Live from the 40th annual "Pennsylvania Dutch Classic"

[SSDA Hemi]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Many of my posts are mis read. The guys who do know me should realize how much of a fan of Stock and S/S racing I am. How many others would drive 19 1/2 hours to spectate at the Dutch like I did last year? When I was in Md. I would drive 3 1/2 hours every year. Races like the Dutch is THE BEST SHOW ON THE PLANET !!!! The purpose of the post is to try to get better minds than mine to figure out HOW in the hell can we get the average fan to come to these races. I dont mean guys like "Skills" and other hard core car types. But in the big picture this is what the tracks and IHRA/NHRA see and how long before they find something else to be the filler for the fuel cars? What are we/you doing wrong or is it the rules and the way the elimlnator is run? What can we do to improve the situation. I would say that better than 90% of the spectators there were friends, crew, family with a car . Not just people who love stock and S/S for what they are. When your at these national events do you really think the crowd is there too watch the .90 classes and class cars? Come on guys....put your thinking caps on before its to late.

Terry, I've read your posts in the past and you're spot on. As I pulled into the waterbox in rd 3 today and looked up into the empty PITSIDE stands, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe 20 people...

It seemed like Saturday there was a better spectator turnout.

I know alot of people want to fight and argue about the new cars. I may be wrong but I think there would be more appeal with them running all out , I know I would have to watch. I think the fans at a national event watch a 4 second funny car, a 6.50 second pro stocker and then up comes a 14 second stocker.They don't care or even know its .95 under the index." Whats an index?" Its like slow motion. Now a low 8 second SS blown mustang, or a low 9 second stocker that looks like there own street car. They can relate.

Face it NHRA will not promote us. It is up to us racers...