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Add Super Street to that, and count me in Floyd! How about it X-Tech Man, are you getting any closer with your ideal???
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Here is the big problem with this thread. The show is not geared to drag racers it is for the drag race fan and there is a big difference. Just for the sake of argument there are ten thousand drag racers and the program is has an audience of two hundred thousand, the drag racers are 5% of the audience. I would say that ESPN would not be interested in the opinion of the ten thousand drag racers.
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Although I said that Tony's thoughts were sad but true, I like yours better, and feel based on the amount of fans in the stands for Pinks All Out race shows, that we "COULD" have a real benefit for either Speed Channel, or Spike Tv. I just hope we can somehow attract those two tv networks to our kind of racing to prove it...
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The shows are basically produced by NHRA who then buys time from ESPN. It is a contractual deal that depending on what they pay is whether are can or are able to preempt or be preempted and what time slot they get. The money to pay for the time comes from the sponsors of the show. IHRA does the same thing with their shows on Speed which are not that great either. Pinks has the same deal but with slightly better production.
I have access to first class production facilities if somebody has the money or the sponsors I am all ears. In other words if you have the money I have the means to make it happen. Of course you would have to have NHRA’s permission to tape and show their product so figure on writing them a check as well. I think a sportsman show could be a real money maker if presented right, the problem is getting it started. Jackie McCracken Disclaimer/Guarantee: My opinions are my opinions and are not anybody else’s opinions either living or dead. Any similarity of opinion, thought process, or idea with anyone else either living or dead is merely coincidence and should not be construed as anything else… |
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![]() With spokesmen such as Bob Frey to announce our style of racing to the viewing audience, I feel fan appeal will grow, and we could get more fans to stay in their seats while we race, and/or get them to want to spend more time checking out our operations instead of focusing primarily on the pro/alcohol classes!? My .02 worth....
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eliminators to PINKS ALL OUT is a mistake. I believe the reason it does as well as it does, is that they show some of the wilder stuff (wheelies, crashes, etc) and then pick a group of cars that run ET's very close to each other, and run it off. This way, they have heads up racing, and the winner wins (unless you all of sudden go too fast). Unfortunately, as we all know, the classes I've mentioned are not as simple as that. They (PINKS) has also figured out that a field of rear engine big block Chevy dragsters isn't a very good show, so they pick an ET range that has a great variety of cars, but can still run heads up. I would love to see these eliminator cars racing on national tv, but the handicap starts, breakouts, and CIC penalties will be the hardest sell, as it is very hard to explain to the average Joe. Am I missing something here? |
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You hit the nail on the head
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mcink,
yes, you are missing something... heads up has nothing to do with it... Jackie McCracken Disclaimer/Guarantee: My opinions are my opinions and are not anybody else’s opinions either living or dead. Any similarity of opinion, thought process, or idea with anyone else either living or dead is merely coincidence and should not be construed as anything else… |
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