....do we really need to see identical FWD Camrys racing by retired pros making fools of themselves? At least Warren Johnson still knows how to drive....
Not saying I enjoy that either, but the sport has to go somewhere, cars from the 60s aren't getting any newer.
clearly ppl think this and top fuel bikes are more fun to watch and better racing than the pro stock class, since that class isn't even shown with the normal race event. I've heard some ppl not into racing say watching drag racing on TV is like watching golf on TV. I get this since not being there your missing out on more than half the real experience. TV definitely does not convey the sound of 2 ten thousand horsepower motors going off side by side.
Drag racing is not a great spectator sport, never will be.. while the explosions are fun to watch, there is always the inevitable clean up time that follows.. But I love participating, the competition to win was and is what drives me, I never understood folks that want to go super fast, and did not care if they went out in the first round.. Even when I was taking their money to build them that car/engine... I watch racing on TV, but skip thru most of it.. it's boring. drag racing, road racing, stock car racing.. all of them are much better participant sports.. JW
If it's something you're into, you would be more inclined to watch, racing is racing no matter the vehicle. boat race, bike race, rat race. there is enough people out there into the fwd cars to air it on tv. I have become an avid golfer in the last 1.5 years and now I'm recording and watching golf. not 5 hours of it but I can burn through it in an hour. people like different things, imagine if we all had dobermans, we all drove white ford trucks and every girl was a hot red head. Okay the red head part is acceptable but would they be as hot if we all had one? Probably. damn it, now i'm thinking of the hot red heads. what was this thread about ?
If it's anything like what I'm picturing it being like, I'm glad I didn't see it.......Unfortunately I'm one of the guys that was an AVID NHRA watcher for years, but I quit about 7 or 8 ago when all the Pro Stock cars started running nearly identical times because of rules restrictions, and Top Fuel and Funny Car ended up having more races won by engine failures and blowing the tires off than reaction times.
Hey, Ive got a doberman, drive a white truck, and my wife is a brunette but with a very red tint to her hair. What did I do to you?!!!!
You'd think they could at least run cars from a US manufacturer. I know Toyota sponsors top fuel cars but they aren't running Toyota motors.....but then again Toyota was smart to give them the cars to use....I guess..... Did you see the times ....all over the place... kinda weird....maybe it was tire spin...traction control on or off. You would think identical cars could/might be interesting but not the case....
That was too funny!! And I agree with Jim that motorsports in general are much more fun too participate than watch.
I would be more inclined to watch, on TV, if they didn't just show Funny Cars and Top Fuel. I'm more interested in door cars. But, I guess that's because I race and prefer that type of action. I don't watch NAPCAR , but rally and road racing interests me.
Don't worry in a couple more years Toyota Will have their own hemi ( stolen design) and we can stop watching NHRA just like NASCAR .
I see they already put Toyota emblems on the valve covers now on the fuel cars. I would be embarrassed to put my name on something that wasn’t my R & D design. Pretty sad.
JW I understand where you're coming from, nobody I know wants to go out in the first round. But a bad day racing is still a day racing, and that beats any day working. Nothing like going rounds but give me two test runs and one in eliminations and I'm a happy guy. Happier with a check and a picture in winners circle, but still happy.
What manufacturers make their own engines for NASCAR? Ad by Apttus Apttus again named a leader, Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPQ. Learn how you can reduce manufacturing cost with configure price quote. Learn more at apttus.com 3 Answers Lyle Hamer, Know-it-all and General Old Fart at Self-Employment (1972-present) Answered Jul 14 2018 · Author has 2k answers and 817k answer views I guess it depends on what you mean by that. None of the participating manufacturers make production engines for NASCAR. The people who make the engines are associated with the manufacturers and all make specific engines for specific brands. There is no one engine manufacturer that makes all the engines for NASCAR, if that’s what you have been told. NASCAR has very specific rules about what is acceptable for competition and a very few specialty shops produce these engines. The question isn’t relevant to either production cars or NASCAR. 1.3k Views · View 1 Upvoter Related QuestionsMore Answers Below What distinguishes the Chevy NASCAR engine from others? Why is Toyota the only non-American car manufacturer in NASCAR? How are NASCAR cars made? Who owns Nascar? Who invented NASCAR? Bob Briggs, former Retired Electrical Eng. Answered Jul 14, 2018 As far as the manufacture building NASCAR engines Toyota Racing Development (also known by its abbreviation TRD) is probably the closest to an actual manufacture building their own engines. Most Chevy NASCAR engines are built by Hendrick Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing Almost all Ford engines are built by Roush Yates engines Both Ford and Chevy provide parts and Technical assistance to the Teams 881 Views · View 2 Upvoters Promoted by DuckDuckGo Jim Mowreader Answered Nov 6, 2018 · Author has 4.1k answers and 9.5m answer views The only brand that has the engines made by the manufacturer is Toyota, who builds all its engines at Toyota Racing Development’s engine shop. Chevrolet engines are made by one of two shops: Hendrick Motorsport and Earnhardt Childress Racing. Ford engines are all made by Roush Yates Racing. 665 Views
All I can say is...it was a sold-out day Saturday with them turning people away...those people watched the celebrity shootout and didn't seem to mind one bit.
