Why cant Sportsman Racing be like this on TV these days???

[Joe Hertline]

I've seen that video a few times myself, I always found it interesting that they concentrated on the Comp/SC rounds, and didn't show anything from Stk/SS/SG besides the finals (was that typical back then?).

Either way, it's definitely a far cry from the current sportsman shows featuring a 10 second splash of the winners name, or a view of some cars going down the track in the background.

It's good to see this stuff pop up on the web, hopefully we'll get some more as people convert their old videos over...at least it keeps us sane while it's still cold in NY.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

Joe, back then the next sportsman show would show another couple of classes, it was neat the way they did it. But things was different, it wasn't the buddy system to who was getting on and who wasn't or who is getting interviewed and who isn't.

[Curmudgeon]

The main causitive factor I see is our society has become "celebrity" focused today . The racing has become secondary to the opinions of the "talking heads" and appearances by the "superstars" who the media moguls think draw bigger audiences . I too miss Steve Evans and earlier Chris Economacky who understood racing . What's needed is a production company to film , package and sell a Sportsman Racing series to Speed . Unfortunatly I do not hold out any optomism fir that happening in a world that's selling celebrity and circuses .

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

if i won the lottery i would be dangerous, some of you I have told what the first event would be and how much money it would payout and the $1 entry fee, lol