Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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I missed the last couple episodes (was away overseas) but this season hasn't been as interesting as previous ones. Although this is already season 8, right? That is a solid run for a series, no matter what the content. Hoping for the New Orleans spinoff to come back, I think it's more entertaining buy they do need more racers.
As an aside, I love reading all of Monte's insight here about the show, thanks for sharing! I would've never guessed they try to pull power out downtrack instead of (or in addition to) on the starting line. I always figured the purpose of 3-4 kits was to add them sequentially off the line, not use all of them and then back off some a couple hundred feet out.
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
[Re: Blusmbl]
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I'm thinking, if they wanted to up ratings, raise some money for charitable causes, and maybe get some justice for that deer, at the end of every show, they should put a set of antlers on Justin, put him in a fenced enclosure, in his birthday suit, and charge people for shots at him with rubber bullets. Hell, I'd even fly down there for that! Jim
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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I'm thinking, if they wanted to up ratings, raise some money for charitable causes, and maybe get some justice for that deer, at the end of every show, they should put a set of antlers on Justin, put him in a fenced enclosure, in his birthday suit, and charge people for shots at him with rubber bullets. Hell, I'd even fly down there for that! Jim You are sick. Sign me up. I'll donate to see that.
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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don't like it fine........why even open these threads? It's winter Monte! BTW, if you get a package from your "secret Santa" and it ticks, don't open it.
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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I'm thinking, if they wanted to up ratings, raise some money for charitable causes, and maybe get some justice for that deer, at the end of every show, they should put a set of antlers on Justin, put him in a fenced enclosure, in his birthday suit, and charge people for shots at him with rubber bullets. Hell, I'd even fly down there for that! Jim Best idea in this thread!
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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I could be crazy, but it seems to me that someone could put a pretty good drag race TV show together just by traveling to a different track each weekend, picking a sportsman class, and doinng a show on it...... "Today on The Sportsman, were at Woodburn drag strip and we'all be bringing you coverage of Super-Pro...." They could do some between-round interviews, a focus segment on the class and typical cars you see in that class. Perhaps a profile of the reigning track champ in that class, so on & so on. The racing would be pretty similar to the pinks all out format, it would work best if they just showed up and ran it very loose, to try to capture the typical action from the day. Seems like there's more good action to be had there than some of the stuff we've seen. I know I'd watch it.
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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I could be crazy, but it seems to me that someone could put a pretty good drag race TV show together just by traveling to a different track each weekend, picking a sportsman class, and doinng a show on it...... "Today on The Sportsman, were at Woodburn drag strip and we'all be bringing you coverage of Super-Pro...." They could do some between-round interviews, a focus segment on the class and typical cars you see in that class. Perhaps a profile of the reigning track champ in that class, so on & so on. The racing would be pretty similar to the pinks all out format, it would work best if they just showed up and ran it very loose, to try to capture the typical action from the day. Seems like there's more good action to be had there than some of the stuff we've seen. I know I'd watch it. I wouldn't watch it and I am a car guy. Bracket racing bores me to tears. You think an average TV audience wants to see that? There is sportsman coverage now on Mav TV and others, plus the NHRA show. None get good ratings. The average TV watcher cares nothing about just watching two cars go down the track. Like I said, I AM a car guy and do NOT watch regular drag racing on TV......it's boring
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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If a person wants to see some racing on TV this is the best we have had yet. Wasn't chief on pinks? Was the wooly mammoth vega non other than shawn? Sheesh chief calls doc BIGHEAD? I used to hate those negotiations. gimmee 3 cars, no. then take out 2 sparkplugs, Ok if you take off 1 slick. GROAN. Don
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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don't like it fine........why even open these threads? Monte they gotta [censored] about something? I do think chief is NOT impartial! He whines about goad taking a week to run him. But it was funny when boosted ego was blocking, running and hiding from dave. I am partial to dave because he is the underdog in chief,s list! Don
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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Its boring to me too!!! I love Dancing with the Stars and Three's Company re-runs. The Discovery channel is supposed to come out with a series about how Sea Shells are made. I can't wait. lol
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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Its boring to me too!!! I love Dancing with the Stars and Three's Company re-runs. The Discovery channel is supposed to come out with a series about how Sea Shells are made. I can't wait. lol What??? I'm being serious.
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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Its boring to me too!!! I love Dancing with the Stars and Three's Company re-runs. The Discovery channel is supposed to come out with a series about how Sea Shells are made. I can't wait. lol What??? I'm being serious. My favorites are the mauve reruns on the paint drying channel. LOL
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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Down with my 88 year old dad and my sister this past week, they watch ALL the old tv westerns over and over again. I went to bed at 8:00. Talk about un-reality shows. GunSmoke is bad azz man. Ohhhhhh ya
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Re: Is Street Outlaws getting boring?
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I could be crazy, but it seems to me that someone could put a pretty good drag race TV show together just by traveling to a different track each weekend, picking a sportsman class, and doinng a show on it...... "Today on The Sportsman, were at Woodburn drag strip and we'all be bringing you coverage of Super-Pro...." They could do some between-round interviews, a focus segment on the class and typical cars you see in that class. Perhaps a profile of the reigning track champ in that class, so on & so on. The racing would be pretty similar to the pinks all out format, it would work best if they just showed up and ran it very loose, to try to capture the typical action from the day. Seems like there's more good action to be had there than some of the stuff we've seen. I know I'd watch it. I wouldn't watch it and I am a car guy. Bracket racing bores me to tears. You think an average TV audience wants to see that? There is sportsman coverage now on Mav TV and others, plus the NHRA show. None get good ratings. The average TV watcher cares nothing about just watching two cars go down the track. Like I said, I AM a car guy and do NOT watch regular drag racing on TV......it's boring I agree with Monte 110% I wouldn't watch bracket racing either.I have been bracket racing for almost 20 years now in a low 10 second and the last 12 years in a car that runs 9.0's and to watch others race is pretty boring especially on TV. I liked all the Pinks All Out shows because at least they were heads up and took my cars to 5 different PAO races and even had a driver in my second race car. One thing I did like about the last few PAO we ran is they grouped us within .5 second so knowing we had no chance since you knew more than likely it would be a low 10.0 class at least you got to have fun for two runs racing against a car close to you "All Out". At the last PAO at Sonoma I somehow was able to blow my dana 60 up and finished the deal in my buddies Pontiac, this car only ran 11.50's but was a lot of fun and this is what most want to see close side by side UN-predictable racing, too bad they can't bring a similar show back but with instant green.
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