Len Imbrogno.....Seriously now

sg1838 · 06-04-2007, 02:10 PM

Mike,

First I have to say that I'm in total agreement with you regarding payout. The current sportsman payout structure is a total joke. My uncle raced S/S back in the 60's, and he was winning $1,000 back then racing S/S. Obviously, S/S was more prestigious than it is today because it was THE CLASS to race if you weren't running Nitro. But still...40 years later and it's still $1,000 to win?

Of course, the entry fee in the mid-60's wasn't $250 either. My guess is that the entry was probably $40, tops.

But, all that said, I think you can forget about any of the sportsman racers getting any of that $100 million. Plus, quite frankly, I don't believe there are many sportsman racers that are deserving of it, myself included. If Wally's going to start writing checks, he should probably start with guys like Jenkins ans Sox, that put NHRA on the map in the 60's (the legends).

Rather than NHRA sending me a penny, I would simply like to see them start treating us with a little more respect. As somebody else put it, stop shoving stuff down our throat, and actually start asking for input (the oildown rule is the latest debacle). From there, increase the payout, give us a decent place to park our rigs (i.e. if we're going to race at a track, start making the owners of those facilities put some money back into them so we can actually park on pavement, rather than 3 miles away in the mud), don't make us run at 8am and 10pm, and for God's sake don't tell the spectators to go get a hot dog when we pull up.

I'm hopeful this buyout will do one of two things:

1. Improve the current situation
2. Eliminate sportsman racers from national events so we can have more sportsman friendly big races

I'll be very disappointed if one of those two things don't happen.

Jason Oldfield
S/G & S/ST 1838

06-04-2007, 02:10 PM	#11
sg1838 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 80 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mike, First I have to say that I'm in total agreement with you regarding payout. The current sportsman payout structure is a total joke. My uncle raced S/S back in the 60's, and he was winning $1,000 back then racing S/S. Obviously, S/S was more prestigious than it is today because it was THE CLASS to race if you weren't running Nitro. But still...40 years later and it's still $1,000 to win? Of course, the entry fee in the mid-60's wasn't $250 either. My guess is that the entry was probably $40, tops. But, all that said, I think you can forget about any of the sportsman racers getting any of that $100 million. Plus, quite frankly, I don't believe there are many sportsman racers that are deserving of it, myself included. If Wally's going to start writing checks, he should probably start with guys like Jenkins ans Sox, that put NHRA on the map in the 60's (the legends). Rather than NHRA sending me a penny, I would simply like to see them start treating us with a little more respect. As somebody else put it, stop shoving stuff down our throat, and actually start asking for input (the oildown rule is the latest debacle). From there, increase the payout, give us a decent place to park our rigs (i.e. if we're going to race at a track, start making the owners of those facilities put some money back into them so we can actually park on pavement, rather than 3 miles away in the mud), don't make us run at 8am and 10pm, and for God's sake don't tell the spectators to go get a hot dog when we pull up. I'm hopeful this buyout will do one of two things: 1. Improve the current situation 2. Eliminate sportsman racers from national events so we can have more sportsman friendly big races I'll be very disappointed if one of those two things don't happen. Jason Oldfield S/G & S/ST 1838