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[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Dave Ribeiro

Terry,
We should be bitching about ****ty payouts, bad sponsors and lower entry fees.... Important thing is keep Racing alive,,,,

Thanks Dave for the kind words. I always said we cant please everyone all of the time but maybe some will be happy some of the time. We made mistakes and we did things right at other times. Cant win them all. As far as the HP factors we had to start someplace back then and we used the factory ratings to start with. Ive been retired for about 8 years from IHRA so I cant help whats happened since then. As far as one association vs the other......they both have thier plus and minus. Ive raced in both and worked for both and I still say the IHRA is a better place for the little guy. The NHRA is more of upsclae deal but not everyone can afford to race on a national tour Kind of like the NFL and the AFL in football. Both have thier place. We should all work together for the betterment of the sportsman racers. Ive had my difference's with certain IHRA personel but I still respect them and think they try to do whats right for the association and the racer. With the economy being what it is we ALL should be glad they have a place to race and a job to pay for our "Habit". Yes.....the bitching should be related to payouts, non paying and slow paying sponsors, schedulimg, pit parking, entry fees, and many etc's that we cant do anything about. May you all win a national event and a championship. Terry