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Old 09-22-2020, 05:45 AM   #31
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Old 09-22-2020, 07:40 AM   #32
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I am surprised that Coke bailed on such a small sponsorship. That would be chump change for a corporation like Coke. Must have been more issues than just the issues due to the Covid 19 virus and a few events cancelled. I wonder how much Coke lost when the Olympics was cancelled earlier this year.
5 million dollars per year is nothing for Coke. NHRA is the top drag racing sanctioning body. Once the economy gets back to normal they should be able to attract other sponsors to pick up the slack that Coke left behind. Might take several to make up that difference. In the mean time all of us will suffer because of the sponsor loss. It takes a lot of capital to keep the NHRA on the road all year. Hauling their equipment from one end of the country to the other is a big expense.
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Old 09-22-2020, 07:49 AM   #33
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Instead of watching to see if they fail or not. Maybe it would be a good time for the sportsman racers to come together and get something done. Probably a good time to get there attention. As much as you guys have invested in your sport I would think it would be hard to just watch the ship sink.jmo

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Instead of watching to see if they fail or not. Maybe it would be a good time for the sportsman racers to come together and get something done. Probably a good time to get there attention. As much as you guys have invested in your sport I would think it would be hard to just watch the ship sink.jmo
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Old 09-22-2020, 08:34 AM   #35
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Has been proved lately that can be done.
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Old 09-22-2020, 08:36 AM   #36
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I read the law suit. It says that Coke told NHRA in 2019 they wanted to bail early. NHRA told them this year they could pro rate the payment, but they missed the complete May payment of half the 5.2 mil.
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Old 09-22-2020, 08:51 AM   #37
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Instead of watching to see if they fail or not. Maybe it would be a good time for the sportsman racers to come together and get something done. Probably a good time to get there attention. As much as you guys have invested in your sport I would think it would be hard to just watch the ship sink.jmo
Not sure there is anything sportsman racers can do...I think this year is going to affect NHRA hard when it comes to next season. The sportsman racers at the national level have been nothing but slot fillers for years. They do nothing for us except increase the entry fees.
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Old 09-22-2020, 09:04 AM   #38
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Not sure there is anything sportsman racers can do...I think this year is going to affect NHRA hard when it comes to next season. The sportsman racers at the national level have been nothing but slot fillers for years. They do nothing for us except increase the entry fees.
I understand the slot filler deal. But when a company has gravy money to play with they might not have been hearing you guys as clear. And if nhra fails at a national level they fail at the lower level. If there insurance drops them can you imagine getting a new policy in today's time? Not sure but I bet alot of small tracks piggy back off of there policy.
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Old 09-22-2020, 09:26 AM   #39
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With all the interest in attending national events and the grade point issue, maybe now would be the time for our division reps to push for larger quotas and a change in the grade point structure.
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In my opinion NHRA knew they were filing the lawsuit when the Pro purses were cut.
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