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Bill Pratt
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----- Original Message -----
From: "mercfor53" <mercfor53@...>
To: <NostalgiaDragRacing@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 2:32 PM
Subject: [NostalgiaDragRacing] New Guy


> 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.
>
>
> Regards to all
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