Deconstructing Stock

rickseeman · 07-03-2012, 11:39 AM

You folks are on the inside looking out. You don't know how hard it is to get in. You all have friends on the inside that helped you get in and you don't know how hard it is to get there. Several years ago I thought I might try to do some NHRA drag racing. I called Memphis and Glendora over 100 times trying to get info on how to get a license. Nobody could tell me anything. I finally called Frank Hawley and flew down there, spent about $5,000 and got my SG/SC license. Several years went by and I finally bought a 2011 Drag Pak Challenger. Now for the first time in my life I had an NHRA legal car and I thought I might want to go to a few races. I called NHRA but they said my license had expired and I would have to start all over. I thought it might be good to get a Top Sportsman license since I have one of those cars also and Frank didn't offer those at that time so I went to an IHRA school in Florida. I was told it could be converted to an NHRA license. Another 2,400 mile trip and another $5,000 spent. NHRA wanted a EKG since I'm over 50, so another $160 physical. $300 for tags for the cars. Now I'm ready, so I called the NHRA division director and she told me I have to go to an NHRA track and make some runs there. She suggested Bristol. (A 1,200 mile tow.) Well, I've already tried that at Memphis years ago. They don't have a clue what you are talking about. NHRA wants me to start all over to get my license. I have considerable resources compared to a young person. How do you expect them to get into NHRA drag racing? You are some nice people on classracer.com but you don't have a clue how hard it is to get into NHRA drag racing. You just don't have a clue. I have given up on the NHRA. I will race at my local track, I enjoy it there.

P.S. On July 4th 1970 I was 13 and rode out to our local track in town (Stuttgart, Arkansas) to watch the drags. When I got to the gate on my motorcycle the guy said "You want to race it?" I didn't know what to say so I said ok. There was only 3 motorcycles and I ended up winning. I'm not sure if it was NHRA or IHRA but that's how hard it was to get in back then.

07-03-2012, 11:39 AM	#30
rickseeman Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Stuttgart, AR Posts: 125 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Deconstructing Stock You folks are on the inside looking out. You don't know how hard it is to get in. You all have friends on the inside that helped you get in and you don't know how hard it is to get there. Several years ago I thought I might try to do some NHRA drag racing. I called Memphis and Glendora over 100 times trying to get info on how to get a license. Nobody could tell me anything. I finally called Frank Hawley and flew down there, spent about $5,000 and got my SG/SC license. Several years went by and I finally bought a 2011 Drag Pak Challenger. Now for the first time in my life I had an NHRA legal car and I thought I might want to go to a few races. I called NHRA but they said my license had expired and I would have to start all over. I thought it might be good to get a Top Sportsman license since I have one of those cars also and Frank didn't offer those at that time so I went to an IHRA school in Florida. I was told it could be converted to an NHRA license. Another 2,400 mile trip and another $5,000 spent. NHRA wanted a EKG since I'm over 50, so another $160 physical. $300 for tags for the cars. Now I'm ready, so I called the NHRA division director and she told me I have to go to an NHRA track and make some runs there. She suggested Bristol. (A 1,200 mile tow.) Well, I've already tried that at Memphis years ago. They don't have a clue what you are talking about. NHRA wants me to start all over to get my license. I have considerable resources compared to a young person. How do you expect them to get into NHRA drag racing? You are some nice people on classracer.com but you don't have a clue how hard it is to get into NHRA drag racing. You just don't have a clue. I have given up on the NHRA. I will race at my local track, I enjoy it there. P.S. On July 4th 1970 I was 13 and rode out to our local track in town (Stuttgart, Arkansas) to watch the drags. When I got to the gate on my motorcycle the guy said "You want to race it?" I didn't know what to say so I said ok. There was only 3 motorcycles and I ended up winning. I'm not sure if it was NHRA or IHRA but that's how hard it was to get in back then.