I think that I have said too much....................I must go now................the SPL Ninja's are upon me Need more power? UP YOURS!! with Excessive Amperage! Posts: 6070 | From: Northern California | Registered: Nov 1999
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quote:Originally posted by Team BIO-Rick: Personally I feel that the whole article is demeaning to all of us dBdragers.
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I felt the same way. We work so hard to promote a positive image and in one article - it goes away..However, people pay to come see freaks...and that is how this article made me feel - and people, I love what I do. I felt the same way with the Learning Channel coverage - Inventions People Love to Hate.
I have been told that any media coverage is good, but we still have our love and pride in what we do, and I really resent people condemning our activities when they know absolutely nothing about us! I didn't see anything mentioned about what our members do outside of car audio - like doctors, attorneys, policemen, military, teachers, students, families, etc. I suppose it's more interesting to sterotype us and be done with it.
Sorry for the outburst, but this type of article really bothers me and I suppose it shouldn't.
-------------------- Alma Gates Posts: 3126 | From: phoenix, arizona - usa | Registered: Aug 1999
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"pointless hobby"......that's great for Db Drag Racing.
This is not the kind of press that Wayne is looking for!!!
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2002 STREET 3-4 6th Place World Finals 2003 Street B 2nd Place Spring Break Nationals Posts: 1702 | From: Vero Beach, FL | Registered: Jul 2001
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my problem is late at night I can watch riding lawnmower racing and they only have 600 members in the us what the hell we got 1,000 's
Posts: 367 | From: ALABAMA | Registered: Jun 2001
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the real problem is that lawn mower racing offers a helluva lot more viewing entertainment than db drag does.
for db drag to become fun to watch, the whole format needs to change. It needs to become "racing," not burping.
it would require a change in the CD test material, along with changes to the testiing equipment. reaction times would need to become part of it too. also, change the format to a 5 or 10 second full octave sweep. (20-40, 30-60, 40-80, or 50-100). The score would be an average over the time. A late reaction would hurt your score (no sound). a false start would be a disqualification. just some ideas.......it would add some human interaction to our sport, some unpredictability, etc.
right now, the only unpredictability is that of "sandbagging."
2002 STREET 3-4 6th Place World Finals 2003 Street B 2nd Place Spring Break Nationals Posts: 1702 | From: Vero Beach, FL | Registered: Jul 2001
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quote:LOl - know that feeling - I live in Phoenix and my favorite has always been Green Bay.
Well Alma, I have seen you many times between the shows and I even met you when you came down to Krik's show in Tampa last year, but I always knew that we had something more in common then just SPL...been a Packers fan since I knew what football was. GO PACK!
-------------------- 2002 Florida State Points Champion -10th in the World - 259 Points 2002 dB Drag Racing World Finalist SS 1-2 2002 NSPL World Finals 2nd Place -Unmodified 0-30" Proud Member of the Florida db Drag Team
quote:LOl - know that feeling - I live in Phoenix and my favorite has always been Green Bay.
Well Alma, I have seen you many times between the shows and I even met you when you came down to Krik's show in Tampa last year, but I always knew that we had something more in common then just SPL...been a Packers fan since I knew what football was. GO PACK!
I was raised on football and my husband brainwashed me! Hey, I will be at Eds' shows this coming weekend. You be there?
-------------------- Alma Gates Posts: 3126 | From: phoenix, arizona - usa | Registered: Aug 1999
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