NHRA and the Master Plan

[MadMax404]

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

I was going to say same thing.

younger racers most don't want any rules or restrictions,some don't even want to race just make passes to see how fast they can go,don't have a clue about RT judging by their 1.600-1.900 reaction times,in ways it is almost like some parts of drag racing have went backwards,like before or when was first organized.

Mike Taylor 3601

I don't get how that statement is accurate? I would replace "younger" racer with "stock eliminator" racer. Considering none go to any "money" event all they ever want to do is make passes and run heads-up like it was in the 50s-70s. There is a potential $100,000 to win race for Junior racers in Kentucky in October. I bet the packages per round is going to rival if not surpass that of what you see at any points/national event this season.

[Mike Taylor 3601]

Originally Posted by MadMax404

I don't get how that statement is accurate? I would replace "younger" racer with "stock eliminator" racer. Considering none go to any "money" event all they ever want to do is make passes and run heads-up like it was in the 50s-70s. There is a potential $100,000 to win race for Junior racers in Kentucky in October. I bet the packages per round is going to rival if not surpass that of what you see at any points/national event this season.

I am talking about NHRA purses and contingency,I had chance to win as much,as much if not more 30 years ago at NHRA and IHRA points meets, now called NHRA Lucas oil divisionals and IHRA pro ams.

Bracket racing, yeah there are all kinds of big bucks races and is tough racing, wasn't knocking any of that.

Mike Taylor 3601

[Jim Wahl]

Anybody else paying attention to the outlaw races out there? Recently at South Georgia Motorsports Park the had a race called "Lights Out" that netted over 60,000 spectators! That's right, SIXTY THOUSAND spectators (they were climbing over the fences to get in when the gates closed)
to watch all sorts of big and small tire, turbo, supercharged. N/A race cars do battle for unbelievable amounts of money. Is this the way of the future? Jim

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[Bob Don]

I always thought the master plan was to separate you from your wallet. (and it's working because I'm a willing participant!)

[Darrel Goheen]

Originally Posted by Bob Don

I always thought the master plan was to separate you from your wallet. (and it's working because I'm a willing participant!)

They sure hooked me last year. It's silly but it sure was fun!

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by Darrel Goheen

They sure hooked me last year. It's silly but it sure was fun!

They got me too, my wife better be Glad we got young children or I would be your with Fletcher.

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by Darrel Goheen

They sure hooked me last year. It's silly but it sure was fun!

Same here.
I got so hooked on class racing last year, I went and built another Stocker.

I'm a glutton for punishment I suppose...

[Jason McGinley 3383]

Originally Posted by ALMACK

Same here.
I got so hooked on class racing last year, I went and built another Stocker.

I'm a glutton for punishment I suppose...

What other stocker did u build? Anybody can just put letters on their windows! Are talking about the car u had at Indy that ran 13.20 on a 12.15 index? That's a stocker!? LOL!!!! Sorry man,I just don't see your point.I apologize for busting your balls and I saw your multi part plan for this build but I still just don't understand what you are trying to accomplish or prove.

[cicero819]

Warren Johnson has it right, if there is no way to make money I'm staying at home.

[Bret Kepner]

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

Recently at South Georgia Motorsports Park the had a race called "Lights Out" that netted over 60,000 spectators! That's right, SIXTY THOUSAND spectators (they were climbing over the fences to get in when the gates closed)...

Jim, you know I consider you a friend but I have to call you out when you post ridiculous crap like this. If you're too lazy to use Google Earth and simple math to figure out the true seating capacity of a track, you could, at the very least, go to the track's website which plainly proclaims their seating capacity to be 3,000 people.

I know, I know; you're going to reply by saying you're just repeating what you heard. There are a lot of problems with that approach. One is the fact it makes you look like an idiot. The other is the fact it detracts from all the other events which DO draw more than ten thousand people.

Before you ask, the answer is "Yes!". I really DO know the actual seating capacity of every drag strip in the country.