Lights out 7 SGMP live feed!

[BKSG1198]

In my own opinion, it was some close racing with some pretty cool cars, turbos, blowers, etc. I watched a little bit on and off, I guess because I was bored and no other racing was on besides Daytona. The question is, was it sold out because they wanted to see close racing or because they wanted to see crashes or because the street outlaws were there. We all know PRI was a huge success because they were there and everyone flocked to see the new cars and get autographs.

I must say, one thing that is concerning is the amount of people on the starting line. Listen, I'm all about the fans seeing good, close racing but, at what price. I would love to find out what they did at Lights Out to get that amount of people. Is it location, price ($25.00 per day to enter and a pass of $60.00 for 3 days or more). I was at Atco during the collector incident and I'm friends with the gentlemen who got hit at New England Dragway a few years back with pieces of the motor. Both these guys were way away from the racing surface or so they thought. With almost 150-200 people on the starting line all it takes is a car to get sideways in the burnout, a key component of the car to break and hit someone and Drag Racing will be on the Nightly News not for results but because people were killed for standing on the starting line. It's not the way you want to think and not taking away from a great event but, the two incidents in D-1 happened with a TS & Comp Car. So these guys are drivers that have top of the line safety equipment and something still broke. I just hope down the road were not talking about something like this in the future.

[offroadr]

I am sure the SO guys had something to do with it, they were all there last year too but didn't race. I think the $50k to the RvW winner brought out almost 60 cars trying to qualify was highly promoted and that was a huge draw.

[Mike Delahanty]

Some photos of the people on the starting line and the crowds. And an observation ......these racers like black t-shirts and hoodies.

[Glenn Briglio]

Originally Posted by Mike Delahanty

After tuning into the live web cast, it's clear this Drag Racing is alive and well. Nearly 300 entries, $50,000 to win in the top class, 22,000 people watching the webcast, so many spectators that they were turning people away, and people donating and Sending PayPal donations to add to the purse. Exciting heads up racing with diverse engines, NO2, turbos, blowers and all motor. This is where the young people and lots of $$ are. The webcast was well done.

Yupp Nhra your really missing the boat for bringing in new blood.Heads up racing is the shizz.

[rocknrolla]

Black Hoodies at the racetrack are nice.

Flip up the hood if your head or ears get cold.

If you have to work on the car the black fabric hides most of the grease, oil, RTV. etc..

I bet there was a lot of rubber in the air at the starting line too.

[Mike Delahanty]

Check out these stats from the Web Cast. These are impressive and no matter what you think of the format, this thing is working.

[CMcAllister]

I expect NHRA wishes their events would create this kind of buzz.

I don't pay much attention to the NHRA TV shows. I had Lights Out streaming most of the weekend while I was in the shop working. The track's PA feed with the track announcers as the only commentary is much preferable to the personalities, side features and distractions of broadcast TV. The camera work was great as was the on track audio. It's as close to being there as you can get without actually being there.

I usually have the NHRA audiocast on also when there is an event. I enjoy hearing it as it happens at the track. If I could watch NHRA events in this format, I would. Hopefully, someone in Glendora is paying attention.

[Jim Craig]

Originally Posted by Mike Delahanty

Check out these stats from the Web Cast. These are impressive and no matter what you think of the format, this thing is working.

....and it's been working like this for a very long time.........Carl Weisinger's World StreetNationals brought in the crowds just like the Duck does now....I can only imagine if live feeds were as mainstream back then -- the Duck just perfected the Show.

[Chris1529]

the first thing that NHRA has to do is figure out who they are trying to sell their product/sport too. I am not sure they know.

NASCAR ratings for Daytona this past Sunday were way down too even without another major sporting event one TV.

The traditional racing fans are not there any more.

Do you see all the people with hoodies at an NHRA race or Nascar? Nope.

[Rich Biebel]

In the late 1960's some special events had crowds like this and people all over the starting line area.

Super Stock was new.....Pro Stock didn't exist yet...
Exhibition cars were being built with all kinds of wild stuff...

York.....Cecil County....and I'm sure others.

I was at York when the crowds were huge behind the starting line....late 1960's....

My question is how in the world is this starting line crowd tolerated when at just about any other race there is NO WAY that many people would be allowed to be that close to cars making 2000hp and more....

We pay a lot of money for safety items,....insurance surcharges.....chassis cert and jump thru hoops to meet the demands made of us by NHRA....all in the name of safety.....

It doesn't add up to an old guy like me......

Sure the excitement and enthusiasm is great but it's just thrill seekers to me.....

Cars doing giant wheelies way down track....big power....danger to the max........fast et's.....big mph...

I've seen it at Cecil when the small tire crowd was there......during a Lucas race and it was allowed.....

I just don't understand how it flys from an insurance and safety standpoint.....

Money talks......