i think, dragracing in germany is NOT dead !
we have lot of racers and nice racecars in germany and switzerland. they want to have fun and races. but theres a lack of racetracks, promotors and money ! (S)
we had 10-12 races a year back in the early 1990s.
the cars and bikes were getting quicker and faster and more quality chassis and engines were built.the racers invested their money and the et,s dropped seconds not tenths. the spectators were plenty. but the racetracks AND promotors didnt keep up this pace.
alteno is a dust-desert now. wittstock and großdölln are dead. hockenheim is a one-race-per-year track....
then we had trackpromotors, they were so stupid and fighted against each other. we had a few dragrace clubs, they did the same... X(
the races started at 11am and at 12 was a break til 13pm, the finals were run at 19pm. and everybody is wondering now, where the spectators are !! after years with no allout race action in the day and some chearleader and michael jackson shows, the spectators said : kiss my ass !!
now we have the situation, we have good fast cars and bikes, but no place to race ! 8o
the solution is not easy and it will take some time (and money )
and there will be not built a lot of new cars and bikes, if you must go to england or sweden to have a good racetrack, where you can get the power to the ground.
@silke: 11 seconds in the 1/8 or 1/4 mile ??