Big Chief and the NHRA???

[BLIND MULE]

http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-...ds-pro-nhra-ad Interesting we will see?

Originally Posted by BLIND MULE

http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-...ds-pro-nhra-ad Interesting we will see?

I'm not a regular watcher of his show but I'm familiar with the premise. I find it interesting ... maybe hypocritical ... that he is condemning street racing when that he how is became famous and rich and he still continues to do it. Yes, I understand the show is racing on "controlled closed environments" but it's still on a street and not a sanctioned race track.

[Mike Pearson]

NHRA has plenty to learn from the promotion of the show. NHRA broadcast is pretty boring. Reif and Pedregon are terminally boring as announcers. I would bring Bruno Massel more to the forefront. His segments that he does are pretty good. I could see NHRA starting a new class called Street outlaw in the near future. Big Chief would not be competitive in pro mod or pro stock. I doubt he has enough cash to be competitive. He would be one that could attract some good sponsor money though. I do like the show because they are real "car" guys and like minded to most racers.

[Michael Compton]

I think Chief has had a big turnabout since his wreck. I would assume he finally saw the light and the reasons NHRA is so against street racing. We all question the decisions made by the NHRA sometimes but safety is something taken very seriously and I believe Chief finally understands that now.

[Ed Wright]

"No Prep" races are also popular, but they wreck cars just like the TV street racing.
Wonder how they get insurance for those?

[Jim Kaekel]

I find it very hypocritical on both parties. They only thing that both are thinking about is money.

[Troy Henderson]

Put him in charge of marketing some street style heads up races, it would be very popular.

[Stock726]

Originally Posted by Jim Kaekel

I find it very hypocritical on both parties. They only thing that both are thinking about is money.

True statement! NHRA execs can sniff out money quicker than a bluetick hound. At the last SEMA show, a vendor pointed out that the autograph line for Big Chief and his cronies was always twice as long as the one for John Force and company.

[kansas stocker]

Fifty+ years ago the NHRA was about saving lives, getting young people headed the right direction and promoting a good image. Now it seems to be only about dollars. We have slid a long ways.

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by kansas stocker

Fifty+ years ago the NHRA was about saving lives, getting young people headed the right direction and promoting a good image. Now it seems to be only about dollars. We have slid a long ways.

Astute observation, 50 years ago NHRA was dedicated to Safety...today NHRA is dedicated to SCHEDULE....