again, the 90s are long gone no mind the 70s! you've got to stop talking about what was and thinking that it's as easy as turning the clock back 50 years.
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Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376
Seems to me that around the last half of the 1970's, Sacramento Raceway used to have an indexed class which featured big inch big block Chevys, four speeds, Dana 60 rear ends and all and most of the hitters were 55-57 Chevys and they ran on a 9.50 index. Giant wheel stands, four speeds, excitement, the crowds loved it. It was called Pro Gas. After a few seasons and some car magazine coverage, Orange County Raceway tried it and it took off pretty well down there. Then, NHRA decided to feature it to see what the crowd would say about it and it got called Super Gas as we still know it today. That was a door car class that the fans loved. It was featured by NHRA at the 1980 Winternationals and it was well received. It seems, however, that the original crowd pleasing concept was lost pretty quickly. Something that was rather exciting like that was liked then, who is to say an exciting and competitive category like that might not be appealing now?
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THAT car culture, that love of cars is long gone and not ever coming back with today's youth and beyond and those young men 17-25 and their girlfriends or wives that made up the crowd then are now in their late 60s to mid 70s, those that are still alive and few of them are still coming to spectate at an NHRA National event.