[randy wilson]

until nhra or ihra realize the crowd wants no-breakout racing, the normal spectator will never come back to drag racing. i think the down fall was- money, breakout racing, no break out racing with no limits on money, clutchless tramsmissions, and automatics. look at the old videos, they actually had to clutch and shift their cars. driving had more to do with it than it does now. they could still do it with the backing of one major head manufacturer policing the cylinder heads. it is not the et the crowd enjoys, it is the competition. they look like slot cars now.