10/7/05

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CAN READERS HELP?

Hello, I hope you can help me, I am looking for some information on drag schools and/or camps. I thought at one point in time I had seen an advertisement for a school or camp that was set up like slot cars, i.e., the cars were locked into the track and more or less forced down the track in a straight line. I hope I am not crazy and dreaming all this up. Any leads or information you can give me would be very much appreciated. Thank you for your time.

J.R. White
Jrwhite6330@aol.com

BUT NOBODY WANTS TO BE NUMBER 2

Think about this. . .I live in the heart of NASCAR country. Ever notice how their drivers are associated as much, if not more, with their number than they are with their sponsor? If I see one more #24 or #8 decal, sticker, hat or shirt I might have to poke my eyes out! You have to hand it to the promotion department. This is great for advertising, revenue and brand recognition. Why does IHRA or NHRA not try the same thing? Does any fan really care if Greg Anderson has the #1 on his car? Would it be more marketable and recognizable to have a number associated with the driver? Would drag racing be accepted more by the mainstream fans? I do not know, but it certainly makes you think.

Tom Drake

A BRACKET RACER IS. . .

I have been bracket racing since 1979 at the local level and won my share of events. I qualified for the NHRA Division One Bracket finals the 3 years I joined points at Capitol Raceway.

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Bracket racing always has been a participant event, no matter what the venue, day of the week or prize money is. At the end of the night, there is just a handful of spectators left, and most of them are waiting for someone else.

But that's fine. Because on Monday morning, when your foreman is yelling at you to get moving or some middle management schmuck is standing at your 6x6 cubicle prison asking for the TPS reports (thank you "Office Space") you can say "P--- off! I won my class at the dragstrip Saturday night!" (on the inside)and the day seems much better, the job less boring and mundane.

That's what being a bracket racer is.

Bill Schmidt
Olney, MD

READERS BUT NOT WRITERS

Just had to say that just because you didn't receive any emails about your Million coverage, that doesn't mean the racers weren't interested. Checking for results and reading whatever I could find about the Million was the first thing I did when I fired up the computer on Monday! Believe me, we bracket racers that weren't able to attend ourselves were waiting with baited breath to hear what was happening.

Thanks for making the effort... too bad the other "drag racing" media types don't! Glad to see you have a new perspective on bracket racing too! Hopefully I'll be a participant next year. Look me up if you're there too.

Your still deranged reader and bracket fanatic,

Greg Stanley Brentwood, CA