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I can't think of a single benefit from doing it. It wouldn't be any more fun for me in the cockpit to go 7.90, and spectators aren't a concern nor would they be able to tell the difference. I definitely don't go NHRA racing for the money, but a round 5 semi-final loss at a LODRS race not breaking even on the entry fee is pretty ridiculous. There's a balance somewhere. I actually kind of like the idea of having to qualify for your spot on the ladder in the Super classes. That would be fun! (Until I failed to qualify, of course)
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Re: If an advocate could be found - what would you say?
So Far............................................... ..........
ONE and ONLY one person has contact me to communicate with the NHRA Sportsman Racing Manager (Charles Myers) about any of these issues! John Irving
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I'm not surprised at all. Talking to nhra employees has not provided much in the way of results.
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Re: If an advocate could be found - what would you say?
After looking at some of the replies here.... I believe the Chuck Rayburn rule applies..
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Charles is my friend and I can vouch for his sincerity.......
He WILL do whatever he is able to accomplish for Sportsman (be it large or small). Exactly what can it hurt to let him know our feelings and wishes? OR Perhaps I have missed the point of the intended original purpose of this thread in the first place.........Maybe it is just a p*ssing at the Moon contest! John Irving
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One thing that would be beneficial to all sportsman racers that want to attend some national events would be to give some preferential treatment to the home division racers. I too traveled plenty of miles and burned a lot of diesel to get 6 grade points and could not get in the Gators that is less than 200 miles from the house. It just does not make sense to have racers traveling thousands of miles to take the place of racers that are in the home division and have run every divisional race that is offered in their home division. You can only claim points from a limited amount of national events any way. Another thing is the provisional spots should never be counted toward the quota. we would all like to see the quota raised to allow more racers to participate and also there would be more heads up runs and more cars for class eliminations at the races that they do run class.
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I could be wrong, but I understand the "new guy" has already decided to resign after an extremely brief tenure...
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wow!!
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