DRAG RACING GETS SHORT STICK ON ESPN

How do we interest the public into watching drag racing? Well, obviously ESPN thinks it's by showing girls college softball (more stick and ball) in place of showing Inside Drag

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Racing and NHRA Today this past Sunday (May 30).

I tolerate ESPN's stick and ball during the week for the small minority time I get to enjoy auto racing on Saturday and Sunday. After watching the Saturday time trials from Topeka and really looking forward to my usual Sunday AM viewing, I really was " NOT Impressed " to see softball, not racing engines and smoking tires. So, I didn't watch any of ESPN's commercial messages either...

Keep screwing it up ESPN, and I'll find something else to do with my Sunday AM - permanently. And it won't be watching NASCAR or F1 either.

Wake up companies. You are not reaching your target advertising audience on a reliable basis. You build viewership by having a reliable = predictable show time that the intended audience can find on a consistent basis.

My $0.02 after a frustrating Sunday.

Jim Dos
Iowa

SPEEDY CALCULATIONS

I took the liberty to calculate the average speeds between the different speed traps from Doug Kalitta's amazing 4.420 run you published: "Doug Kalitta: 60-ft, .78; 330-ft, 2.12; half track, 3.004/283.73; 1000ft, 3.758; finish line 4.420/328.22"

0-330¥ 170.8 kph/106.13 mph
60¥-330¥ 221.09 kph/137.38mph
60¥-660¥ 296.03 kph/183.94 mph
330¥-660¥ 409.62 kph/254.52mph
660¥-1000¥ 494.79 kph/307.45 mph
330¥1000¥ 448.83 kph/278.89 mph
1000¥-1320¥ 530.41 kph/329.58 mph (faster than terminal speed!)
660¥-1320¥ 511.44kph/317.80 mph

These hot rods sure are fast!!!

Keep up the good work guys! From your daily reader,

Christian Rosenqvist
Floda, Sweden

AH, YOU'LL MAKE US BLUSH

I am a 1/8 mile bracket racer on the East Coast who would like to say that your online mag is the best I have seen.

Keep it up. Thanks.

Scott Grant

RANDOM THOUGHTS

Jeff, too bad we didn't have 31 TF or FC at IHRA race. I just wish one A/FD would make it into show then we might really see two cars go down the track.

Why doesn't IHRA use the Break rule if they are ENTERTAINMENT oriented Body HMMMMMM. Singles in 1st round SUCK!!!!!! Great Show by the Pro Mods 31 for 16 slots. And then the Gas cars are in Final. HMMM maybe 20% isn't enough overdrive!!!!

Bryan Kelley