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.

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.

How do you figure he got beat?????

It's winter Monte! BTW, if you get a package from your "secret Santa" and it ticks, don't open it.

Best idea in this thread!

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 watch the show every week and wouldn't miss it. I think it is running it's course just like Pinks, OCC etc. I will watch till it's done. I listen to the pod casts and even thought about joining facebook to keep up. The first thing I do when I come on Moparts is check and see if Monte posted any new info. I wish they would show more tech, get rid of Lutz and more out of town races. The show reminds me of life 30 years ago when there was a group of us (10 or so)that were always trying to see who was fastest in our little hick town. I think Goad would be a blast to go drinking with. He has to be holding back whenever Mcdouche is around. I will keep watching and Monte keep posting.

I like Farm Truck and his sidekick in his VW!

Best part of the show for me...

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

They tried to bring back Pinks All Out back in 2015 4th of July weekend at Rockingham. They didn't advertise it well but still got 300 or so cars from all over to show up. We towed up for the weekend from Florida and had a blast racing, meeting and hanging out with regular old racers. Made the semi finals and got a bad call for jumping that even their camera showed. We still had a good time and waited for the show to air. When it aired, the way it was cut-up and presented along with the poor advertising we knew it was done. As far as street outlaws, being a car guy, racer and in the profession I watch anything car related I can find as watching most all reality shows bore me to tears. Those guys getting them car down what they call a road is impressive. For some of us I believe getting the pro-mod style car down it is even more impressive but I also think in the end the general viewer can't relate to those cars and that will bring it's ultimate demise.

I agree being able to relate as a viewer is a big part of keeping me watching. With the direction the show is headed I don`t see it lasting much longer.

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

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

lol

What??? I'm being serious.

My favorites are the mauve reruns on the paint drying channel. LOL

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

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.