Entertainment and Drag Racing

Just a note, Quote from Chris Estrada, FoxSports.com

NASCAR knows that the sport is about entertainment — you can't rely solely on a great racing product to fill the seats and make the Nielsens tick up. Check the TV ratings — even though many fans gripe about how boring these Sprint Cup races may be, there are still many more that happily give up four hours of their Sunday afternoon to watch these guys.

But while they've been masters of publicity, NASCAR has never had their own Danica Patrick to trumpet. And since Patrick's finally put one in the win column, she and the IRL are already getting major buzz from across the media spectrum on a day where the Sprint Cup stars are having one of their rare off-weekends.

Old Friend

OK, this is Doug Gall, ran a Top Fuel Harley in the old days. Anybody know if he is still around????

Posting across the Pond

My first Eight Second Bike, Four in Slick and High Gear only.

Indy, big MPH

Indy 1974, the only other time the bike went over 180 was at the Ontario Supernations 1975.

Drag Racing and Entertainment

A long time ago, I mean a long time ago. Most racers, Wives, Sons, Daughters and helpers wore team uniforms and didn't even know it, they are called T-Shirts. Just about every body wore them to match what ever bike, owner, rider, Manufacture they were with, no one seemed to harp about that.

My team: Wife, Daughter, Son and myself wore team uniforms at the start of 1971, my wife made them herself and we looked pretty good. Boris and his family did the same thing and it wasn't long before every body was doing it.

And every time there is a crash at the Indy 500, Nascar or Open Wheel it sure as hell entertains them thousand of race fan. The even get excited when one of the Winners climbs the fence in celebration of their win.

Granddaddy means Big Daddy

I read that thing TC did on himself saying he was the Big Daddy of the bikes, I remember when their was a couple of guy that wanted to do that but Big Daddy wouldn't like that very well. I wonder what TC thinks Granddaddy Joe Smith means, I was doing what he wanted to do ten years before he came on the scene.

Indy Winners

The posting about Indy top fuel winners. No one ever has that right about Granddaddy Joe Smith. I won in 1971, 1974 and 1975.