Quote: you guys have no clue really on what's going on. All the NHRA said was if they keep Promoting illegal street racing they will lose their licenses. They just need to distance themselves from this unreality tv show that's promoting something illegal. The SO guys can keep doing what it is they do they just won't be able to have a nhra lic. Most of them don't anyway so for them its no big deal. Also if they really cared about their lic. they would have gave those letters to their laywers NOT POSTED THEM ON THE INTERNET to get social media buzzing for more attention. Why is this so hard for most of you to grasp?
For the guy with the quick solution of not racing NHRA you obviously do not have a real race car or you would have never made such a stupid statement. Besides all of the screwed up stuff you feel they do they do bring insurance, track safety, racer safety, race car safety to the front. They also have enough clout to keep your street cars from getting run over by the government.
I really wish some of you would think before making kneejerk replies on the internet.
THIS^^^
I do promotional stuff with the "West Coast Super Cops"... So, I would take the stance that NHRA takes. Trying to make Illegal Street Racing glamorous to kids is wrong.. Enough problems already with the video games and "Fast N Furious" crap. Not to mention texting and driving..
When asked what he thought about the letter, and what it said, Murillo responded: “I think what they’re doing is wrong, but it’s not worth it for me to give up my NHRA license.” Murillo hates to take that stance, because it appears he’s caving in to the NHRA, but there’s too much on the line for him. Murillo has too much invested to risk losing his license.
“I just hope they can come up with a resolution where people don’t lose their competition licenses. It’s not fair to the guys on the show. The racing on the show takes place in a closed environment — there’s no crowd, EMS and fire are on the property; it’s not right to rip these guys’ licenses because of a reality show,” he adds. In other words, it’s not what everyone thinks of when people say street racing.
It does take place on a public road, but the roads are shut down for the night while filming takes place. “If they were truly out street racing, I would 100-percent agree with the NHRA’s stance,” Murillo says. He told us the show even has tech officials who look over every car before being allowed to participate. “The racing is real,” Murillo says, “but it’s TV. It’s way different than what people think of as street racing.”
Chris..
