Pinks vs. NHRA - Page 2

TOSTO RACING · 11-24-2007, 02:55 PM

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 · 11-24-2007, 08:44 PM

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 · 11-24-2007, 10:21 PM

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 · 11-25-2007, 12:08 AM

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 · 11-25-2007, 04:02 AM

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 · 11-25-2007, 11:31 AM

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.

GUMP · 11-25-2007, 12:32 PM

Why not get 8 Top Stock cars together and approaching the show about doing a special?

11-24-2007, 02:55 PM	#1
TOSTO RACING Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: DRAGSTRIP Posts: 886 Likes: 883 Liked 651 Times in 184 Posts	Re: Pinks vs. NHRA 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! __________________ 5664 GHI/SA 1985 CAMARO RED H/SA 1985 CAMARO BLUE I/SA

11-24-2007, 08:44 PM	#2
Keith Mayers Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 15 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pinks vs. NHRA 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! __________________ Keith Mayers 2005 H/R W/C www.mayersmotorsports.com

11-24-2007, 10:21 PM	#3
Mike Dahl Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 30 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pinks vs. NHRA 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.

11-25-2007, 12:08 AM	#4
GUMP VIP Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 1,822 Likes: 2,166 Liked 2,351 Times in 553 Posts	Re: Pinks vs. NHRA So, you guys think that if 400 Stock/SS cars were to enter, sixteen got to race, and eight got paid, nobody would complain?

11-25-2007, 04:02 AM	#5
Bunkster Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 307 Likes: 0 Liked 43 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Pinks vs. NHRA 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. Last edited by Bunkster; 11-25-2007 at 12:39 PM.

11-25-2007, 11:31 AM	#6
Tony Curcio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 271 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: Pinks vs. NHRA 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. __________________ Tony Curcio 1860 STK Last edited by Tony Curcio; 11-26-2007 at 09:17 AM. Reason: Poetic license revoked

11-25-2007, 12:32 PM	#7
GUMP VIP Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 1,822 Likes: 2,166 Liked 2,351 Times in 553 Posts	Re: Pinks vs. NHRA Why not get 8 Top Stock cars together and approaching the show about doing a special?