Thread: NHRA points system

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Originally Posted by Geezer2

Unfortunately, while the new rules and the way the game is played may not be fun for everyone.......something had to be done if the sport is to continue to grow.

I have heard this argument a thousand times ......... and I'm sorry, I don't buy it ............ I don't think the sport has really grown ............. when I went to Indy in '69 there were 57 top fuel teams competing for 32 positions ......... now you have less than two dozen teams in the country ............. 868 stock cars were at Indy in '69 .......... today you're lucky if you can get 200 ............ all across the boards the number of cars competing is down (with the exception of the new import classes) ............. the number of drag strips in this country continues to decline ............. IMO the sport has not grown ......... only become more "respectable", commercialized, and televised

Originally Posted by Geezer2

Of course it's about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, isn't evrything?

Yes it is, in all sports ........... that's what is wrong with "sports" today ......... and that's why we have so many sports related problems and attitudes

Originally Posted by Geezer2

If you're like me, unfortunately no matter how slanted things get...you still love the sport.

Yes, I do too ................ but I'm really sad to see what has happened to it .......... I'm a firm believer in Don Ewald's classic statement ...... "We did it for love"

Originally Posted by Geezer2

Hell, I can't leave a stoplight without being the first to move on the green!!!

I'm with you there 100% ............ we may have to grow old, but we can refuse to grow up