I also found the chemistry between Skuza and Evans to be entertaining but I thought the show was not very interesting. It seemed to feature cars with those oh-so-ugly oversized wheels, you know the 18-24 inchers that are overstyled and distracting. Somehow the "Conestoga Wagon" look has come into favor with no regard to if they fit the proportions of the vehicle. Popular Hot Rodding seems to follow this trend on both the TV show and in the magazine. Perhaps a different direction would have made a difference in the continuation of the program.

The nitro Harleys are a crazy means of drag racing and certainly attention getting but let's face it a Harley-only class in discriminatory to more efficient brands. While American manufacturers need to be supported, the Harley is one of poor efficiency and outdated design. Harley riders should be embarrassed as their loud-mouthed 1000+ c.c.s of machinery are dissected by motorcycles of as small as 550 c.c.s with superior acceleration, top speed, fuel mileage and handling. The comparison is reminiscent of a fat trash-talking 6th grader on the elementary school playground getting beat up by a third grader. A seemingly majority of Harley riders are posers to a bad-boy image with a motorcycle that needs constant rule changes to be competitive in most racing venues. Even NHRA can't allow them enough advantages to make them contenders in their Pro-Stock class.

Sometimes evolution eliminates weaker venues and perhaps PHR-TV and Nitro-Harley drag racing have been swallowed in their version of the Le Brea tar pit.

Len Rickards

CAN'T AFFORD MORE ELECTRONICS

Couldn't agree more with (Jok's) comments in DragRacingOnline. It's all about getting racers to spend more money on new equipment from their advertisers it appears. I can't understand any other reason to come off with such a half-assed (and half effective) decision.

I am just getting into Super class racing, and can only say I'm glad to NOT have spent money on all my electronics yet, BUT, what do I now buy? I am a working class stiff doing all this out of my pocket as I try and make a living and support my family out of a 50 hour a week job. I can't afford to buy electronics now...and because an advertiser in National Dragster complains about poor economic conditions, I am forced to buy again? Once again NHRA squeezes the working sportsman racer. We all don't run Top Fuel and Funny Car with their (deserved) huge budgets. In my opinion, Stock and especially Super Stock are the closest to true REAL racing, by far the most exciting to me, and maybe other than Super Gas or Super Comp, the only class I could ever potentially run, and with a lot of luck, get into.

Kudos to you, you hit the nail on the head. Good luck racing in 2003!

CWR Racing
Syracuse, NY

ELECTRONICS 2: NHRA IS BRAINDEAD

I couldn't have said it any better! I run in Super Street in div. 6 and use a Mega 400 box, that took me months to pay for. I could of stayed with my old equipment if I realized these people were brain dead. What's wrong with surprise inspections, or protests, I'm sure racers would welcome that. Now I have to dig deep again, will it end? Educate the tech guys, don't make us pay!

Steve Lowe

ELECTRONICS 3: TAKING CAR OF ADVERTISERS

This is a classic case of a rule change to sell products for high level sponsors. The seat belt rule and helmet rule come to mind as other "take care of the advertising sponsors" method the NHRA and IHRA have made of late. To bad money for the racing body is the primary motivator in these matters, not safety or stopping alledged cheating.

Wayne Benedict

HEY, IS THAT LAST SENTENCE A CRACK OR JUST A TYPO?

What is a "West Coast Econo Funny car"????? I have the same motor that Mike (Stewart) has, and I'm trying to run the same ET's! The only "Econo" thing about this funny car is my budget. And I'm looking forward to coming back there and running at an excellent track with good air. I keep telling Mike, "the only thing I want to do is get this car ready for Cordova."

Keep up the good writhing (sic), I enjoy it.

Mack Moffat

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