Big Chief and the NHRA???

Mike Pearson · 06-17-2016, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Tand E racing

I dont know who won last weekends nat'l event, but i know Doc still #1 on the 405 list!
KB racing,Elite,DSR and JFR if any of these teams pack up there wouldnt be anything to televise because these teams are running the NHRA.

My2 cents

I don't know if they are running it but they are keeping it propped up. If any one of the major pro teams pull the plug it will have a major effect on the pro class. JFR, DSR KB and Callita are all at retirement age.

FLEMING · 06-17-2016, 08:29 AM

When big chief starts showing up with a sponsor uniform on and 30 crew guys to help him burnout and stage.. he will loose the appeal people have for him and the "outlaw" that people associate with him..

Racing has gotten to far from what drew people to it.. nowdays nascar and Nhra all money and people have lost there association with a local guy and his buddies that work late every night on there car that they are all in on.

I heard shearer say "my daddy aint got the money for me to go play with them guys" sadly this hits the nail on the head.. Just a bunch of rich guys now days..

novassdude · 06-17-2016, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by FLEMING

When big chief starts showing up with a sponsor uniform on and 30 crew guys to help him burnout and stage.. he will loose the appeal people have for him and the "outlaw" that people associate with him..

Racing has gotten to far from what drew people to it.. nowdays nascar and Nhra all money and people have lost there association with a local guy and his buddies that work late every night on there car that they are all in on.

I heard shearer say "my daddy aint got the money for me to go play with them guys" sadly this hits the nail on the head.. Just a bunch of rich guys now days..

If you watch the show you'd know there is plenty of advertising and sponsoring going on. They are just more discreet about it. You don't see a single guy that isn't wearing a t shirt with some racing product on it. and the big banners hanging in every shop that they show.
When the show stared every one was coming in on open trailers and pickup full of friends in the back. Now nothing but enclosed trailers and the rigs are getting bigger every show. Pretty much like the progression of the legal racers. wont take long and they will disappear like pinks did.

Chris1529 · 06-17-2016, 09:33 AM

I find myself watching just to see what Farmtruck and AZN are going to come up with.
Kind of like the Red Green show on PBS where he fixed everything with duct tape.

I DVR SO and fast forward through most of it.

brian schuetta · 06-17-2016, 08:33 AM

Not sure how you would work SO into a national event. Would the demographic I saw at the two races I went to go to a national event? It was $30 to go to both no prep events, and it was all SO type racing with Farm Truck racing jet cars and some sports cars plus a monster truck race. Would NHRA run a SO race in one day( Saturday?) or drag it out over two days, time runs? Next thing you know it takes these guys three days to do what normally takes one ( sound familiar? ) There is talk of a 150K+ to win big tire race at Houston in the fall.

Mike Meier · 06-18-2016, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by brian schuetta

Not sure how you would work SO into a national event. Would the demographic I saw at the two races I went to go to a national event? It was $30 to go to both no prep events, and it was all SO type racing with Farm Truck racing jet cars and some sports cars plus a monster truck race. Would NHRA run a SO race in one day( Saturday?) or drag it out over two days, time runs? Next thing you know it takes these guys three days to do what normally takes one ( sound familiar? ) There is talk of a 150K+ to win big tire race at Houston in the fall.

Next week they are doing a big street racing event in the parking lot of Houston's NFL stadium on Friday and Saturday night. Some of the SO guys are apparently showing up.

Chris1529 · 06-18-2016, 07:30 AM

Pittsburgh Raceway Park tried that a few times with "Thunder in the Burgh" on the street next to PNC Park. I'm not sure they allowed the SO type cars though. I think they did it for mostly real street driven cars with a few race cars added.

HR9121 · 06-17-2016, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

I don't know if they are running it but they are keeping it propped up. If any one of the major pro teams pull the plug it will have a major effect on the pro class. JFR, DSR KB and Callita are all at retirement age.

I wouldn't be surprised if NHRA isn't helping to fund some of these teams with our membership money to keep them going.

Ok stocker · 06-17-2016, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by HR9121

I wouldn't be surprised if NHRA isn't helping to fund some of these teams with our membership money to keep them going.

They probably are paying many of the teams with small budgets to show up in the pro categories to try to get full fields.

Mike Pearson · 06-17-2016, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Ok stocker

They probably are paying many of the teams with small budgets to show up in the pro categories to try to get full fields.

I figured this was happening too. The way it is now in the pro classes its not sustainable for long. The cost to compete at that level is way too high. There are lots of potentially good teams that are sitting on the side and not racing because they cant get sponsorship.

06-17-2016, 08:29 AM	#2
FLEMING Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 262 Likes: 48 Liked 54 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Big Chief and the NHRA??? When big chief starts showing up with a sponsor uniform on and 30 crew guys to help him burnout and stage.. he will loose the appeal people have for him and the "outlaw" that people associate with him.. Racing has gotten to far from what drew people to it.. nowdays nascar and Nhra all money and people have lost there association with a local guy and his buddies that work late every night on there car that they are all in on. I heard shearer say "my daddy aint got the money for me to go play with them guys" sadly this hits the nail on the head.. Just a bunch of rich guys now days..

06-17-2016, 09:33 AM	#4
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Big Chief and the NHRA??? I find myself watching just to see what Farmtruck and AZN are going to come up with. Kind of like the Red Green show on PBS where he fixed everything with duct tape. I DVR SO and fast forward through most of it. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350

06-17-2016, 08:33 AM	#5
brian schuetta Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: san antonio tx Posts: 259 Likes: 5 Liked 28 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Big Chief and the NHRA??? Not sure how you would work SO into a national event. Would the demographic I saw at the two races I went to go to a national event? It was $30 to go to both no prep events, and it was all SO type racing with Farm Truck racing jet cars and some sports cars plus a monster truck race. Would NHRA run a SO race in one day( Saturday?) or drag it out over two days, time runs? Next thing you know it takes these guys three days to do what normally takes one ( sound familiar? ) There is talk of a 150K+ to win big tire race at Houston in the fall.

06-18-2016, 07:30 AM	#7
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Big Chief and the NHRA??? Pittsburgh Raceway Park tried that a few times with "Thunder in the Burgh" on the street next to PNC Park. I'm not sure they allowed the SO type cars though. I think they did it for mostly real street driven cars with a few race cars added. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350 Last edited by Chris1529; 06-18-2016 at 11:01 AM.