5/7/04

LOOKS THE SAME

Couldn't agree more with your article. There is not a car out there that looks like what it claims to be; especially the Funny Cars. It's gotten pretty bad when the racers can't even choose what tires or fuel to use. The growth in drag racing was/is needed but a lot has been lost in the appeal.

Thanks for taking the issue to a public forum.

John Coleman

UNRECOGNIZABLE

Just read your article "In my day, sonny, a Ford looked like a Ford." And want to say "Right on." In my teens and early 20's we did most of the work ourselves made modifications built our own "speed parts" raced heads up Mono Mono then drove the car home.

I took a four-plus year hiatus from all racing. My family is raised I am retired and have some free time. I still like racing, but what the hell happened to drag races and the cars that are driven to the track and back home again. I am tired of watching an unidentifiable make of "car" with an engine that costs three times the price of my house do its thing for five seconds.

Let's push for those "stock" classes. Maybe run all the same size Fords against each other, same with Mopar and GMC products Then have a run off of the top two or three for overall "stock" top dog.

Ed Hyncik
Lead Hill, AR

LOOKIN FOR BRAND APPEAL

"In my day, sonny, a Ford looked like a Ford. ." Enjoyed your article and feel much the same as you do. Have followed drag racing since the 60's and it's just not as fun nowdays or as interesting as it used to be. Would also like to see Ford and Dodge teams in the mix

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for more "brand competition".

I don't mind "Top Fuel" dragsters, but the "Funny Cars" just aren't cars anymore. Better to promote "Pro Mod" as the ultra fast class for cars. I would not miss funny cars at all as long as a class was there for fast recognizable cars of more brands that appeared more like the street brands.

Hope that somebody can realize that and make some changes.

Gary Rider
Michigan

REAL STREET CARS

You are right on. Make the funny cars look exactly like the car in the showroom. AND take away the computers. NASCAR is a joke now. The cars they run can't even be bought with a V-8 engine. I live about 10 miles from the Irwindale [California] and it is more fun to watch the street cars run.

Thank you.

Bill Sterling