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02-21-2019, 12:25 PM | #161 | |
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Re: If an advocate could be found - what would you say?
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At this year's Gators in Super Stock, the 5th round loser gets $500 and 6th round loser gets $650. Do you honestly think that the primary motivation of cutting quota from 80 to 60 is to avoid paying two guys an extra $150 each? The Winner and R/U purses do not change. If we assume NHRA is being honest about the insurance charge and the entry is $210, they are choosing to give up $4200 in entries to save that $300 to the semifinalists plus a couple more cars in the earlier rounds?
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02-21-2019, 01:19 PM | #162 | |
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Back then, the purse was relevant. Now, it's so insignificant, most people don't even pay attention or know what it is. Unless you go to the final, it's just grocery money for the weekend. Just another detail that's no longer published in the Dragster. |
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02-21-2019, 01:24 PM | #163 | |
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Re: If an advocate could be found - what would you say?
as I stated in my 1st reply in Billy's thread that lead to this thread and a few others...
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02-21-2019, 09:01 PM | #164 |
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Re: If an advocate could be found - what would you say?
An idea for grade points for national events in home division. So your 2nd in division divisional you attend you get 2 grade points, so 2 events, 3 grade points, your 3rd in division event you get 2 more points, so 3 divisionals ls 5 grade points and 4 divisionals is 7 grade points. And no withdrawals if you enter and do not show up for national event.
This would give the in division racers a better opportunity to participate at their local national event. |
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02-21-2019, 09:09 PM | #165 |
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Re: If an advocate could be found - what would you say?
Contingency, I believe one of the reasons some of this has gone away is it has moved to other series. In the 80's you had NHRA, IHRA, AHRA and only a few others.
Now you have NMCA, NMRA, PDRA that all pay contingencies. Ducks races payouts are partially funded by sponsors. At Cecil county street car races which occur once a month april till november, Strange and others put up money to increase the race purses and a end of season champion bonus. So there are more places to race and the money is getting is spreading out across these series. |
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Re: If an advocate could be found - what would you say?
Please stop comparing what we do to ghetto racing.
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02-21-2019, 11:55 PM | #167 |
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Re: If an advocate could be found - what would you say?
Are you referring to my post above your comment? If so you may want to reread my post. It has nothing to do with your so called Ghetto Racing. The point of my comment is that contingency has gone to other places away from NHRA
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02-22-2019, 12:36 AM | #168 | |
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I've said for years that the NHRA has way too many national events. Time to start cutting them back. |
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02-22-2019, 11:11 PM | #169 |
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Re: If an advocate could be found - what would you say?
Ok, here goes
Payouts seem to be a big issue so Get all entries to pony up $25 cash, place in jug, jar, hat. End of race hand to winner! Extra 1250-1500 per race based on 60 - 65 cars. You want more try and wager on each round! Ex. I get x second rd. X I got 50 on me!?!?! They take it or leave it! Laugh at it, say it’s childish but part of the allure of the street thing is the money! Same thing for class, u all want money to go up, then lay it out there! Ex. A/sa at Indy! (Great job by all) |
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