of this generation let the motorsport we love evolve.
Pro stock needs to be about today's Muscle cars.

Muscle cars of the sixties and seventies are of my era and should have a place in NHRA drag racing forever.

PS; I love open trailers and haulers too.

09-12-2014, 04:22 PM	#1
randy wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 882 Likes: 0 Liked 21 Times in 21 Posts	Part of what hurt drag racing I think enclosed trailers hurt drag racing attendance as bad as anything else. No highway car show for fans to see. That's what brought me to my first race. What say you all? __________________ don,t have one

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Tony Janes Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Whittier, Ca Posts: 830 Likes: 47 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Part of what hurt drag racing Has nothing to do with the problem. Money is the problem. __________________ Tony Janes 7941 STK, SS

09-12-2014, 04:27 PM	#3
randy wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 882 Likes: 0 Liked 21 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Part of what hurt drag racing You're probably right. __________________ don,t have one

09-12-2014, 04:41 PM	#4
SSGN Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 634 Likes: 121 Liked 135 Times in 49 Posts	Re: Part of what hurt drag racing I think many things hurt and are hurting drag racing. Rising costs and poor economy don't help. Enclosed trailers, larger tow vehicles sure don't help. I think things are changing and some are for the good and some are not. JMHO Kevin

09-12-2014, 04:55 PM	#5
Steve Cozakos Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 51 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Part of what hurt drag racing Younger people have little to no interest in cars. There's your problem.

09-12-2014, 07:49 PM	#10
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,751 Likes: 2,255 Liked 2,323 Times in 842 Posts	Re: Part of what hurt drag racing I think we "dinosaurs" are the problem, as we are unwilling to adapt to change. Let the XYZ generation and the cars of this generation let the motorsport we love evolve. Pro stock needs to be about today's Muscle cars. Muscle cars of the sixties and seventies are of my era and should have a place in NHRA drag racing forever. PS; I love open trailers and haulers too.