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Postby Andamo » Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:52 pm

I always looked forward to see the professional cars racing on TV at any of the national events. But the past few years, the T/F and F/C races have turned into peddle-fests. It's supposed to be 2 cars launching and making a full quarter mile pass side by side. Sure the occasional engine will fail or a blower belt will break, but for the cars to smoke the tires right off the starting line, or further down track sure takes the name of drag racing away. Something isn't right and I don't know what it is but the last 2 years, I stopped watching the races for this fact alone. How do you feel about this situation ?

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Postby WildcatOne » Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:20 pm

I know what you're saying...my beef with the TV coverage of qualifying was that they'd run the whole field live...in Pro Stock and Pro Stock Bike...and none of the unqualified cars would make the jump into the field and I sat through a whole lot of mediocrity before the 16 qualifiers'd run, and none of them moved up. In other words, probably 80% of the time or better, the fields are set by the end of Friday night with a couple of cars being able to move in and bump out another car that might be a couple of spots ahead of them. Sometimes a guy'd make a quantum leap into the top half or higher, but usually it's wait out the slower cars and not see the quicker ones run as good as they did in the edited Friday night session...it is also frustrating to see so many of the fuel cars smoke the tires or blow the engine and make a dull TV show...I started this post out in the past tense because I don't have cable TV this year. I do have internet and I check the results in a timely fashion, but even reading about all the tire-smoking is boring. I listen to the audiocast whenever I can online. I'd still watch it all on TV if I had access to it, though...Thank God Cory Mac is OK...Cheers, WC1
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Postby Rapid Randy Baker » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:15 pm

Good posts,,,complicated cars and tough fields makes it so every one is going for the throat.

I can't wait for the day when I can watch it all on the web, all the qualifying runs, stuff from the pits, a complete weekends stuff. I would watch it all.
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Postby WildcatOne » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:54 pm

A simulcast...great idea, Rapid...would probably cost about the same as a ticket would to be there, but it'd be worth it...Cheers, WC1
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Postby Rapid Randy Baker » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:43 pm

Jer, are and Zappy back home? Sorry it rain out your weekend. :roll:
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Postby Rapid Randy Baker » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:39 am

Cool, yep he is!! :)
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Postby Mtn.man » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:32 am

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Postby jim sanders » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:16 pm

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