THE NEXT 10 YEARS

August 18, 2018, 08:13 AM

Floyd Staggs

THE NEXT 10 YEARS

I'm right up there with Fern. I've slowed down a lot in the past year cause not taking care of myself earlier is catchingup to me. I wanted to sell the race car but my son said now way so I guess that ain't going to happen. I made my last investment to it last year with a complete back half and a new certified cage. It's all going to be on him now. I've got good scotch and steaks to spend my money on.

August 18, 2018, 10:57 AM

wideopen231

you mean there is such thing as good Scotch? Bourbon I could see.LOL

August 18, 2018, 01:36 PM

ferndaleflyer

Bender page at 167 pages. Got a lot of catching up to do to get to 667 of Mike Hawks good morning thread

August 19, 2018, 12:56 AM

I.P. Dailey

I’ve been hearing this since the 70”s. Racing will be just fine

August 19, 2018, 09:26 AM

SlyFox

quote:
Originally posted by ferndaleflyer:
I'll be 78 shortly---raced 3 times this year and if something attractive was available could have raced more but have a fishing property in WV that I needed to spruce up so I could sell it then I just spent about a month gutting a place I have up in MD that will require lots more of my time. I can't be persuaded to go to races with car count requirements that they can never reach and never have. Hate double entries, buy backs, and mulligans but will deal with them since its about the only way. I race foot brake and it seems no one wants to fool with the bottom bulb racers anymore. Why could we race years ago for $40--$50 entry for a $1500---$2000 purse with no buy backs or double entries and the tracks made money? Why can a promotor rent a facility, charge a reasonable amount for entry, and pay a good purse yet that same track can't do the same? Why. I think the bottom will fall out of the 55--57 Chev market soon. Lots of people will get stuck with them as younger people could care less----I never did enjoy sitting in a parking lot on a hot day with my old cars. I sold my 65 GTO conv last July. Done with that but still have the hard top. Just bought another motor home and plan on using it for something besides the race track. Guess I'll need to sell the old one. Anyway I am enjoying getting old so far so you young people just dig in and keep looking forward--you can't change yesterday. I got grass to mow so everyone enjoy your racing this weekend

I race Sportsman (footbrake) at my local NHRA track. $35 entry, $15 buy back. I honestly wouldn’t care if the purse was zero. I just like racing. I guess something must be wrong with me. You’re telling us about multiple homes and properties, expensive classic cars, and motor coaches, but you can’t race unless the payout suits you?

August 19, 2018, 10:28 AM

Floyd Staggs

quote:
Originally posted by wideopen231:
you mean there is such thing as good Scotch? Bourbon I could see.LOL

JW Black and sometimes Blue. A good 1/2"-2" ribeye medium rare.
Every night my dog and I take a ride around the neighbor hood in our UTV with a scotch in the cup holder. He likes to visit the neighbors and I like to look at their wives. LOL

August 19, 2018, 02:08 PM

joeblow

the next 10 years won't be good for drag racing, many will be retiring either on their own terms or their ticket will have been punched in the pro ranks, sportsman and bracket racers.

August 19, 2018, 02:16 PM

wideopen231

quote:
Originally posted by "The Bender":
Don't know about the classic car thing, but will The Bender thread still be going?

WHO?

August 19, 2018, 04:17 PM

Tim Mitchell

Hawks "good morning "thread, Bender and weather underground are safe. But I can see dwindling car counts and interest in cars in general, you can't help but wonder what 10 year will do to the sport. Harley Davidson is facing the same fate, a big percentage of the die hard lovers are dying or can't ride. Both racing and HD will be there but in what form ?

August 19, 2018, 09:36 PM

ferndaleflyer

Sly Fox if I could race for that I would be happy as a clam but nothing close to that around here----I used to race for trophies and was there every week. Around here cars are parked everywhere not racing for whatever reason. I don't think its the purse as much as it is to double entries, buybacks, and cut purses because of unrealistic car count minimums. Even footbrake has gone to no box and after you beat all of the bottom bulbers you got to jump in with the Top cars to try to get a real purse. The cars are around but not at the track.

August 20, 2018, 06:11 AM

"The Bender"

quote:
Originally posted by ferndaleflyer:
Bender page at 167 pages. Got a lot of catching up to do to get to 667 of Mike Hawks good morning thread

I'm sure that will never happen...………..I hope

August 20, 2018, 06:29 AM

"The Bender"

quote:
Originally posted by ferndaleflyer:
Bender page at 167 pages. Got a lot of catching up to do to get to 667 of Mike Hawks good morning thread

They all take a backseat to Danny Son's "What drag racing needs more of" thread at 701 pages and over 46 million (!) views

August 20, 2018, 06:47 AM

pivotdoc

quote:
Originally posted by RPROGAS:
I won’t last another two years.

I'm starting to think this way. Someone posted on here a while back, I'm sick of dragging my shyt 500 miles down the road to lose by 1 thou. I know it's luck but my luck's been shyt for a couple seasons now......

August 20, 2018, 01:16 PM

67 Goat

The Street Outlaw/No Prep explosion has helped drag racing as a whole over the last few years. Interest is up, no question. The younger people that want to get into the sport will quickly realize that building a 3.70 200mph door slammer on radials isn't cheap may make their way over to the bracket racing side of things. The sport is growing the last few years that is for sure. Hopefully it keeps growing.

August 20, 2018, 03:18 PM

SlyFox

quote:
Originally posted by ferndaleflyer:
Sly Fox if I could race for that I would be happy as a clam but nothing close to that around here----I used to race for trophies and was there every week. Around here cars are parked everywhere not racing for whatever reason. I don't think its the purse as much as it is to double entries, buybacks, and cut purses because of unrealistic car count minimums. Even footbrake has gone to no box and after you beat all of the bottom bulbers you got to jump in with the Top cars to try to get a real purse. The cars are around but not at the track.

I’m with you on that stuff.

August 20, 2018, 04:55 PM

tonycpe

At 64 yrs old I think i just drove my last drag race a couple weeks ago , Don't know what to do with the car .
I could put it back on the street with a different motor , but probably would not drive it. I was tired of car shows 15 yrs. ago which is why i started drag racing .

August 20, 2018, 10:17 PM

double trouble

I'll be 63 in a few weeks and I need a footbrake car. When do you want me to pick it up? I'm in Arizona.
By the way I've been to 3 bracket races this year but I'm at the track more than ever. I work in pit control at NHRA national events. 14 so far and 3 division races.
Sure, I can't do it like I used to but I don't want to miss the fun.

August 21, 2018, 08:50 AM

ferndaleflyer

Wasting your time with foot brake---it is quickly being replaced by no box and then pushing that over into top after you win on the bottom----soon just be one class like the world famous Capitol Raceway in MD

August 22, 2018, 03:28 PM

tonycpe

What is the difference between no-box and foot brake ? Would that be having a transbrake ?

August 22, 2018, 07:39 PM

Tom396

quote:
Originally posted by ferndaleflyer:
Wasting your time with foot brake---it is quickly being replaced by no box and then pushing that over into top after you win on the bottom----soon just be one class like the world famous Capitol Raceway in MD

But Capitol reversed that this year, right Fern? Seems that way from looking at their website. Take care. Tom Worthington