Adger,
Let me make one thing perfectly clear to you: I have not been told to tell anyone anything. What I have posted on this website is information beyond what NHRA's official statements have so far disclosed. Perhaps I should state as Travis has stated in the past: "this is my personal opinion".
Considering the fact that I was responsible for overseeing the budgets for all seven divisions, I have a fair understanding of the overall costs vs revenue with regards to sportsman racing. You are intitled to your own un-informed opinion and we will leave it at that.
Regarding alternative sanctioning organizations, they generate zero revenue for NHRA, yet many of them umbrella their activities under NHRA rules, regulations, policies and procedures; In many cases because of insurance requirements. Any dealings that alternative sanctioning bodies have, such as track rentals etc, are with the individual NHRA member tracks, not the NHRA.
I will close by saying that, "in my opinion", this new arrangment will in the long run, benefit sportsman racing simply because there will be a positive pull-through effect. As the professional side expands commercialy and the NHRA brand grows and becomes a bigger player in the world of motorsports and motorsports marketing, NHRA sportsman racing can only also benefit.
Len Imbrogno
NHRA Director of Sportsman Racing
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Len Imbrogno
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