Originally Posted by MEMRACING62
I see nate and his brother with a bright future ahead of them along with Donald long ( duck)...the appeal for grassroots racing is growing fast. 8)
i think Pinks has served it purpose and is done. what it did do well is commercialize Drag racing and bring it main stream which has its pros and cons for the industry. whatever you can do to get more participants and viewers is good for business, but bad for actual racing. Its a double edged sword.
i think of Pinks as the Ringling Brothers of drag racing. If you notice, ther has not been one legitimate name in drag racing to associate themselves with the show in any fashion, cause they know ultimately, rich is about Rich and ratings, not the racers.
Nate is very different and loves the cars, and the racing period! Really cool guy, he actually called me to set up my pass and returned my calls and emails promptly. We spoke like 3 or 4 times. but the day of the show, i didnt see him or anyone from Pinks at all. I definitely will attend a grass roots show and support them.
what I absolutely hate about Pinks is Rich's attitude. when he makes a bad call, which is like 99% of the time, and someone contests his call, he does the typical "Well its my show, Ill do what i want". Reall BS if you ask me.