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NHRA

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Speedway, Sep 8, 2009.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Like Buck said, it's something you gotta see once. The words "TV doesn't do it justice" might have been invented for NHRA drag racing.
     
    playthrough, Sep 8, 2009
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  2. Piotr Rasputin

    Piotr Rasputin New Member

    It really is something that's fascinating to see once. Attended the Winternationals when I was in high school. My dad insisted on a spot near the starting line.

    Was cleaning small chunks of rubber out of my clothing, lungs and nose for days.
     
    Piotr Rasputin, Sep 8, 2009
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  3. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    Easily the best part of my job. I cover a few events each year and while couldn't technically be called a regular, but do enough that many of the drivers and team owners recognize me even if they don't know exactly who I am.

    I covered my first event in 1996 and have been going ever since. In short, I love it. I never get to go to the U.S. Nationals because of college football commitments, but I stayed glued to the TV on Monday.
     
    Shoeless Joe, Sep 8, 2009
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  4. Bad Guy Zero

    Bad Guy Zero Active Member

    Plus you have to have a decoder ring to understand what he's saying. There was a site several years back that was a "What if Wawd had a blog" type thing. Everything was written phonetically the way Wawd would have said it. I'll see if I can find it.
     
    Bad Guy Zero, Sep 8, 2009
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  5. Ashy Larry

    Ashy Larry Active Member

    you don't understand the sport? It's 2 cars......the car that crosses the finish line first wins.

    ***I pray you meant you don't understand the appeal of the sport.
     
    Ashy Larry, Sep 8, 2009
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  6. Ashy Larry

    Ashy Larry Active Member

    maybe.....but he certainly didn't portray that message.

    You probably noticed I gave him the benefit of doubt that he actually didn't understand the sport.
     
    Ashy Larry, Sep 8, 2009
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  7. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    The real problem there is translating it from Virginian into English. :D
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Sep 8, 2009
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  8. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I've covered a number of events and enjoyed it every time.

    NASCAR these days, trying to get a driver: Get in touch with PR, get runaround, get more runaround, don't get driver or get him on a conference call or something or a two-minute walk-and-talk at the track if you can get there.

    NHRA, trying to get a driver: Get in touch with PR. "Sure, here's his/her cell number."

    NHRA people seem to enjoy having the media around, or at least they act like they do.

    I've done stories on Force and both Pedregons. I bet that "donnybrook" was fun to cover.
     
    Moderator1, Sep 8, 2009
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  9. crimsonace

    crimsonace Well-Known Member

    NHRA might be a great thing to cover ... I've never had the good fortune to do so.

    I just remember going to the U.S. Nationals as a 7-year-old because my aunt was dating one of the drivers in a minor division and being bored out of my mind. I've always enjoyed motorsports, but from that day forward, drag racing really has never done much for me.
     
    crimsonace, Sep 8, 2009
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  10. Mystery Meat II

    Mystery Meat II Well-Known Member

    But that's not Virginian, that's South Bostonian. You have to go South Boston to Virginia to English, which is tantamount to going from Castilian to Spanish to English. Something's getting lost.
     
    Mystery Meat II, Sep 8, 2009
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  11. crimsonace

    crimsonace Well-Known Member

    Ward Burton sounds like a Geiger counter trying to speak English.
     
    crimsonace, Sep 8, 2009
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  12. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Wasn't it Tony Stewart who once said "we all speak English, except for Ward Burton. He speaks Ward."
     
    Sam Mills 51, Sep 8, 2009
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