Where are the Diamond P guys now?

All ESPN knows how to do is follow stuff like stick and ball. You'd think they might spend more time doing some better stories in the pits or outside of the racetrack. Apparently not, and in all honesty, the ESPN-produced shows aren't even a shadow of the Diamond P shows of the early ‘90s. They knew how to create drama, showed you more about the drivers, and had excellent coverage of the races. Heck, they did a better job painting the cars on the starting line with their hand-held camera ops as well.

Now all you see are wide shots of the startling line with 2/3 of the screen filled with stats and graphics that no one cares to see at that moment. Talk about a lost opportunity to get better shots of the cars and give good exposure to the sponsor names. Oh well, it won't matter since they’re dropping out one by one.

Find out who produced those Diamond P shows twenty years ago and you'll find your solution to the low ratings and ho-hum you see on your screens now.

Mike Gailberg
USA

One year newer

On the CANADIAN AA/FC MUSTANG MAKES DEBUT story, that's a 1969 Mustang body, not a '68.

Raymond Flowers
Austin, Texas

I want it NOW!

As an avid reader of DRO I am somewhat confused by your total lack of coverage of the recent IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals. Your usual coverage of everything that runs on a quarter mile of blacktop has a noticeable gap this July.

Garth Allen
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Patience, Garth. We received your letter on Monday, July 6. The coverage will be in the new issue on July 8. You can’t wait a couple of days?