Gators pre final "entertainment"

[Ed Fernandez]

They're down t all the finals,so what do they do?Instead of running the sportsman finals
they drag out Daryll Gwynn and Garlits for an electric fuel car race.Then a nostalgia door slamer show,then a nostalgia fuel car "cackle fest".
There's enough pressure going into a final without having to sit around another hour while they roll out this bull$hit.

[HR9121]

All they need now is a monster truck racing a jet truck or the Coolbus

[Toby Lang]

Geez, Ed, are things that slow up there in Noo Joisey? Ever think that maybe all the final round contestants weren't ready yet? It's not like they're pressed for time or anything like they are at Pomona.

Maybe they could do it like they used to. Hot lap three or four rounds of sportsman in between the semi and final round of the pro's.


-Toby

[Curmudgeon]

What else can we expect in modern day America? The fans must be "entertained",good racing doesn't seem to work to the "sports entertainment" wizards controlling motor sports today.

[THE LEGEND]

And you NHRA purists laugh at IHRA.
Maybe NHRA is trying to steal the circus too.
LOL
Chip

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Toby Lang

Geez, Ed, are things that slow up there in Noo Joisey? Ever think that maybe all the final round contestants weren't ready yet? It's not like they're pressed for time or anything like they are at Pomona.

Maybe they could do it like they used to. Hot lap three or four rounds of sportsman in between the semi and final round of the pro's.


-Toby

Toby,that would suit me fine.Beats sitting there with your thumb up your butt.Realistically
how long do you need to cool the car down?And I think most of us know what we'll pick up if we had to hot lap it.
I think some of us have benn numbed up enough to just go along with the adjustment to the race schedules that they've come up with to satisfy,fans,sponsors,lawyers,sponsors
etc that we'll go with anything they throw at us.

[Toby Lang]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Bubba is upset right now that he had to wait so long.

They have been doing things like this before the finals ever since I started going to national events. Nothing new here.


-Toby

[strange1]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Toby,that would suit me fine.Beats sitting there with your thumb up your butt.Realistically
how long do you need to cool the car down?And I think most of us know what we'll pick up if we had to hot lap it.
I think some of us have benn numbed up enough to just go along with the adjustment to the race schedules that they've come up with to satisfy,fans,sponsors,lawyers,sponsors
etc that we'll go with anything they throw at us.

What other choice do we have but to except what they throw at us? There is nothing we can do about it. My goodness, I get so tired of coming on here and seeing alot of people complain about the NHRA/IHRA. I would love to be one of these guys waiting my turn to pick up a Wally. Congrats to all the winners and runner-ups.

Robert
Stk 2061

[Paul Iaconis]

Very well said strange 1 and Toby. Iam so tired of people on this forum findind the bad in nhra. Ed not like yourself I am here and they did nothing wrong they ran the semis then went to entertainment let all the finalist cool,charge,gas then they called them back. It was pretty cool seeing all the cars.

[Ed Fernandez]

I guess it's like every other issue we deal with.I have my take on it and others don't.
BTW you do have another option.If you don't like the way they run the race you can just pass it up.This year between the bull$hit and my financial situation I'm sitting this year out.It isn't the end of the world.