Insurance fees: _HRA, please explain!
I have a suggestion, and it will take a moment or two of time, but I think it will end up being time very well spent.
I think we deserve an explanation of the insurance we are paying for at National events, what it does and does not cover for us, and proof it is not a money-grab/profit center for our sanctioning bodies.
When we book an expensive trip and buy trip insurance, I get a binder with what is and isn't covered, how to file a claim, limits, etc. I do not think it is out of line to ask NHRA and IHRA to give us a copy of this binder that we are paying for and what it covers for us. If this is a legitimate expense, they should have no trouble offering these items. If it's BS which I believe most of us think it is, then lets call them on it!
I ask that every racer that has two envelopes and two stamps and five minutes, please type out a quick letter asking for this information to be mailed to them. If enough of us do this, we might draw attention to the fact that 1) we aren't sheep 2) we aren't idiots and 3) the game is up.
Addresses:
IHRA
9 1/2 E. Main Street
Norwalk, OH 44857
NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
2035 Financial Way
Glendora, CA 91741
Good chance if our writing campaign is effective, they will remove the "insurance" fee and just up the entry, but so call a spade a spade - I am not going to pay for an "insurance" policy that does nothing if I am hurt. If it does, I want to know that too. We deserve at least that much, right?
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