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Re: So 4 wide really sucks!!
[Re: sam64]
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04/17/11 09:58 PM
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remember nhra tells them where and HOW they race.when the spectaters quit coming to the nhra SHOWS they might change things for the good for all involved.yes i am a nhra member but i don't agree with a lot of things they do.
TRUE, and from what I saw, there sure were a LOT of OPEN seats in the stands, so Hopefully that hurts the greedy owners hands.
Kasey
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Re: So 4 wide really sucks!!
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04/17/11 10:02 PM
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4 wide no big deal... What sucks is this 1000 ft
B.S. they still try to pawn off on us. Drag
racing will never be like it was in the 90's
up till around 2008. 1320 or nothing!!! And yes
the fans know the difference!!!!
Snap your neck, mega G-force launch, is all I want!
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Re: So 4 wide really sucks!!
[Re: Moparnut426]
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04/18/11 07:16 AM
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FWIW...When I lived in Maryland up until the mid 70's,MIR (Budds Creek) would run a few shows that had nitro funny cars and later also ran pro stocks 4 wide.It was wild!!One night it was McCandless,Jenkins,Nicholson and Malcom Durham. Of course back then we didn't have the Armco barriers we have now and you could see everything.Now, I don't really care for it,maybe because the cars are spread out over 2 race tracks,and it's hard to follow.
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Re: So 4 wide really sucks!!
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04/18/11 09:09 AM
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I personally was having a hard time watching it on tv but was thinking if we had this in Brainerd maybe we wouldnt have to sit in staging for over two hours and we would get more then three passes per day.  I think it it just hard to accept change.
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Re: So 4 wide really sucks!!
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04/18/11 09:12 AM
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it sucks because AJ beat GA in the first round and had to race him agaian. you could do that 3 freakin times. it sucks. 
I agree, I am not a fan of this 4 wide thing, they used to have that at Dragway 42 just north of me, and you can see how that worked out.
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Re: So 4 wide really sucks!!
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04/18/11 09:19 AM
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I like it.  I had rather see the Fuel-Cars run a 1000',than see them take away HP and slow them down. Can anyone really tell the difference between a 1,000' & 1320'just watching? Not a smart remark only a Question  Now what I did not like was the way the Race started  They had a women soft ball game run over on ESPN 1 and put Base-Ball tonight that was to air @ 7:00 on ESPN2 till the soft-ball game was over on ESPN1. 
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Re: So 4 wide really sucks!!
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04/18/11 09:37 AM
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I wouldn't walk across the street to watch that crap...What a bunch of garbage!!
 TOTALLY Ted. They kept calling it a circus, I kept waiting for the guy with a shovel and wheel barrow to pick up all the crap.
Real nice, now we can have 2-3 BAD lanes instead of one.
I think I heard Dunn say lane 1&2 were the ones sportsman cars were using. Can't they fix those lanes to try to make it fair?
I DON'T LIKE IT!!!!!!!!
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Re: So 4 wide really sucks!!
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04/18/11 09:47 AM
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It has nothing to do with the visible diff between 1000 and 1320.....it's spending a lifetime watching 1320 and knowing exactly what a 4.89 @ 322 means.
I agree, when the ETs come up for the 1000ft run I have to think a bit. Then again I haven't been watching as many races so maybe I'm still not use to the shorter race for the fuel cars. BTW four wide is just another marketing gimmick. If the track owner makes money it stays, if not it goes. Oh, also I think it su ks.
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Re: So 4 wide really sucks!!
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04/18/11 10:07 AM
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Another thing I didnt like(ESPN fault) there wasnt any reaction times... till later they posted them Also for you guys that RACE there... do they run 4 wide all the time or is this JUST FOR TV... too my understanding he built the track so if there was a oil down they would move over while cleaning so there wasnt the long delay.... correct me if wrong 
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Re: So 4 wide really sucks!!
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04/18/11 10:09 AM
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Another thing I didnt like(ESPN fault) there wasnt
any reaction times... till later they posted them
Also for you guys that RACE there... do they run
4 wide all the time or is this JUST FOR TV... too
my understanding he built the track so if there was
a oil down they would move over while cleaning so
there wasnt the long delay.... correct me if wrong
The oil down theory makes a lot more sence than this crapo poopoo show.
Kasey
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Re: So 4 wide really sucks!!
[Re: Moparnut426]
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04/18/11 10:16 AM
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I agree it sucks...I did see reaction times and noticed for the most part Pro Stock was WAY off on the tree. IMO it is a gimmick and making a joke of the "sport".....
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Re: So 4 wide really sucks!!
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04/18/11 10:17 AM
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I dont like it either...
... plus I dont believe you can watch 4 as they
run down the track... hell when I'm at the track I
have a hard time watching 2 at the same time
Half the race of a fuel car is see who can make it down the track (setup, etc), but with 4 cars it doesn't matter if the opponent blows the tires away, there are 2 more to take the win from you.
And although in Pro Stock they all tend to get down the track and that is a little better to watch, I can't watch everything 4 cars are doing at the same time. I watch more than just the finish line and score board...
I heard the word "circus" used a few times; and I agree it is making a circus of drag racing.
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