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07-26-2017, 11:59 PM | #11 | |
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There are plenty of 70 y.o.'s left, who's money is no good anymore. I guess they never heard of..Dance with the one who brung ya. At least they could be nice to us and hold the door while they boot us in the ***.
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How many people understand the evolution of Stock? Twenty years ago I would explain it to non-racers and they could at least understand (sorta) what I was doing. I've been an arm chair racer since then, but I don't even begin to try to explain where Stock is now to people. We look at it as a performance based class; they (I assume) look at it as a very labor intensive class. Being that they are non-profit, I guess they're looking for something easier, since making money surely isn't a concern. (maybe a touch of sarcasm there) |
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07-27-2017, 01:00 PM | #13 | |
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I can't answer about the cars that you are speaking about, but I know earlier this year at the New England national event, NHRA ran a 8 car X275 race. I happen to run in the X275 class and I can tell you those guys are not rookie racers, in fact the guy that won the exhibition, Dean Marinis, has a Pro Mod car he has ran at NHRA national events. We have records and we have a national points fund, just not thru NHRA. In fact guys like me do business with people who are "class racers". I just picked up my cylinder heads for my X275 car from a pretty well known SS racer, Jimmy Bridges. Do these cars belong at NHRA national events? Only NHRA knows what the future holds on that, but one thing I can tell you is people like myself and others with these cars, we are as much of a member of NHRA as you guys are. We pay membership, license, and chassis certification dues just like you guys, so whether you like it or not we are in the club too! I think when Steve Jackson started running a Pro Mod this year, NHRA saw first hand what a following that the small tire radial world has, and like someone else mentioned I am sure they want to try and test the waters to cash in, and I don't blame anyone running a business for doing that! When guys like Donald Long can put on a race at SGMP and have to turn people away because the place is at capacity, and pay 60K winners purse, I am sure that gets NHRA's attention. |
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I heard the privilege to perform and be part of the show was north of $50,000 paid for by the Street Outlaws TV people.
Lots of hot dogs will get sold. On the TV show they have some real high dollar cars and technology - they are not junkers or ghetto. I don't know why they are not running at night after our program - like they do in most of the TV shows. Its all about "show me the money". Should have added a rock concert with some metal or hair band from the 80s -- then maybe the 70 year old racers would stay. Ron
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Every Sportsman Racer needs grade points to enter National Events... You earn them by attending the LODRS Division Events...... Pay my dues, pay my way......No way You think that you are a real drag racer????? Try using a rule book........ I have nothing against bracket racers because they are doing there own thing....But I take exception when they effect the ability of Class Racers to do theirs......
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Did you ever take the time to notice that they (the NHRA Board-of-Directors) always manage to make enough money to cover their over sized saleries?
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