Anyone Else Having Trouble Getting a Duplicate Wally?

[Tony Curcio]

In early November, I sent the required NHRA form and a check for two duplicate class win trophies. I was told it would take about 2-3 weeks to get them done. Four months later, I'm still being told two more weeks. Has anyone else ordered trophies last year and still not received them? Is this length of time typical?

The only person who answers the phone recently revealed that the wooden bases are not coming in from China, because of a dock strike in California, but I doubt a strike has been ongoing for all four months. That could be true, but whenever someone delays because material isn't available from any source anywhere, I wonder if there isn't really a non-payment issue at the heart of it.


I keep notes on all of my business calls- here are the notes on my contacts with Am. Dragway:

Sent check with NHRA form 11/7/4 for duplicate class win trophies. Cleared bank 11/11/14.

1/6/2015 10:12 AM acurcio: left mess on general mailbox- outgoing message still says closed until Jan 5th- today is the 6th

1/27/2015 1:29 PM acurcio: left follow up message for Ben- he said he'd ship it 2 weeks from the day we spoke, Jan 7th. Today, 3 weeks later, the outgoing message says he's out until Feb. 4th

2/5/2015 12:25 PM acurcio: Said he got the plate done, ran out of bases, should be this week or next

3/7/2015 8:43 AM acurcio: called yesterday- was told bases are not available because of a dock strike in California. Should be ready in, you guessed it, "two weeks".