Welcome. This board hasn't been real active lately, but maybe it will
pick up.

Unfortunately, most nostalgia racing is bracket racing with nostalgic
looking cars these days. Top Fuel, A Fuel, and Jr. Fuel are about the
only heads up, non-index classes. Among the exceptions is the once a
year unlimited flathead/early inline class at the High Altitude
Flathead/Inline Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Denver. Another
exception that springs to mind is the HAMB Drags put on by the HAMB
internet discussion group. I'm not sure how to describe that one except
to say old school hot rods racing heads up for grins.

You might enjoy my web page as noted just below my name.

Jim Marlett
http://flatheaddrag.com/

On Jun 21, 2005, at 1:32 PM, mercfor53 wrote:

> Hi everyone. I'm new to the list but not to the sport. I grew up
> attending the drags at tracks accessible from Philadelphia PA and
> I `v been a Hot Rodder since the late 50's, I now live just outside
> of Seattle WA., second only to Alaska as a racing back-water. I `v
> seen the sport through it's many ups and downs and have been able to
> enjoy it in virtually every part of the country. I've watched the
> technology change and evolve and the nature of competition change
> from exciting heads-up (genuine) Drag Racing to (in my humble
> opinion) the dull hybrid called Bracket Racing. I fully understand
> why bracket racing was developed but the idea of slowing down to win
> is, well, just wrong headed in my mind. With the demise of heads up
> drag racing I left the sport and got involved in oval track racing
> and even hydro's for some years. However two things have brought me
> back....somewhat. I've been to the last three NHRA National's events
> at Seattle International Raceway, now Pacific Raceway, and I began
> attending the Nostalgia events when they where held. I started going
> to the National's events because I just had to see with my own eyes,
> and experience in person, a car doing 300+ in under 5 seconds. I was
> NOT disappointed.
> This year the GoodGuys will be holding one of there Nostalgia
> races (there first here) and me and my 53 Merc will be attending.
> I've even tried liking Bracket Racing again but it still seems to
> lack the fire, the excitement, of genuine Drag Racing so I'll
> confine my self to the real thing. I don't mean to offend or malign
> those good folks who work hard at there sport of Bracket Racing but
> I don't think it's been all that good for the sport. I've tried to
> explain it and how it operates to others and they often look at me
> blankly. Drag Racing, however, is simple...first one to the end
> wins. I look back at weekend races that where exciting and well
> attended and it seems to me that with the rise of Bracket Racing the
> fire went out, the real excitement got lost. For me the end happed
> shortly after Bracket Racing began when I saw winners with brake
> lights on slowing down to win. That was it, it was off to the Sprint
> Cars for me. I even take exception with those who call Bracket
> Racing Drag Racing, it's not, it's Bracket Racing. Drag Racing is
> heads up who ever gets to the end first wins......period.
> I'm very pleased to see real drag racing making a come back. Maybe
> we can fill the drag strips again and put some life back into
> weekend drags, if that happened I'd go more than a few times a year.
> We'll, enough from this old curmudgeon, I have a C-4 to get
> intimate with and spendin' time with you lunkheads ain't gettin' it
> done so keep your wheels down.
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