A solution to the grade point issue

Wayne Kerr · 05-28-2010, 04:01 PM

Here's my solution,
Anyone without a grade point that would like to run a National event that is not at the quota, may purchase a grade point from the NHRA for the cost of a Divisional entry plus a reasonable amount of travel money. My thought would be around $600.00

Why not?

Alan Roehrich · 05-28-2010, 04:27 PM

Why not? Because they do not need another excuse to take money from racers for no purpose.

Keith 944 · 05-28-2010, 05:44 PM

i think it was meant as "tongue in cheek" unless your famous these are the prices and rules we have to abide by to get in...

art leong · 05-28-2010, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wayne Kerr

Here's my solution,
Anyone without a grade point that would like to run a National event that is not at the quota, may purchase a grade point from the NHRA for the cost of a Divisional entry plus a reasonable amount of travel money. My thought would be around $600.00

Why not?

Cause the big buck guys could send in for 6 or more points shutting out the other racers.

buzzinhalfdozen · 05-28-2010, 06:10 PM

Heck I can go actually run the race for half that, have a good time and if I'm lucky make a dollar. If I didn't have a Nat. in my back yard I guess I wouldn't even worry about it at all. Joe How' bout buy a grade point from another racer?

Wayne Kerr · 05-28-2010, 08:23 PM

Art,
I said a (single) grade point, not mulitple grade points. I also specified that the race had to not have the quota filled.
Could we stay on topic please?

See you at the races.
Wayne Kerr,

treessavoy · 05-28-2010, 09:37 PM

Why not just open the field to anyone who wants to race and do away completely with grade points?

Way back when I raced AHRA all you had to do was show up at the gate and pay your money. It seemed to work fine and that's the way the nhra started.

JimR

Ron Ortiz · 05-29-2010, 08:28 AM

JimR, cut it out. That is so far fetched. Showing up at a race and paying at the gate. That must be something else. Paying at the gate ha ha ha. ...................wait a minute. I did that at Belle Rose, and it was great. I change my mind, JimR has got the answer. Thank you JimR, can you please persuade the HRA's to do that.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA at the gate, thats funny

X-TECH MAN · 05-29-2010, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treessavoy

Why not just open the field to anyone who wants to race and do away completely with grade points?

Way back when I raced AHRA all you had to do was show up at the gate and pay your money. It seemed to work fine and that's the way the nhra started.

JimR

IHRA still does it this way also. It would be the smart thing to do especially in this economy but there would be a major drop in people attending the points races and opens and that would hurt the smaller tracks. The last NHRA race I raced in was the 1978 Sports Nationals at Bowling Green Kentucky and all I had to do was send in my entry. I had no grade points. By the way it was $40 to enter....lol.

Jack McCarthy · 05-29-2010, 08:00 PM

and techman... the payout was exactly the same as it is today...

captain

05-28-2010, 04:01 PM	#1
Wayne Kerr Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Out to Lunch Posts: 191 Likes: 2 Liked 26 Times in 11 Posts	A solution to the grade point issue Here's my solution, Anyone without a grade point that would like to run a National event that is not at the quota, may purchase a grade point from the NHRA for the cost of a Divisional entry plus a reasonable amount of travel money. My thought would be around $600.00 Why not?

05-28-2010, 04:27 PM	#2
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,110 Likes: 1,570 Liked 1,811 Times in 412 Posts	Re: A solution to the grade point issue Why not? Because they do not need another excuse to take money from racers for no purpose. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

05-28-2010, 05:44 PM	#3
Keith 944 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dela-where? Posts: 2,193 Likes: 1,160 Liked 1,877 Times in 577 Posts	Re: A solution to the grade point issue i think it was meant as "tongue in cheek" unless your famous these are the prices and rules we have to abide by to get in... __________________ KEITH MAYERS 2-1/2 X somebody Still many X nobody

05-28-2010, 06:10 PM	#5
buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 984 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: A solution to the grade point issue Heck I can go actually run the race for half that, have a good time and if I'm lucky make a dollar. If I didn't have a Nat. in my back yard I guess I wouldn't even worry about it at all. Joe How' bout buy a grade point from another racer? __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117

05-28-2010, 08:23 PM	#6
Wayne Kerr Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Out to Lunch Posts: 191 Likes: 2 Liked 26 Times in 11 Posts	Re: A solution to the grade point issue Art, I said a (single) grade point, not mulitple grade points. I also specified that the race had to not have the quota filled. Could we stay on topic please? See you at the races. Wayne Kerr, Last edited by Wayne Kerr; 05-28-2010 at 08:44 PM. Reason: Grammar

05-28-2010, 09:37 PM	#7
treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: A solution to the grade point issue Why not just open the field to anyone who wants to race and do away completely with grade points? Way back when I raced AHRA all you had to do was show up at the gate and pay your money. It seemed to work fine and that's the way the nhra started. JimR __________________ Jim Rountree

05-29-2010, 08:28 AM	#8
Ron Ortiz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Englewood, Florida Posts: 989 Likes: 35 Liked 317 Times in 103 Posts	Re: A solution to the grade point issue JimR, cut it out. That is so far fetched. Showing up at a race and paying at the gate. That must be something else. Paying at the gate ha ha ha. ...................wait a minute. I did that at Belle Rose, and it was great. I change my mind, JimR has got the answer. Thank you JimR, can you please persuade the HRA's to do that. Ron Ortiz U/SA at the gate, thats funny __________________ Ron Ortiz 2102 STK

05-29-2010, 08:00 PM	#10
Jack McCarthy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: lyndon ky. ... louisville area Posts: 1,322 Likes: 29 Liked 474 Times in 117 Posts	Re: A solution to the grade point issue and techman... the payout was exactly the same as it is today... captain __________________ Jack McCarthy 3609 STK "the Captain"