Seattle - First Round of Pro Stock... - Page 4

Ed Fernandez · 07-13-2010, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Carr

1996 Columbus, scheduled for mid-June. The race was rained out. The week after, they ran the four Pro classes, Top Alcohol and Comp. The downtime was filled with NMCA Pro Street cars (Tom Hammond and Mark Tate were two, if i recall correctly), and some other exhibition stuff. Stk, S/S and the three .90 classes ran their Columbus race off the week after Indy. So it could be done, if they had something for the downtime.

Mike,that was then,this is now.NMCA (and other racing orgs.) don't need,and I'll bet with their own sponsorships,want anything to do with NHRA.
NHRA's only bargaining chip is the contracts they have with all the tracks around the country.If they lose the tracks they are dead meat.

bigshow2966 · 07-14-2010, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Carr

So it could be done, if they had something for the downtime.

Exactly. P/S on down is just space filler between nitro classes. I am not a huge fan of nitro, but the fact remains that the majority of fans are there to see nitro.

Mike Carr · 07-14-2010, 09:03 AM

I know, Ed. I was using them as a previous example. NHRA could use anything as a time-killer. Jets, wheelstanders, heads-up door cars, etc etc etc.

Bruce Noland · 07-14-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Carr

I know, Ed. I was using them as a previous example. NHRA could use anything as a time-killer. Jets, wheelstanders, heads-up door cars, etc etc etc.

But they still cannot regularly run National Events without Sportsman Racers. These guys are joined at the hip with Sportsman Racers, whether they like it or not.

Doug McCue · 07-14-2010, 03:21 PM

any more news about the track?

Ed Fernandez · 07-14-2010, 03:41 PM

The only way to improve our position is if NHRA loses it's grip on their sanctioned tracks.Those contracts kepps other venues that compete with NHRA at bay.Notice that Christianson is now affiliated with NHRA?He was a threat to them.to lessen the threat they
merged their resource with his popularity.In short,if you want to race at an NHRA affiliated track,and you are a threat to NHRA,you pay up or go somewhere else.That's their strenght
period.

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Doug McCue Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 232 Likes: 7 Liked 13 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Seattle - First Round of Pro Stock... any more news about the track?

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Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Seattle - First Round of Pro Stock... The only way to improve our position is if NHRA loses it's grip on their sanctioned tracks.Those contracts kepps other venues that compete with NHRA at bay.Notice that Christianson is now affiliated with NHRA?He was a threat to them.to lessen the threat they merged their resource with his popularity.In short,if you want to race at an NHRA affiliated track,and you are a threat to NHRA,you pay up or go somewhere else.That's their strenght period. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA