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James Perrone 03-16-2010 08:35 AM

Re: PINKS...Here's Our Chance.....
 
Gary
This site is called CLASS RACER
Not I LOVE Rich" I don't know nothing about racing"Christenson
PINKS is a TEST AND TUNE ..
Are you in bed with PINKS or Rich?
Are you on a one man mission to bad mouth NHRA and us racers who race NHRA?
PINKS IS NOT DRAG RACING
Its a MONEY GRAB just like NHRA
At least you get a nice trophy with NHRA and sum cash

fredjohnston 03-16-2010 09:21 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemiparts (Post 175375)
You'll get it when you roll into the water for your saturday afternoon arm drop pass and you look down the track and it's wall to wall people packed in the stands 10 deep...

When I go to a race, I make sure I have a chance to win, not waiting to be selected to get a chance to win. Also, I could care less if there are any people in the stands or a TV crew filming. I'm there for one reason, win the race, not to feed an ego.

Like I said earlier, I just don't get the appeal of this Pinks thing.

Ed Wright 03-16-2010 10:02 AM

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I'm with Fred.

Rich's "I arm drop for a living" statement cracks me up.

Harry 6674 03-16-2010 10:25 AM

Re: PINKS...Here's Our Chance.....
 
Actually I don't think shoe polish racing is drag racing. Doesn't rally racing require you to be at the finish line at a certain time? Sort of like bracket racing only slower.

BOBBY BAKER 03-16-2010 11:02 AM

Re: PINKS...Here's Our Chance.....
 
Well, what would you say if somebody (Rich) was interested in developing a racing show that showcased S/SS cars ? Developing a rules structure similar to NHRA/IHRA. Getting the quality of our cars and competition in front of the masses in person and on SPEED TV. Actually PROMOTING S/SS racing.This might get the young crowd interested in our style of racing and bring people out of the woodwork from days gone by. I am going to try and help this program get off the ground. (sorry Gary, LOL) Potential sponsors that don't have the capital to fund a professional team can sponsor a team for alot less money in S/SS teams and have their company logo on national tv. It's a win-win situation. Nobody is bad mouthing any sanctioning body. Just trying to promote another alternative to an exhaustive and costly run for a national championship with todays sanctioning bodys. If you like the idea, great ! If you don't , that's ok. I think it will benefit all S/S racers in the long run. You can run these races and NHRA, IHRA, AHRA or your local S/SS association (All of the above is cool) A series of hour long shows on SPEED. TV. It's all good.

Barnstorm 03-16-2010 11:16 AM

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Sound like it's just what Brainerd needs....events.

Bobby Fazio 03-16-2010 11:30 AM

Re: PINKS...Here's Our Chance.....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BOBBY BAKER (Post 175413)
Well, what would you say if somebody (Rich) was interested in developing a racing show that showcased S/SS cars ? Developing a rules structure similar to NHRA/IHRA. Getting the quality of our cars and competition in front of the masses in person and on SPEED TV. Actually PROMOTING S/SS racing.This might get the young crowd interested in our style of racing and bring people out of the woodwork from days gone by. I am going to try and help this program get off the ground. (sorry Gary, LOL) Potential sponsors that don't have the capital to fund a professional team can sponsor a team for alot less money in S/SS teams and have their company logo on national tv. It's a win-win situation. Nobody is bad mouthing any sanctioning body. Just trying to promote another alternative to an exhaustive and costly run for a national championship with todays sanctioning bodys. If you like the idea, great ! If you don't , that's ok. I think it will benefit all S/S racers in the long run. You can run these races and NHRA, IHRA, AHRA or your local S/SS association (All of the above is cool) A series of hour long shows on SPEED. TV. It's all good.


I'm with Bobby!

-The other Bobby

Bobby Zlatkin 03-16-2010 12:06 PM

Re: PINKS...Here's Our Chance.....
 
I hated the original pinks program, but I think he may have gotten it right by now. I hear the street squirrels and the kids at the local track on test & tune night and they dig the crap out of it. If this is a chance to get out there with stockers & super stockers, it might be a fun & good thing.
I feel that something is going to have to change or us & our dinasours are going to become extinct.
I think these stock/super stock associations are a step in the right direction.
As long as the major assoiciation controls the rule book, and they do a good job of it, they will keep us on their pupet strings. Enforcement of the rules is a different story. It seems to be a "who you know deal". I think an independent, non-profit association, needs to be formed to take over the rule book and enforce it. You know, the way it originally was. In this way more $ could go the the track operators (and they need it if they're going to provide us a good play ground) who need to make a profit. And more $ could go the the racers. This would require a monumental undertaking and I doubt we could unite enough to pull something like this off.

Just my views, now go ahead and take your shots at me.

Notch1320 03-16-2010 12:57 PM

Re: PINKS...Here's Our Chance.....
 
Gary,

I would guess that most of these events are probably already full. The past two events at Infineon sold out in a matter of days, and sometimes hours.

Two years ago I signed up for the race at Infineon. I was on the waiting list and got a call from them a week prior to me deploying overseas with the military. I ended up having to let my slot go, and was out the money. This year, I bought a slot in Jan. for Infineon again for the Sept event. It looks as though I will not be able to make this event either due to another deployment. I did not specify that my car was a Stocker, but am entered. Hopefully things will change, and I will be able to attend. More than likely, I will be out the $60 again though.

The no refund policy is a joke, and the fact that you can't give your ticket away should be addressed. If I can't use the ticket I paid for, I should either be able to get my money back, or have the right to transfer it to someone else. It isn't like they don't have someone waiting in line to take the slot. For this reason, I will not enter again.

W J 03-16-2010 01:02 PM

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Military deployment and the Pinks people wouldn't refund your entry money? That is poor judgement on their part.....Thanks for serving our country. Everything seems to be about money these days, I guess....WJ


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