The End of Drag racing as we know it

[Turbobird1]

with the demise of the FIA races so widely talked about, and the possibility of an anglo/german championship
if this rumor comes to fruition will it effectively be the end of pro car racing,
we have pro mod cars here Rune has TF cars based in the uk but with no TMD 2 or 3 TMFC no PS there will be no stepping stone to TF or FC
no point building a car to race yourself so no new pro racers coming through,

thoughts anyone?
and keep it respectful

[Turbobird1]

no Mark the first post says clearly what the rumor is, there is no meat to add, its just a talked about and in some places worried about rumor nothing else at this point in time,
not sure about those numbers Phill 16 PM...without the scandinavians ? remember the 3 dutch teams are hard core teams and they will most lightly look to tierp as their home track, and bruno and marcus hilt cannot be included in our championship as they have the wrong licence, there is not 4 tad ...do you think the germans and maltese will run for fun, 4 tmfc is that enough to warrant a championship
sure any of this can be brought in for a show for hockenheim
i cant see the andersons breaking ranks with their Scandinavian roots
so our two big meetings of the year become international shows rather that intense racing by the best in the business right now,
you can pad out the big meetings with all sorts of stuff, but it will be a show,
maybe this is what will sell to joe public easier than an FIA championship ??
im aware finland is in the group but honestly will anyone travel to Finland for a round from the UK ?

Edited by Turbobird1 on Monday 25th August 18:45

Edited by Turbobird1 on Monday 25th August 19:00

[Turbobird1]

37 chevy cant you read...
and now your banging on about power struggles and giving examples that have no bearing at all on the thread
you dont need to be informed I asked a simple question based on some what ifs, end of story

and the what if is simply if the plug is pulled on the fia races in the uk

Edited by Turbobird1 on Monday 25th August 18:45

[Turbobird1]

i asked for an opinion based on the facts as i told them phill was referring to the bike series and saying that power struggles could hurt series, so it diddnt need repeating or embellishing
if you cant comment based on the facts as i gave them...dont...simples

[Turbobird1]

fkin hell how many times do i say there is no facts until someone gets it its simply a rumor that is circulating in some circles Adam you are just fishing you cant stand it that your not in the know and you expect me to tell you something i dont know...tough st, ... right start again... given that the rumor was true just for arguments sake will pro classes survive and will the big races become simply drag racing shows and is that a bad thing? I diddnt invent this as some here will know i just wonder what the long term implications would be for the racing classes lightly to be included in any "show"

Edited by Turbobird1 on Monday 25th August 20:10

[Turbobird1]

do you think the big events could evolve into a hockenheim style show event, A nitro show with other non drag racing attractions like they do at hockenheim ?
and yes open speculation could be harmfull and thats why i have asked only a what if question for opinions of how the future may look without the FIA in england and not treated this as any more than rumor

[Turbobird1]

i can pretty much be sure that tierp wont be in the equation, TGE include Alastaro so who would travel from the UK to alastaro to race a weekend and then come home? it wasnt so bad when it could be put together with mantorp and you could leave your stuff out there and do two races but without that no one would go, its difficult knowing just how it will work out. i dont beleive pro mod put bums on seats, or at least not the general publics bums, in a show type meeting anything below top fuel will play second fiddle to jet cars, jumping brightly lit bikes and quads, fireworks that go bang,fireworks that dont, and then maybe some race cars...

Edited by Turbobird1 on Wednesday 27th August 23:33

[Turbobird1]

PiPPl said:

Turbobird1 said:

i can pretty much be sure that tierp wont be in the equation

I could be wrong of course but claim that it's way too early to make that assumption.

Regards
PiPPi

PiPPi its all assumption right now, it may all go along peacefully as normal or it may not

[Turbobird1]

slinky said:

i wouldnt hold your breath about seeing his car anytime soon iv heard its stored outside in a yard, it will stay there untill march 2015 at least, its a bare metal chassis it will not be in a good shape when its disposed of

[Turbobird1]

no promoter was chosen at the end of 2013 simple as that...rumors are coming in thick and fast from many sources tha latest being that speedgroup will dump the FIA...over to you...;)

[Turbobird1]

pro stock 1 ???