Pinks vs. NHRA

[goinbroke2]

So...if a bunch of S&SS cars showed up at a pre chosen race and overwhelmed them.....

[Tony Curcio]

Originally Posted by goinbroke2

So...if a bunch of S&SS cars showed up at a pre chosen race and overwhelmed them.....

EXACTLY!!

Looking at the stats again, the most populous Super Stock classes tend to run high- 9''s (GT/DA; GT/CA; SS/G-H-I-J). There's a big cluster of stockers around 11.3's(E through I), and another group around 10.50 (A through D).

I'll pledge to show up with a group of 11.30 cars (weight adjusted as needed) at Englishtown or Norwalk if around 8 others express sincere interest.

Email acurcio910@aol.com

[Haywood]

Went to Pinks last weekend in Tucson and the stands were packed. No room at all with the fences being 8-10 deep at the starting line and 2-3 deep at the finish line. I'm guessing 8000-10000 people total. ($20.00 each) I stayed at the 330 mark and the crowd was totally into it, cheering for people they don't know. A Mitsubishi went 2 rounds and the people were screaming and cheering for his wins. It was disapointing that a 12.5 time was picked as a large cluster of low 10 second , some wheel standing vehicles that could of made for a exciting show. Back in Feb. I went to the Pinks race at Firebird and then i suggested to everytone to email Speed TV to see if we could get a show together and I received 1 email stating they would look into it. Definitly been more fun to race or watch Pinks in person then Div and Nats. What we see on TV is not as fun or exciting then the event itself. They could use someone different to edit for sure.
Jeff S

[Gary Smith]

Looks like the timing couldn't be better for our cause. Reading NHRA.com this morning I discovered DSR is taking a hard hit in sponsor dollars for '08: Stevens losing Mopar and Valspar, BRUT pulling out of NHRA alltogether. With a recession looming, there will probably be more. But marketing departments will continue to hunt opportunities in value not only in television, but other media outlets (like YouTube). Rich Christiansen's deal just gets bigger all the time. He's rapidly proving the value of advertising dollars for grassroots drag racing week end and week out. Grassroots video clips are popping up all over the internet like a rash! Again, this could prove we don't need NHRA to keep class racing alive

[TOSTO RACING]

I always said stock and super stocks pinks all out would be awesome, If you guys just show up you'd prolly get picked wheelsatnding full bodied cars, does it get any better. Add sticks into it and you will have the best all out so far!


Our show is still # 1 after 1.5 years still . They would love for you guys to show up they love wheelstanding cars!

[Keith Mayers]

i said before i liked your (Tosto) episode the best, i have changed my mind, the episode where chicken man took a dive on the crotch rocket is now my all time fav. they should just show him getting hurt more often i would deff. pay to watch that!

[Mike Dahl]

For the most part it looks like we found something we can all agree on. Hallelujah! We would gain and so would they. It would be nice to finally be in what would be perceived by many as a more equal exchange of work vs. reward potential. I guarantee you my expenditures would be much easier to approve at home if the result was the reasonable CHANCE of some national TV exposure. Are you paying attention JESEL, BME, JEGS, etc?

I sure love waching those old Super Stock clips with the full stands.Honestly, fuller stands would encourage me to race more and invite more people to the races.I don't know about you guys, but I get a little embarassed when friends come to watch me and there are virtually empty stands. In any event, it could put us in a better position to market ourselves if it becomes necessary. I hope we don't have to...time will tell.

However, and just for discussion purposes, how many of our cars can make three hot laps without shutting off? I don't know about everyone else, but I would be willing to have a non filled block, a better radiator, and some slower rocker arms to get the blood flowing again. It's not like we can't change it back when we are done. If we are genuinely going forward with this idea, we MUST HAVE a gentleman's agreement that we are not going to bitch and moan. Remember we are asking to be invited to their party, not the other way around. I believe this should be a complimentary relationship and not necessarily a replacement for NHRA Super Stock racing. What if others realize, IF WE PUT ON A GOOD SHOW, how valuable we really are. If we do this, let's make sure we send our best for the first race. I guess I will watch.

[GUMP]

So, you guys think that if 400 Stock/SS cars were to enter, sixteen got to race, and eight got paid, nobody would complain?

[Bunkster]

If Christensen and "Pinks" is the salvation of class racing, then it's over....it's done. Put a fork in it. The grim reaper has arrived.

[Tony Curcio]

Pinks isn't the salvation of anything, class racing doesn't need saving. It is what you make it. If you are a competent bracket racer, you try to win the eliminator. If you're a techno-geek, you try to keep going faster all the time. If you're smarter than me, you get a competent bracket racer to drive your fast car.

That being said, Pinks is an OPPORTUNITY. It is the highest rated drag racing show on TV, and probably in history. And you, yes you, can get on that show, unlike NHRA/ESPN2's version of drag racing coverage.

And yet there are 2 million plus viewers who think Pinks is representative of real drag racing. Why would you let that stand?

Show up for one of these things, and show the public at large that drag racers are more than a bunch of semi-literates with a crate motor and a 2-stage nitrous kit.


Comment added 24 hours later: I don't have anything against crate motors. Some of my best friends have crate motors. As for nitrous, I say live and let live. But when you mix a 150 HP shot with a stock bottom end, you get an exchange of fluids that nobody wants to see. This is how the Pinks Lose the Race, Lose Your Ride episodes seemed to end, more often than not. I guess the semi-literates I referred to were mostly on the Lose Your Ride format. I apologize to anyone who took offense.