Rick Stewart should be fired, doesn't care about sportsman!

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by SS/GSI

I participated at the race at Englishtown NJ this weekend and was discusted and furious at the starter Rick Stewart. It's not bad enough that SS got screwed out of a qualifying run or that the track was sub-par once again. I found myself being handed the RAD CAP off my SS by the starter once the vehicle had left to make it's run. He simply handed it to me and told me it had fallen from my vehicle during the burnout. My question to Rick Stewart and NHRA is: are we, as car owners, not mandated to have a visible and identified "PUSH OFF" button on our vehicles in order for the NHRA personel to have the power to shut us off if they feel there might be a safety issue with one of our cars? If my SIX figure car had water spill under the tires would Rick or NHRA pick up the tab on the damage??? I once again see clearly that not only does the NHRA not care about us but so do some of the high placed officials. My suggestion to NHRA is to get rid of Rick, he obviously could care less about us and the majority of our vehicles are worth more than what he's getting paid. Get someone who will treat a sportsman vehicle just as delicate as a Funny Car!

Please clarify.You own the car and someone else was driving?If so,as much as a dick as he is did you see him pick up the cap?If not then maybe one of the other starting line crew
gave it to him and he handed it to you.If that's the case then maybe instead of worrying about Tricky Rick maybe you should concentrate on who left the radiator cap loose,
causing it to deposit itself on the track.After all you are responsible for having a safe car come to the starting line ready to race,not Ricky.
I didn't hear anyone complaining any more than usual at a national event about the bite.
Just my opinion.

[John Kelley]

Originally Posted by ed fernandez

please clarify.you own the car and someone else was driving?if so,as much as a dick as he is did you see him pick up the cap?if not then maybe one of the other starting line crew
gave it to him and he handed it to you.if that's the case then maybe instead of worrying about tricky rick maybe you should concentrate on who left the radiator cap loose,
causing it to deposit itself on the track.after all you are responsible for having a safe car come to the starting line ready to race,not ricky.
I didn't hear anyone complaining any more than usual at a national event about the bite.
Just my opinion.

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[AdemE]

How about we get WJ to be the new nhra starter ????

[CycloneFE]

Originally Posted by AdemE

How about we get WJ to be the new nhra starter ????

WJ would probably get so fed up with the way a racer was staging, go over, tap on the window, open your door, throw you out and say, "I will show you how to drive this"!

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by AdemE

How about we get WJ to be the new nhra starter ????

Think WJ would be a great starter...would definitely shake the NHRA castle with his thoughts so don't look for that anytime soon, he is absolutely such a legend it hurts to see him run underfunded and uncompetitive...remember a time he said he wouldn't run out of his own wallet so hopefully he has something cooking that will enable him to run a bit stronger.

Do believe a lot of the tech guys and others care about the sportsman racer because they identify with us more than the pros....Stewart needs to move on.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by john kelley

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Rick Stewart is a fabulously,fashionably, caring guy. He is a huge icon in the West Hollywood area. They really love him on sunset blvd.

[Steve Sullivan]

Perhaps some of the feckless contributors on this post should try to process the following through their diminutive grey matter. Rick Stewart may not be your cup of tea but the man is sincerely enthusiastic in his participation of the sport of drag racing. To bash him on this forum due to an attempt to divert blame shows a lack of backbone. SS/GS if you were so outraged, why didn't you have the stones to go and discuss your concerns with Mr. Stewart? Not yell and scream about what a d. bag he was, but why they didn't shut-off your SIX figure representation of your phallus? What Rick should have done was to throw your run out for depositing things on the racing surface.

How many people on this site know anything about Rick Stewart? Like did you know that he was an accomplished top fuel racer back in the day that so many of you pine about ad nausea? He drove front motored fuel cars when it took a big sac to do so. He is a hell of as lot more of a RACER than many of you dorks who cowardly use this forum to spew your bile all over the place. His perspective comes from racing at a different level then most of us on this site. So perhaps instead of wagging your ignorant tongues about how he disrespects the sportsman racer why not have a civil conversation with the man. Don't try to give me the excuse he's not approachable or available, that's a load of horse dung. I had some issues/concerns with him years ago. He was quite cordial and appreciated that I had brought my concerns to his attention. He also educated me on some of the challenges he faces. Trust me I worked a year in the tower at my local strip and you would not believe some of the moronic stuff that some racers do. That includes many of you holier than thou Stock/SS Class Racers. Of which I proudly am one despite the many trolls that insist on posting their venal diatribes here.

I have a true disgust of the direction of NHRA and the treatment of sportsman racers over the years like everyone else. It has taken a lot of the fun out of racing. But even more parasitic to my enthusiasm has been the constant name calling, complaining, back biting, jealousy and selfishness that has pervaded this forum. Kudos to Mr. Matyas for at least trying to inject some positive vibes into this overwhelmingly antagonistic website.
If I were Rick Stewart or any of the management of NHRA and saw this bunch of immature, virulent posts I wouldn't listen to you malcontents either!

BTW if you ask many racers that are long in the tooth, Buster Couch could be a class A prick in his own right. You just choose selective memory to bolster your feeble arguements.

[Bruce Noland]

Originally Posted by Steve Sullivan

Perhaps some of the feckless contributors on this post should try to process the following through their diminutive grey matter. Rick Stewart may not be your cup of tea but the man is sincerely enthusiastic in his participation of the sport of drag racing. To bash him on this forum due to an attempt to divert blame shows a lack of backbone. SS/GS if you were so outraged, why didn't you have the stones to go and discuss your concerns with Mr. Stewart? Not yell and scream about what a d. bag he was, but why they didn't shut-off your SIX figure representation of your phallus? What Rick should have done was to throw your run out for depositing things on the racing surface.

How many people on this site know anything about Rick Stewart? Like did you know that he was an accomplished top fuel racer back in the day that so many of you pine about ad nausea? He drove front motored fuel cars when it took a big sac to do so. He is a hell of as lot more of a RACER than many of you dorks who cowardly use this forum to spew your bile all over the place. His perspective comes from racing at a different level then most of us on this site. So perhaps instead of wagging your ignorant tongues about how he disrespects the sportsman racer why not have a civil conversation with the man. Don't try to give me the excuse he's not approachable or available, that's a load of horse dung. I had some issues/concerns with him years ago. He was quite cordial and appreciated that I had brought my concerns to his attention. He also educated me on some of the challenges he faces. Trust me I worked a year in the tower at my local strip and you would not believe some of the moronic stuff that some racers do. That includes many of you holier than thou Stock/SS Class Racers. Of which I proudly am one despite the many trolls that insist on posting their venal diatribes here.

I have a true disgust of the direction of NHRA and the treatment of sportsman racers over the years like everyone else. It has taken a lot of the fun out of racing. But even more parasitic to my enthusiasm has been the constant name calling, complaining, back biting, jealousy and selfishness that has pervaded this forum. Kudos to Mr. Matyas for at least trying to inject some positive vibes into this overwhelmingly antagonistic website.
If I were Rick Stewart or any of the management of NHRA and saw this bunch of immature, virulent posts I wouldn't listen to you malcontents either!

BTW if you ask many racers that are long in the tooth, Buster Couch could be a class A prick in his own right. You just choose selective memory to bolster your feeble arguements.

Talking about venal diatribes. You don't have to visit this antagonistic website if it gets your shorts in such a knot. Why don't you practice what you preach?

[Robert Pare Racing]

on top of what Dan mentioned, Olds is no longer around.