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This is more RIDICULOUS than I originally thought....Hope the crowd enjoyed the legends PUTTING down the track....Attention NHRA brass....You Are downright CLUELESS !!!!
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The event was sold out and the stands were full for the "Unfinished Business" finals...........
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I did see photos of a packed Gainesville raceway. Very refreshing to see that. The stands being full for the UB finals wouldn’t have anything to do with the final rounds of PRO qualifying running right after them, would it ?? ....
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Toyotas this year and Realotos next, pretty exciting.
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Do you suppose they avoided Chris Karamesines who is running his TF car there? Know I would.....
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I have to wonder who this promotion was meant for. "Casual" fans no doubt. Some whiz-bang marketing guy got paid good money to come up with this. Late model domestic muscle cars would have helped. I didn't see it, but I expect it was not unlike watching big league hall of famers playing wiffle ball in Yankee Stadium.
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And what was the pay check for the former champs to make slow passes?
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The reality is that drag racing is an entertainment industry. Some of us are in it to entertain our selves. Others draw a crowd. Without the revenue that the fans bring the NHRA would go the way that the IHRA has. Toyota is the official car of the NHRA. What else would they run? (Based on the reaction times and ET disparity I wouldn't have had them in anything faster.) |
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Supras... showcase their new toy and it's capability? I would imagine they run 11's or better and you could have Garlits beating Shirley in a tire smoking pedalfest.
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