nhra increase fees explained

GarysZ24 · 05-04-2009, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

You could probably retire very comfortably on what NHRA gets for pit parking and shirt sales.It's not chump change.Irregardless we are getting hosed but I've resigned myself to the fact that NHRA is in charge and no matter what we do short of just quitting willchange the situation.
All of the S/SS can't agree on ANYTHING.We all have our own opinions and agendas.Gee sort of like every day life.
I don't have the $$$ to race much this year and I really don't care.

Ed F.

Well said Ed, and I couldn't agree more with you on this one, because that's the sad ugly truth...

Casey Miles · 05-05-2009, 07:08 AM

I'm not missing the point on free passes, they do it down here at PBIR, free pass, pay for parking. I want the tracks to be profitable and keep their doors open. The only problem, why does the racer have to be the wall bearing the load. At Moroso's 5 day races, you could just about count the paying spectators on your hands and toes, it didn't effect the race. We all know that the spectators, if the show up or not, it isn't going to effect the purse or the entry fee. Did anyone get a rebate because they sold alot of parking places, I'm sure not! The point is towards NHRA and not the local track operator, we need the tracks to stay open and I support my local track more now then when I was going to divisional points races.

Casey Miles
248H

Michael Pliska · 05-05-2009, 04:25 PM

Did everyone else get the same form letter email reply? I got the same one as above, with a final "customized" line added at the bottom.

Regards,

chevy620 · 05-05-2009, 04:49 PM

Seems sad to me that they can just raise prices to sportsman racers, do you think the "Sportsman Committees" were asked about it?

I just got my National Event entry form for Topeka. $60.00 Insurance Surcharge??? Are you kidding me. 500 cars x $60.00= $30,000.00 in "Supplemental Insurance Surcharges"??????????? WOW! I cannot imaging the entire insurance premium for a National Event is much more than $7 to $10K Max. It seems with payouts FROZEN, contingency payouts slipping to 50% of a couple years ago and their premier facility at Indy looking like a "worn-out *****" with bad roads, loose gravel everywhere andgrass parking that is so rutted you can barely even get on the grass..........
they would want new customers, not chase the existing one off?

But then again, their Pres makes $700K a year, what the heck do I know.

Jok

05-05-2009, 07:08 AM	#2
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 705 Likes: 128 Liked 502 Times in 91 Posts	Re: nhra increase fees explained I'm not missing the point on free passes, they do it down here at PBIR, free pass, pay for parking. I want the tracks to be profitable and keep their doors open. The only problem, why does the racer have to be the wall bearing the load. At Moroso's 5 day races, you could just about count the paying spectators on your hands and toes, it didn't effect the race. We all know that the spectators, if the show up or not, it isn't going to effect the purse or the entry fee. Did anyone get a rebate because they sold alot of parking places, I'm sure not! The point is towards NHRA and not the local track operator, we need the tracks to stay open and I support my local track more now then when I was going to divisional points races. Casey Miles 248H

05-05-2009, 04:25 PM	#3
Michael Pliska Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Happy Valley, OR Posts: 260 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: nhra increase fees explained Did everyone else get the same form letter email reply? I got the same one as above, with a final "customized" line added at the bottom. Regards, __________________ Michael Pliska 643 S/G

05-05-2009, 04:49 PM	#4
chevy620 Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 188 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: nhra increase fees explained Seems sad to me that they can just raise prices to sportsman racers, do you think the "Sportsman Committees" were asked about it? I just got my National Event entry form for Topeka. $60.00 Insurance Surcharge??? Are you kidding me. 500 cars x $60.00= $30,000.00 in "Supplemental Insurance Surcharges"??????????? WOW! I cannot imaging the entire insurance premium for a National Event is much more than $7 to $10K Max. It seems with payouts FROZEN, contingency payouts slipping to 50% of a couple years ago and their premier facility at Indy looking like a "worn-out *****" with bad roads, loose gravel everywhere andgrass parking that is so rutted you can barely even get on the grass.......... they would want new customers, not chase the existing one off? But then again, their Pres makes $700K a year, what the heck do I know. Jok

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