Unmitigated Greed

[tpoh815]

Trust me when I say Nhra people will read this post and have a good night sleep.Its all about the bottom line. The time for the sportsman to organize is now! I think its a joke the economy is sagging so the sportsman will pick up the slack. Nhra,I think your feeling the pinch so your going to take it out on lowly sportsman racers.Believe me its going to get worse!!!!

[Bunkster]

Originally Posted by Dan Fletcher

........If they want to have totally pissed off customers, they certainly are off to a good start......

YOU, and all racers......are not their customers.

Rethink that part of your ire, and you may begin to get somewhere.

[X-TECH MAN]

NOTHING will ever change unless you stick together and hit them in thier wallets. That INCLUDES the .90 racers and the Top Sportsman and Top Dragster cars.......but we all know that will never happen.

[Greg Hill]

I guess I'm lucky. Saturday night I can race combo at Ohio Valley for $50 with a chance to win $1000. Next Sunday the 18th I can do the same thing in Bowling Green. I decided over the winter to not run any National events. The total lack of respect for the racers and the arrogance of the NHRA management is unbelievable. Last year being on the SRAC really opened my eyes. I am going to run the d3 races and maybe the sportsnational race in Columbus and as many local combo races that I can. I'm 2 hours from Indy and I also am not going to participate in that this year. Some good promoter needs to put on a sportsman race that pays good money Labor Day weekend. I think the attendance would surprise them.

The management of NHRA does not own the organization. They are merely caretakers and happen to be doing a bad job at that.

[Rich Biebel]

NHRA.....National Hot Rod Association......sounds like a group of people who formed an organization to support something they like to do. Only problem is the members of the organization have no input to what happens to their association.....and quite frankly we never had a say in what happens......Not in 1966 when I started and not in 2009. Maybe a little grumbling got things changed here and there but not very often and not in any hurry. ..........Some people are P.O.'ed at the cost increases....some people think it's a drop in the bucket and happy to have the opportunity to race. NHRA does whatever it wants to do and basically always has.........Remember Modified Eliminator.....How about Pro Stock Trucks.......Pro Stock got jerked around royally as well in the early years....and there are plenty of other examples of them doing things with no input from their membership.

NHRA is apparently really feeling the pinch in their pocketbook and this is their response.......

[joe176]

Originally Posted by Dan Fletcher

I don't think I've ever been so offended by anything in my life. Obviously, the fee increases won't stop anyone from racing, but it's the principle of the matter. We're all struggling to just hang in there and they raise the price to participate. And then offer some BS excuse that doesn't even come close to making sense. And then tell us how they're really still doing us a favor. Thank God we aren't all drinking in a bar together. It could get rather ugly.

It's amazing. Their business, like most any other business, isn't doing as well as they'd like in this economy. But why isn't it doing as well? Because people, both racers and fans, don't have money to spend. But it's like the friggin' government. They raise the costs for those that are still there. How much more can the "taxpayers" bear?

Believe me, Fletchburger understands fiscal responsibility. They have us print our own tickets, we no longer get medals when we win, they cut their payroll by 10%, they cut the amount of staff at events and fuel prices are currently surpressed (bonus) But then to raise the entry fee by 8% and DOUBLE other associated fees?

Our "payout" was already cut severely with the tremendous drop off in contingency postings. Our cost was already raised when crew member tickets went to $85 per event. If they want to have totally pissed off customers, they certainly are off to a good start

I don't have any choice in the matter. They've got me over a barrel. This is how I pay the bills and there aren't enough IHRA events for me to make ends meet. Most all of you have a choice. But let me say this...if everyone wants to collectively skip one event in protest (allow me to suggest Indy), I'm in.

I don't know to whom I'll be writing a seething email to, but someone will be getting one today.

And they don't even sell us a tangible product for Christ's sake! OMG!!!!!!!!!!

Dan your post says it all...exactly how I feel. Thank You.

Bryan...I think a boycott would have to be at an NHRA owned facility like Indy....E- Town is privately owned ....your hurting the track owners more... it would double the effect on NHRA at one of their tracks.

[442OLDS]

I am not happy about these fees either.In fact,I am NOT going to be entering Stock Eliminator at the upcoming National event in Madison,Illinois.
I am boycotting this event!

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

I am not happy about these fees either.In fact,I am NOT going to be entering Stock Eliminator at the upcoming National event in Madison,Illinois.
I am boycotting this event!

That's another one of their classic poor business decisions.
The fact that they are still omitting a category from National events,when entries are way down.
Stick it to the categories that are there ,instead.
Who thinks this stuff up?...Amazing

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by joe176

Bryan...I think a boycott would have to be at an NHRA owned facility like Indy....E- Town is privately owned ....your hurting the track owners more... it would double the effect on NHRA at one of their tracks.

On the other hand, if private tracks get hurt, *they* are going to put pressure on NHRA as well. As I had e-mailed NHRA the other day, I'm sure San Antonio and Milan racers are just 'thrilled' with their switch right now...

[treessavoy]

This is just a wild thought so try not to attack me as others have been attacked for their opinion or.....Max the wonder dog will bite your ear off.

What if we asked the IHRA to honor our NHRA membership monies with the promise that we could double their sportsman count and would race with them for the rest of the season?

Would the NHRA take notice......I doubt it, but at least we would be racing in a racer friendly atmosphere.

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