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chris3racing · 11-10-2011, 09:59 AM

Well I have been wondering how much longer it would be before NHRA got to this site. Jimi B your a racer that NHRA is looking for. I will never slam any young racer for enjoying drag racing at any level; however, NHRA as many of us "old time racer" will remember is not the same. NHRA is listed as a non-profit; however, they have been recently under investigation by the IRS for the amounts of money they collect and the salaries that the "higher ups" are making each year. The fees and the requirements for sportsman racers continue to increase, while the Big Money team do not have to pay their share. Go to the competition plus web site and look at NHRA's attack on the sponsors. Spectators are down, in this economy the average joe can not afford to tak his family to the racers. Sportsman racer car counts are down due to the costs to participate, stingent car requirements and just the treatment of the racers in general. No matter how many complaints they receive there does not seem to be any interest on NHRA's part to improve any of these issues. As I posted on Class Racer website with the treatment of companies like Jegs, Summit and all others there are a lot of great race tracks that would greatly appreciate the companies coming to see them with their money to put on a race. As racers, and I have being doing it for over 30 years, we should participate at these events outside of NHRA to show support to companies and organizations which appreciate us bringing our cars and spending our money to participate. Maybe the people at NHRA who make the mulit-hundreds of thousands of dollar salaries will understand where their salaries come from and it is not from racers like John Force, Don Shumacher, Greg Anderson and others; however, based on the latest news out of NHRA these guys should be defending their sponsors and the money that the companies pay them to participate.

11-10-2011, 09:59 AM	#7
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: No really. What are NHRA racers going to do? Well I have been wondering how much longer it would be before NHRA got to this site. Jimi B your a racer that NHRA is looking for. I will never slam any young racer for enjoying drag racing at any level; however, NHRA as many of us "old time racer" will remember is not the same. NHRA is listed as a non-profit; however, they have been recently under investigation by the IRS for the amounts of money they collect and the salaries that the "higher ups" are making each year. The fees and the requirements for sportsman racers continue to increase, while the Big Money team do not have to pay their share. Go to the competition plus web site and look at NHRA's attack on the sponsors. Spectators are down, in this economy the average joe can not afford to tak his family to the racers. Sportsman racer car counts are down due to the costs to participate, stingent car requirements and just the treatment of the racers in general. No matter how many complaints they receive there does not seem to be any interest on NHRA's part to improve any of these issues. As I posted on Class Racer website with the treatment of companies like Jegs, Summit and all others there are a lot of great race tracks that would greatly appreciate the companies coming to see them with their money to put on a race. As racers, and I have being doing it for over 30 years, we should participate at these events outside of NHRA to show support to companies and organizations which appreciate us bringing our cars and spending our money to participate. Maybe the people at NHRA who make the mulit-hundreds of thousands of dollar salaries will understand where their salaries come from and it is not from racers like John Force, Don Shumacher, Greg Anderson and others; however, based on the latest news out of NHRA these guys should be defending their sponsors and the money that the companies pay them to participate.