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  • #2
    Booming amongst sportsman and weekend enthusiast participants, but not any more at the highest pro levels.
    Michael from Hampton Roads

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    • #3
      The American Performance industry has pretty much priced the hobby out of the average Blue Collar workers budget. I think the sport would be a lot bigger if building a car was a lot cheaper.
      The Green Machine.
      http://s1.postimg.org/40t9i583j/mytruck.jpg

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      • #4
        I agree with the person who posted this comment "Booming among st sportsman and weekend enthusiast participants, but not any more at the highest pro levels".

        Professional drag racing at the highest level is not booming but hanging on my it's
        finger nails.

        It is interesting that on the local level drag strips they appear to be doing fine it the National Events that are hurting for racers, spectators, sponsors along with better TV coverage right now.

        ESPN has not done a very good job and the N.H.R.A. is praying that Fox will do much better because it's future depends on it.

        Jim Hill
        http://www.nostalgicracingdecals.com

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        • #5
          While the NHRA doesn't release figures, attendance has risen about 3% a year in each of the last two years and is on pace to grow by at least that amount again this year, NHRA President Tom Compton said.
          Auto Club Raceway's grandstands hold about 38,000, and the Finals' three days — two days of qualifying and Sunday's final eliminations — draw roughly 100,000 overall to Pomona.
          Leading into Pomona, the sport's average TV rating this year climbed to 0.4 from 0.3 a year earlier, and average household viewership was up 7% to 559,000 from 522,000, according to Nielsen figures released by ESPN, which carries NHRA racing.

          In between qualifying rounds Friday, drag racer Jack Beckman signed autographs at the open-air pit area at Auto Club Raceway, including one for 9-year-old Max Leon of Whittier.

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          • #6
            The normal blue collar working man can not afford to go drag racing. The hobby has become a rich man's hobby and going fast is pretty much priced out of the normal working man's budget.
            The Green Machine.
            http://s1.postimg.org/40t9i583j/mytruck.jpg

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