WE LIKE THIS IDEA

I think it would be really interesting if any of your readers who now own a car that they're currently racing that at one time was running in one of the three main Pro classes would submit a pic of their car now and match it up with a pic of the car then. For instance, say someone had a 1970's style Pro Stock and currently run that car as a bracket car, it would be nice to see it.


Karl Wortman
Akron, OH

Okay, Karl, we'll give it a try. If anybody is running a car that used to compete in a professional class, send us your name, a current photo and a description of where you're racing to oldcars@dragracingonline.com. If we get a handful, we'll make something out of it.

BURK'S PREACHIN' TO THE CHOIR

Amen!

Mark Breznay

GEE, CARL, WE HADN'T NOTICED. . .

I don't know if you are aware of the fact or not, that on a constant basis ESPN2 is pre-empting the NHRA broadcast with some stick and ball crap or a poker or scrabble game or billiards. I and a lot of hardcore Drag Racing fans are fed up with ESPN's nonsense. Could we please have a write up on this and maybe we can get ESPN to change their attitude. I have e-mailed ESPN a number of times but never received any replies. I have even called them only to be told that ESPN is under contract to the leagues. I say Bullshit.

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If ESPN, the world-wide loser in motorsports, cannot keep their advertised times, then maybe they should move the telecast to another time slot that they can keep. Also on occasion ESPN has also cut off the Drags for the same stick and ball nonsense.

I have even e-mailed the NHRA repeatedly about this, but they seem to think that ESPN is more than fair and that there are times that the Drags will be pre-empted. I might agree with the NHRA if this only happened once or twice a year, but it happens nine to ten times a year, and a lot of times it is both quailifying and final eliminations that gets the boot by the losers.

Maybe, the NHRA and PowerAde should move the series to the Speed Channel and tell ESPN to go s***w themselves.

Thanks for your time.

Carl Rockberg

If drag racing drew bigger numbers, ESPN2 would not be so quick to pre-empt. If drag racing weren't pre-empted so often and people could watch the entire coverage at a reasonable hour, perhaps the ratings would be better. Catch-22, anyone?

YOU'RE WELCOME

Thanks for the nice mention of the Minor & Beck '83 car on Drag Racing Online. It has been a long path to get it restored, but accolades such as this make the long hot days and cold nights in the garage all worthwhile. This project was a labor of love, but had I known that it would receive the attention that it has, I might have made its debut a bit more public.

Again, my thanks.

Regards,

Henry Walther