Link: Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - Drag Racing's Internet Magazine - AUSTRALIA PROMOTES #24 CHANCES

This sounds cool, but man talk about travel expenses!

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How about using this link? Nitromater News & Information

Because nobody reads that forum.

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I have to agree with this, sorry Deb.

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I'd hate to be the one handling the logistics of getting the gear and crews to Australia, much less paying for it, but I think having a race in Australia would be great. Seems to me, though, that such a race should be scheduled earlier in the year - perhaps right after Pomona when all the teams are already in Southern California (and isn't February a summer month in Australia?).

Maybe we will just start posting the news in the NHRA forum.........

It's a moot point, I have a better chance of becoming the President of the United States than this one has of happening in 2008.

Gee of all the wild and crazy Indy announcements, I think this one is the craziest. NHRA doesn't want to expand to Canada/Mexico because of travel costs, yet they're talking about going to Oz?? Yup, makes sense to me...

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If you did that there'd be more press releases than normal threads.

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Is this April 1st?

It would be a lot less trouble to just move Australia off the coast of Calif. Right next to Catalina Island.

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the only way it would happen is if kalitta would fly all the cars over and back. a friend of mine sold a motor to a race over there, and between sitting at the dock and time on the boat, it took 45 days to get there.

Hopefully you're only trying to make a point. That "stuff" would take over the NHRA board and we would have to sift through tons of it to find what we're looking for. Besides, didn't you just do a poll about the News section?

WE have a news forum here ??? LOL I just have this page bookmarked and come here ...

While we're at it, drop some of the USA races and add Japan and Santa Pod, Rio, and Canada.... and don't forget a Saudi race.... then we can crown a World Champion....

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As interesting as it sounds, I can't see ANY racers making the trip to Australia and back for a single race. Talk about increasing the travel expenses! And to hold it in September between the U.S. Nationals and the next race would be pretty tough since it is quite a long long distance to get over to Australia. Seems to me it would have to be the 1st or last race of the year or there would have to be real long breaks before and after the race. Just seems ridiculous to even contemplate.