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Probably the people with the most money to spend.
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Financially strong means...the hierarchy are able to retain their salaries.
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I find this to be a very poorly thought out move by the NHRA. I really hope that the organization survives.
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09-21-2020, 07:36 PM | #14 |
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The STRONG rumor was that NHRA needed a minimum of 12 races this year to fulfill their requirements to Coke/Mello Yellow. When they released the latest revision with only 11 races I wondered aloud what was going to happen if this is indeed the case........
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When TV agreements get involved with a contract, the network very likely requires a minimum advertising investment. An example would be.......NBC will pay you a million dollars if you guarantee NBC 2 million in ad revenue (or pick a number). This recent deal with FOX agreement seems a little suspicious to me. Hope it all works out.
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yep, just like family....
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Like the optimism of Mark Lewis’s post but Greg Hill’s thought about who has the largest fleet of lawyers seems more the immediate issue. No way Coke’s counsel would not have bought off on their action if they didn’t have firm footing. They will easily absorb the legal costs of the litigation. If you really want to be a debbie downer this could all be part of an exit strategy and the top folks walk off with their golden parachutes intact. The PRO owners are aging out and is there any kind of kind of assurance that next year will be much better in terms of events and fan attendance? Maybe Mark’s and Gary’s posts are our best possible outcomes with Sportsman racers having larger fields to pay all the purses and match races providing a fan draw of sorts. In any case, change is coming. The statement about “family” made me think of Lewis Bloom, family doesn’t seem to have mattered much in his exit and that plus all the current purse structure may tell you all you need to know about NHRA’s thoughts on “family”.
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All of this begs the question: what about the rest of this season? With no sponsor money to pay the pros, what is NHRA's incentive to continue this year? Is the next announcement going to be a cancellation of all remaining national events?
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How many National events are left ?
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