'Driver Award' medals to become collectors items !!!
 

Well, we've got another NHRA cut-back !

Starting this year you WONT be getting a medal with your wally for a National event win. Proof was the 'Waternationals' at Pomona from the winners circle and confirmed by Mike Rice (DD 7).

Add this to the $5.00 increase in crew passes, on-line ticketing, lack of track personnel (with lower pay) and no sheets on the credential trailer window.

At least gas prices are supposed to drop again.

Re: 'Driver Award' medals to become collectors items !!!
 

Pretty soon you won't get a wally the way they are going, just a cheap certificate

Re: 'Driver Award' medals to become collectors items !!!
 

Wasn't a certain divisional director quoted as saying we should be happy racing for trophies, well seeing as that's being taken away, why are we supposed to race for now?

Re: 'Driver Award' medals to become collectors items !!!
 

David, dont give these guys any ideas. Things are bad enough as it is!

Re: 'Driver Award' medals to become collectors items !!!
 

Bernie,

You left out the comical part where the end of the trailer where all the run order and qualifying sheets go was behind a fence so you could not get to them anyway.

Re: 'Driver Award' medals to become collectors items !!!
 

I was thinking about this a little more and I don't get it !! The medals have always had the series sponsor on them, Federal Mogul, Lucas Oil. Wouldn't this mean that it's in the sponsorship budget for these? Is NHRA stopping the medal and just putting the savings into their hands???

Things that make you go UMMMM

Re: 'Driver Award' medals to become collectors items !!!
 

The best will be that the Wallies will be made out of a recycled material soon. This way NHRA can say that they are going "green"! More "green" in their pockets and less "green" to the people who bring the show. Imagine, a Wally made from recycled coke bottles (keeping the big sponcer happy) or even from old recycled plastic bags from past events that weren't given out! NHRA going green, yeah that's the ticket! LOL!
Casey Miles
248H

Re: 'Driver Award' medals to become collectors items !!!
 

Maybe next year the wally will be made from china plastic.