Lets Root Cause the Detriment of Class Racing

[Don Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I've gotta call B.S. on this one! Take S/SS out of the equation on a Divisional level and there would be a vast majority of tracks losing loads of money at Div. and N.O. races instead of possibly making a few bucks. I don't know about what would happen out west but take out the S/SS stuff and there soon would be no LODRS east of the Mississippi.

Ya know, 156 Stockers on a Thursday had to make SOMEBODY a few bucks! (don't always believe in the company line)

Keep in mind NHRA is a Business . They have to have a lot of "Profit Centers" such as the Sportsman are one of those Profit Centers.NHRA gets money from us with fees,NHRA gets money with Advertising for Sportsman, in national Dragster, entry fees membership fees, and track fees get my point about income and I guarantee that NHRA accountants don't care where the money comes from as long as there is an income flow as any business would be

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

Keep in mind NHRA is a Business .

Don, I never insinuated that NHRA is not a business. Now I'll be the first one to admit that I (unlike you) am NOT a businessman but I DO know the value of money! I also know that the only way to keep the doors open on any business (even a badly run one) is to keep the "customers" (at another time would you please explain to me the difference between a customer and a member?) happy. If the NHRA was satisfied (as a business) with the income from spectators and "member tracks" then we would have been gone LONG ago. The fact that we're not gone must mean that we (the Sportsmen) must be at least, if not more than holding up our end.

[BG56]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Don, I never insinuated that NHRA is not a business. Now I'll be the first one to admit that I (unlike you) am NOT a businessman but I DO know the value of money! I also know that the only way to keep the doors open on any business (even a badly run one) is to keep the "customers" (at another time would you please explain to me the difference between a customer and a member?) happy. If the NHRA was satisfied (as a business) with the income from spectators and "member tracks" then we would have been gone LONG ago. The fact that we're not gone must mean that we (the Sportsmen) must be at least, if not more than holding up our end.

Billy- I sent you a PM