NEW NHRA enviorenmental policy READ IT

[Michael Beard]

Maybe it's not so much what they said as HOW they said it.

This has always been the case with NHRA. I think it was the second national event I ever went to, when Hurricane Floyd blew through leading into the Keystone Nationals. NHRA announced, "When you lose, LEAVE."

Not, "Hey folks, understand that we have a situation yadayadayada... Please help us out by etc. etc., and we greatly appreciate your patience, understanding, and cooperation...." Nope, it was "When you lose, LEAVE." A lot of people were severely p*ssed over that deal. Is common decency and tact a lost art?

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

This has always been the case with NHRA. I think it was the second national event I ever went to, when Hurricane Floyd blew through leading into the Keystone Nationals. NHRA announced, "When you lose, LEAVE."

Not, "Hey folks, understand that we have a situation yadayadayada... Please help us out by etc. etc., and we greatly appreciate your patience, understanding, and cooperation...." Nope, it was "When you lose, LEAVE." A lot of people were severely p*ssed over that deal. Is common decency and tact a lost art?

This is exactly the thing I have been talking about for years! They have no communication skills! They believe talking down to and threatening the racer is the way to keep him under control, and showing the racer who *is* in control. Jim

[Jim Cimarolli]

Is there any fine for a bunch of empty beer cans and chicken bones in your pit area??

[Ed Fernandez]

Anyone remember when the divisional fees were raised by I think $10 to cover disposal of waste oil by us evil sportsman racers?Well anybody aware of the environmental mess
waste Pro fuel engine oil is?You could probably raise the BTU's on a waste oil heater
500 degrees with that nitro saturated stuff.

[novassdude]

Originally Posted by Jim Cimarolli

Is there any fine for a bunch of empty beer cans and chicken bones in your pit area??

Dont give them any ideas

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

Anybody ever see those pro pits the next day after a national event, they better just write a $1000 check when they come in the gate.

[Julie Jordan]

Originally Posted by Jim Cimarolli

Is there any fine for a bunch of empty beer cans and chicken bones in your pit area??

Cimo ~ If the EPA ever shows up at your back doorstep you'll be in deep doo-doo!!

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

And my wife always wondered why that flower bed never grew flowers beside the garage at the old house, lol

[Trevor Weiss]

Seems to me all the sportsman racer's paying the extra $10 have been paying for the pro's waste oil removal all along since they dont pay an entry fee to start with. (who generates the most waste oil at a race)

Jim you will need to watch out for the BPA (beer protection agency) and CPA (chicken protection agency) coming to your pit spot lol.

[B Aceves]

This is just the start folks, Now that the EPA is involved it will in California get worse.
If anyone from CA knows what happens when the EPA is involved and they will be watching, soon we will have to carry or have a spill containment kit and have any clear type spray bottles marked with what is inside them. This is just the begging unfortunately I have been in the Automotive and Heavy Equipment industry for over 15 years and in CA we can not even work on Piece of Heavy equipment outside the shop and have a spill of any type without a chance of a fine should a EPA rep catch it.
Ive worked in the field in the dirt,If we spill we have to contain and remove the dirt into a sealed 55 gallon drum and have it sent away as Haz Mat waist and even then we are responsible for the movement of that barrel till it reaches its destination.
I have also heard that all other states besides CA are going to be following these same procedures in the EPA standards both for Chemical and Air born Contaminates.
If NHRA is going to police this to try to stay under the radar so be it, I think its better to be proactive about this rather than wait till the ---t hit's the fan so to speak... just my 2 cents