How would you SAVE CLASS RACING ???

[art leong]

Originally Posted by A56

Possibly the Contingency Sponsers.

Mark Lelchook
E/SA #704

I follow the contingency deal pretty much. I could make $750 for a class win. Mopar paying $550 of it. The only sponsor I didn't have was Jiffy-Tite, Because I could not see buying fittings I would not need.
Most racers I talk to tell me they can only make a couple of hundred bucks to win class. With the number of classes a lot of them have no cars at all so no money is paid.
If you have an old national dragster look up the postings and you will see what I mean.
We are not talking about that much money here.
I feel this move is nhra's way of cutting expenses. they will give away a lot less jr oscars.
I don't believe they could care less if we run class or not. Or if we earn contingency money for it.
The new stuff is coupled with the reinstituting of the oil down policies, and the fines for pit vehicles. And I'll bet there is more to come shortly.