Fans don't understand racing?

Greg Hill · 02-22-2011, 06:02 PM

Handicap racing is a lot easier to understand than hockey. Go to a hockey game with someone who doesn't know the rules and explain icing or off sides.

X-TECH MAN · 02-22-2011, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

Handicap racing is a lot easier to understand than hockey. Go to a hockey game with someone who doesn't know the rules and explain icing or off sides.

I dont like hockey either. To bad the hockey game gets in the way of a good fight.....LOL.

Hemiparts · 02-22-2011, 07:03 PM

My generation (35 under ) for the most part have never been explained to how the "Class Racing " system works. Imagine my surprise the first time pops took me to bracket race!! Or how about the first time I didn't get the "W" light when I knew I was the first across the finish line. I think the avg American who watches TV needs the drama, but explain to them the drama of sitting @ the tree while your competior drives away from you then trying to run him down and win without breaking it out. They may be lazy couch potatoes, but explain to them what's going on. I have seen the few seconds of class racing they show on ESPN , and have had people @ work who really care nothing about class racing say "man did you see that Camaro jump off the ground on tv last night ?" I say the next time some one has a SS/STK race, someone take a video camara and a note pad take down names and rough car info and submit it to somehting like SPEED. I'll being willing to bet that if you put together a promo commerical for a pilot tv show that had several shots of big SS wheel stands or high winding small block stockers people would tune in. IMO just my .02

Ed Fernandez · 02-22-2011, 07:06 PM

The fans could give a rat's ***** how much you do or do not have in your car,or if my
Gremlin beats a DP or Mustang.They want their eyes blitzed by Forces nitro fumes in the pits (while we're out on the track running)Also his or now Courtney's scribbling on an over priced shirt and of course at least one explosion or car hitting the wall.
What we do on the track doesn't flick their Bic.
We're a stationary car show in the pits when one or more of those torches on wheels
causes a pause in the racing.

X-TECH MAN · 02-22-2011, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

The fans could give a rat's ***** how much you do or do not have in your car,or if my
Gremlin beats a DP or Mustang.They want their eyes blitzed by Forces nitro fumes in the pits (while we're out on the track running>Also his or now Courtney's scribbling on an over priced shirt and of course at least one explosion or car hitting the wall.
What we do on the track doesn't flick their Bic.
We're a stationary car show in the pits when one or more of those torches on wheels
causes a pause in the racing.

Amen !

Ed Wright · 02-22-2011, 09:25 PM

Ed is correct. We aren't fast or loud enough. After the fuel cars we look like slugs going down the track, no matter how high somebody's front end flop up and right back down. Don't make enough noise, nor smell bad enough. We aren't fast or loud enough to be impressive. Some of us just need to get over it.

02-22-2011, 06:02 PM	#1
Greg Hill VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Louisville , KY Posts: 1,995 Likes: 68 Liked 279 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Fans don't understand racing? Handicap racing is a lot easier to understand than hockey. Go to a hockey game with someone who doesn't know the rules and explain icing or off sides. __________________ Greg Hill 4171 STK

02-22-2011, 07:03 PM	#3
Hemiparts Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Raleigh, N.C Posts: 212 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fans don't understand racing? My generation (35 under ) for the most part have never been explained to how the "Class Racing " system works. Imagine my surprise the first time pops took me to bracket race!! Or how about the first time I didn't get the "W" light when I knew I was the first across the finish line. I think the avg American who watches TV needs the drama, but explain to them the drama of sitting @ the tree while your competior drives away from you then trying to run him down and win without breaking it out. They may be lazy couch potatoes, but explain to them what's going on. I have seen the few seconds of class racing they show on ESPN , and have had people @ work who really care nothing about class racing say "man did you see that Camaro jump off the ground on tv last night ?" I say the next time some one has a SS/STK race, someone take a video camara and a note pad take down names and rough car info and submit it to somehting like SPEED. I'll being willing to bet that if you put together a promo commerical for a pilot tv show that had several shots of big SS wheel stands or high winding small block stockers people would tune in. IMO just my .02

02-22-2011, 07:06 PM	#4
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Fans don't understand racing? The fans could give a rat's ***** how much you do or do not have in your car,or if my Gremlin beats a DP or Mustang.They want their eyes blitzed by Forces nitro fumes in the pits (while we're out on the track running)Also his or now Courtney's scribbling on an over priced shirt and of course at least one explosion or car hitting the wall. What we do on the track doesn't flick their Bic. We're a stationary car show in the pits when one or more of those torches on wheels causes a pause in the racing. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA Last edited by Ed Fernandez; 02-22-2011 at 10:52 PM.

02-22-2011, 09:25 PM	#6
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Fans don't understand racing? Ed is correct. We aren't fast or loud enough. After the fuel cars we look like slugs going down the track, no matter how high somebody's front end flop up and right back down. Don't make enough noise, nor smell bad enough. We aren't fast or loud enough to be impressive. Some of us just need to get over it. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA