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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: slantzilla]
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02/26/09 07:16 PM
02/26/09 07:16 PM
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Alexandria, VA
SealockRacing
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Alexandria, VA
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i come from a racing family, and pretty sure bracket racing is where its at!
its fun watching the big money guys go balls to the wall run after run, but i find bracket racing to be more entertaining.
its guys/ girls like me...
youve got to know your car, know what it will run, you have to be consistent at those times, you cant break out, or go too slow, you have to be almost spot on. and, unlike the big money guys, we race at the big end too! haha
John
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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: slantzilla]
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02/27/09 08:58 AM
02/27/09 08:58 AM
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Livonia Michigan
440dart
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Bracket racing was!! fun to watch until, throttle stops, and delay boxes came into play, now its just plain boring boring boring, bash away thats my  Jack
Yes I live in Michigan, so there is still 1 light on
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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: John]
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02/27/09 11:45 AM
02/27/09 11:45 AM
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Walton's Mountain, Pa
Steve1118
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I'm in the minority here, but I have always felt that brackets, especially the mod (IHRA) and Pro (NHRA) could draw spectators at a local level if marketed right. Keep the costs down....don't charge kids, make it affordable for the entire family. Those kids are the future, keep them exposed. Think about the local track's strengths....the absolute different variety of cars, old MoPars, A bodies, AMC cars, vintage Camaros, Fords, even hot rods and old coupes. Altereds, dragsters, even interesting home built stuff. It's like a car show, only the cars go fast. Newcomers can wander the pits and see the cars close up and talk to the people. The key is to educate, and for the promotor to promote the stuffing out of the local heavies to the local papers and media outlets. Make heroes out of the local hitters. Keep the program simple....tossing the electronics and throttle stops, even with the breakout the sport is not that hard to understand. Submit articles to the local paper by good writers, with good, well written stories describing close points races, or human interest stories. Promote "special" shows that old guys can relate to, NSS races, Supercharged Warriors, etc. Show the regular folks that there is such a wide gap between NHRA "Championship" racing and what we do it is unbelievable. Show them that they can see racing and racers locally put on a terrific show.....for cheap. It may take some effort, but it could be done. Perhaps you will never compete with the local Professional baseball team for the spectator gate, but you could increase the interest and the gate substantially. The increased exposure could also create a large number of future racers. What has gotten me really thinking about this is the phenominal success of shows like Pinks All Out. 38,000 fans were at Norwalk to watch my buddy David Ross win that event with his BGR Charger, a feild full of basically bracket cars. The good racing, the variety of cars, and spectators responded. It can be done. I know there are many that disagree. But, I have been thinking about this for a long time.....it takes a promotor who is willing to work hard and try it.
"Old age and treachery trumps youth and enthusiasm, every time!" East Central Director / Chrysler Power Magazine www.reasbeckracing.webs.com
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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: Steve1118]
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02/27/09 01:58 PM
02/27/09 01:58 PM
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Livonia Michigan
440dart
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Quote:
I'm in the minority here, but I have always felt that brackets, especially the mod (IHRA) and Pro (NHRA) could draw spectators at a local level if marketed right. Keep the costs down....don't charge kids, make it affordable for the entire family. Those kids are the future, keep them exposed.
Think about the local track's strengths....the absolute different variety of cars, old MoPars, A bodies, AMC cars, vintage Camaros, Fords, even hot rods and old coupes. Altereds, dragsters, even interesting home built stuff. It's like a car show, only the cars go fast. Newcomers can wander the pits and see the cars close up and talk to the people.
The key is to educate, and for the promotor to promote the stuffing out of the local heavies to the local papers and media outlets. Make heroes out of the local hitters. Keep the program simple....tossing the electronics and throttle stops, even with the breakout the sport is not that hard to understand. Submit articles to the local paper by good writers, with good, well written stories describing close points races, or human interest stories. Promote "special" shows that old guys can relate to, NSS races, Supercharged Warriors, etc. Show the regular folks that there is such a wide gap between NHRA "Championship" racing and what we do it is unbelievable. Show them that they can see racing and racers locally put on a terrific show.....for cheap.
It may take some effort, but it could be done. Perhaps you will never compete with the local Professional baseball team for the spectator gate, but you could increase the interest and the gate substantially. The increased exposure could also create a large number of future racers.
What has gotten me really thinking about this is the phenominal success of shows like Pinks All Out. 38,000 fans were at Norwalk to watch my buddy David Ross win that event with his BGR Charger, a feild full of basically bracket cars. The good racing, the variety of cars, and spectators responded.
It can be done. I know there are many that disagree. But, I have been thinking about this for a long time.....it takes a promotor who is willing to work hard and try it.
They have this type of show now its called NMCA, its real close to what you outlined. The cost to get in is cheap, I got tickets at NAPA auto parts for free. Jack
Yes I live in Michigan, so there is still 1 light on
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Re: Thank God for bracket racing
[Re: 440dart]
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02/27/09 02:24 PM
02/27/09 02:24 PM
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Walton's Mountain, Pa
Steve1118
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Yeah, we run NSS, and we intend to give the NMCA event at MG a shot this year.
But, I was speaking of a regular weekly show, at a local track.
"Old age and treachery trumps youth and enthusiasm, every time!" East Central Director / Chrysler Power Magazine www.reasbeckracing.webs.com
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thankfully there are foot-brake classes with-in the bracket classes.
