NHRA Please Read

[Harry 6674]

NHRA should be willing to sell the sportsman racing real cheap if we aren't paying our way. Any well run business would dump the losers,right? Well why don't one of you high rollers with the motorhome stacker setups make Compton an offer? Sounds like he may be willing to get rid of the part of the business thats losing money. Or maybe he's just spreading some BS. I would sure like to see the numbers that show the sportsman losing money.

[Don Kennedy]

Ed said" The people in charge either can't see past their own wallets or are just to far out of touch with the world we live in to do anything right and they need to leave and let someone that cares take over "

Don says I disagree with your assestment Ed
NHRA is on top of the whole situation and is being very active to make sure we have a place to race for many years . In My opinion

[Don Kennedy]

Jeff;

In my opinion to even start a organization compared to NHRA would most likely cost millions to just start up and keep running and right now I feel no one wants to tackle that amount of startup costs , will may be one person could but so far has not step up to the plate , at least so far.

[magnumv8]

Here is something else to consider.....Look at page 8 in the current issue of "dragster" and look at the column on the right side.....it gives you the entire list of all officers and directors....does each dept. need a "vice- president"????.....The main thing that everyone needs to realize is that Compton , at this point, is the "FACE" of the Board of Directors......every company, corporation, non profit has one.....Part of their "job" is to get the pat on the back when things are good and also to take the heat when things are bad....they also become the sacrificial lambs when it is time to make a change, but most times even though the Pres. gets the ax the Board remains the same....in this case Compton could lose his job, but still remain on the Board, like that one???....I was with an outfit that the owner was the vice president and he would hire a "face" as president....he was more than capable of doing it himself, but he could fire a president when things were bad and the employees were upset with things......

[Julie Jordan]

You know I understand you all are upset about this increase....but, if you go back and look at the organization's finances you will see that they have dramatically improved since Compton took charge. And most executives get judged in that regard.

[Tom P]

I've heard they may shut down the NHRA Museum at Pomona Fairplex, that would be a mistake.

Things were much better when Wally was around and they should never forget where they came from. Wally understood the racers better than the current crop. I got to chat with him a few times in his final years at the Hot Rod Reunion and sure seemed to be genuine in his efforts to balance the needs of the big show "prima donnas" and the little guys and still pay the bills. I wonder how many on the current board are even interested in drag racing?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Julie Jordan

You know I understand you all are upset about this increase....but, if you go back and look at the organization's finances you will see that they have dramatically improved since Compton took charge. And most executives get judged in that regard.

Maybe. But how, and at what cost? You can make anything look good, for a while. But is it sustainable in the long term?

[Bruce Noland]

Compton may receive a favorable rating for boosting the cartel's bottom line but he intentionally marginalized the Sportsman racers. He represents a net loss for the Sportsman racers.

[Don Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Julie Jordan
You know I understand you all are upset about this increase....but, if you go back and look at the organization's finances you will see that they have dramatically improved since Compton took charge. And most executives get judged in that regard.

Julie i agree with your point

[Greg Hill]

A non profit should not be judged by how much money it makes or in this case, pays out to board members and top executives, but how it serves the people who are supposed to be beneficiaries of the organization. just imagine the Red Cross judged on how much money it made instead of how many people it helped. For years NHRA has taken money out of the organization in the form of huge salaries for board members and top management and now that times are tough instead of using funds that should have been left in the organization they are doubling fees on racers. This should be an organization run by racers and focused on making our experiences more fun and safe.