[Randall Klein]

"friendly to sportsman racers"? ain't gonna happen...anybody buying NHRA will be looking at the bling, TV impact etc....unfortunately our cars do not translate well to the small screen...if Bruton Smith ever buys NHRA, he most probably will want only the Pro Show, with Pro Mods, TD TS as filler IMHO (maybe the alky stuff as well)

COMP on down will have to find a Wally Parks visionary, passionate about grass roots racers and the safety aspect of getting street racers off the streets

One possible way to attract targeted cable channels (Speed TV, TLC,etc) with our classes would be to consider eighth mile racing with cameras focussed on start and close finishes in rapid succession....I'm not a big fan of eighth mile, but I am a big fan of our sportsman classes surviving on a regional if not national scale....love 'em or hate 'em, NHRA through inertia has maintained our presence....I'm betting any new owner will drop us like a hot potato