Thread: Things That Ruined Drag Racing!

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Unfortunately, containers, airports, shopping centers, and business parks generate a lot more revenue then a drag strip.... And the yuppies who generate this increased revenue need a place to live. Just a fact, not the liberals or anyone else's fault.....

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Unfortunately, containers, airports, shopping centers, and business parks generate a lot more revenue then a drag strip.... And the yuppies who generate this increased revenue need a place to live. Just a fact, not the liberals or anyone else's fault.....

Sir you're preaching to the choir! Residential development is why 99 speedway is Stockton closed. OF course money is the primary factor for most track closings. But if you think that enviro claims dont play a part especially in NEW tracks not being built then you are wrong. I dont come here to argue political viewpoints. If being labeled as a 'libbie' (which I did not do) brings you to defense well then thats a choice YOU made. If you consider yourself and enviro (libbie or not) then great. I simply made a point that sanctioning bodies could do more to police themselves BEFORE enviro wackos try to do it for them. Is this not true? Do you realize effect of raw gasoline to the atmosphere. Now Im not saying its the end of mother earth as some believe. But when you consider the pollutants feared to harm the air, raw gasoline is on THEIR list. To make a point I should post some of the letters to the editor in the local paper. One comes to mind. A school teacher (self proclaimed enviro) states that the track in atwater would attract thousands of fans which in turn along with race cars would produce pollution and that would increase the amount of asthma in school students and since a track is not necessary it shouldnt be built. She also mentioned enviro reports that cite 'unavoidable enviro impacts' which ALL such reports find. I mean jeez, taking your dog for a walk has 'unavoidable enviro impact' for christ sakes. This is just one example of such letters and our LIBBIE newspaper prints them all. Dont tell me that enviro libbies dont have a negetive impact on racing in california.

Originally Posted by Mike in Motown

Sir you're preaching to the choir! Residential development is why 99 speedway is Stockton closed. OF course money is the primary factor for most track closings.

Then why blame the liberals???? We didn't do it!!!! Man, we're still working on health care solutions, education, equality, and other political concerns. Closing race tracks hasn't even made the list yet!!!!!

She also mentioned enviro reports that cite 'unavoidable enviro impacts' which ALL such reports find. I mean jeez, taking your dog for a walk has 'unavoidable enviro impact' for christ sakes. This is just one example of such letters and our LIBBIE newspaper prints them all. Dont tell me that enviro libbies dont have a negetive impact on racing in california.

A couple wacko's writing a letter to the editor is hardly going to block anything!!!!! Not all media is liberal, have you watch Fox lately??? The right wingers are quite well represented, too. Even ultra conservative right wingers who are convicted of drug felonies still have their radio programs!!!!!

I guess if I lived in an area that was that negative towards racing, I'd either move or quit racing...

Tracks are closing because Money is better with the land used for other purposes. This seems to be a big city problem, not anything around here or elsewhere in the midwest. New tracks are opening, and old tracks are expanding. Racing in all forms is alive and well here. And yes, an environmental impact study is done before they are built, just as a study is done before anything is built and it should be a consideration for all of us!!! If left unchecked, business (race tracks included) would have allready totally destroyed are environment....

I'm not here to discuss politics either, I just hate to see liberals (funny word, isn't it?) and evironmentalists being blamed for all the ills of the world. We didn't create them..... When you are casting blame, then cast it on the people responsible, not just the ones who are the most convenient!!!!

People who move next to a track and then complain about the noise!!!
Bracket racing, cars that will do 6s running 9s, boring. Tight brackets are fun but when you see a car roll off the line doing 30 mph down the track then hit the gas and finish at 200mph, Yawn.

I dont know but from my point of view drag racing is evolving here.
we have lived through our 1st year of our amature pirate drag racing club and the results were incredible.
we run on a actual 4300 ft 120 ft wide airstrip, flat long,(looks like to goes forever)and even a concrete launch pad.
The city has allowed us to shut the place down for the races and have been very cooperative and supportive in the use of the airstrip.
We were able to create enough revenue to purchase a new portatree timing syst in our 3 race day season (thats based on a 25.00 car and driver entry fee and 5.00 a head for anyone over 12)Watch out for the menonite rush!!
We have that written in our constitutuion to never increase the gate fee.
We are insured and use the nhra guidelines for safty and tech all cars.
our last race day had an amazing car count of 103 cars bikes truck etc and all winter i have had calls from guys building cars and wanting to know re rules and what they should have.
we ran giant kings of the hill last year and this year are going to have 3 classes of racers run down.
I kind of think this is what drag racing should be , more fun, some fast cars lots of street cars, some crazy guys like me running 26 inch zoomies on a rat rod bucket
looking for a few snowmobiles this year and if someone brings out one of those race quads we wont turn him away.
i have been to vegas to the big show and its great but its not the homegown
fun that we are having. When i see some of the old pics from the eatly 60s and late 50s it really reminds me of what we are doing.
This year were even going to try some flag starts on the line for fun.
here a couple pics
Drag racing is not dead it just may chnage a little

Originally Posted by DADNOVA

People who move next to a track and then complain about the noise!!!
Bracket racing, cars that will do 6s running 9s, boring. Tight brackets are fun but when you see a car roll off the line doing 30 mph down the track then hit the gas and finish at 200mph, Yawn.

Boring??? You've obviously not done a lot of bracket racing. I suppose it's easy to call it boring when you don't understand all the intracacies of turning that same time lap after lap, regardless of heat, temperature, humidity, barometric pressure or a million other variables not even yet counting keeping the tune on the engine the same...... Take your car, whatever it is, and go out and put down half a dozen runs, starting at 2 PM and sometimes not finishing til 7 PM and keep them all + or - .020 sec., then tell me it's boring. Heads up racing is for very big checkbooks, and usually the biggest checkbook wins. If drag racing had not instituted the brackets and left everything heads up based on cubic inches to weight, I doubt many of us here could even afford to make a pass, let alone be a winner....

Don't knock it if you haven't tried it. The cars who run out on the throttle stop, then accelerate to the end are basing this on countless hours and passes of information gathered on their car and how track conditions and weather changes effect it's performance.... It's no longer a case of just standing on the gas and wondering what will happen.

Drag racing has not been ruined, it has only changed. Those of us who changed with it still love participating. Those who couldn't accept the changes necessarey to keep the average guy involved only bad mouth what they don't understand.....

Well dave tell us how you really feel