NHRA Stikes Again................ - Page 3

Mike Jones · 09-19-2016, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by larrylomascolo

Has any one thought of putting a group of guys ,each representing all divisions and going to Glendora,and voice this decision ,or is that a waste of time as in they will not listen,its a idea

NHRA, like most big business, is probably run by lawyers and accountants,
They are operating a business and are looking to profit.
What should we say to Glendora?
We don`t seem to have much juice...
But, I`m for finding a rep.from D1.
Mike A114
P/SA

PozQB14 · 09-19-2016, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by James Perrone

Because ihra is dead

IHRA isn't dead, might be on life support but it's not dead. For those who enjoy racing and the atmosphere, IHRA is perfectly fine. And it won't cost and arm and half a leg to enter and the payouts are pretty close. Has a lot to do with location, being in NC, I'm surrounded by just as many IHRA tracks as NHRA.

farmco r/sa · 09-19-2016, 11:57 AM

What really surprises me is that it's not like
Vegas is short of pit space. At many tracks
this is a big issue but not there for sure.

Gary Smith · 09-19-2016, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by larrylomascolo

Has any one thought of putting a group of guys ,each representing all divisions and going to Glendora,and voice this decision ,or is that a waste of time as in they will not listen,its a idea

Ask Jeff Teuton how this worked out several years ago?

09-19-2016, 12:10 PM

Unfortunately people that want to race at national events are going to have to go more points races. It's a bad deal that NHRA has come up with. They care nothing about sportsman racers, but they are also trying to keep there own deal from dying as well.

Maybe they need to put aside s race with no AFHS and run class at it. Give out Wally trophies. 1 per division, then keep Indy the big race.

Kevin Panzino · 09-19-2016, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Jones

NHRA, like most big business, is probably run by lawyers and accountants,
They are operating a business and are looking to profit.
What should we say to Glendora?
We don`t seem to have much juice...
But, I`m for finding a rep.from D1.
Mike A114
P/SA

Actually it is a listed not for profit organization. 501c(6) I believe.

Mike Jones · 09-19-2016, 12:25 PM

[QUOTE=Kevin Panzino;515196]Actually it is a listed not for profit organization. 501c(6) I believe.[/QUOTE
Thanks Kevin,
I am surprised to learn that...
What is their cause?

Mike A114
P/SA

Jim Wahl · 09-19-2016, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin Panzino

Actually it is a listed not for profit organization. 501c(6) I believe.

Actually NHRA has not been a "not for profit" organization for many years. Everyone thinks it is but it is not. It is also self insured. Jim

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Tom keedle · 09-19-2016, 12:49 PM

just fwiw, brainerd,mn from Morrison,colorado is 960 miles.....is there anything farther in div 5?

Mike Pearson · 09-19-2016, 03:26 PM

NHRA has been steadily reducing the number of sportsman racers at the national event level for the past 5-6 years. I am not sure what level they want to get the final number down to. I am only able to go to 1 or two national events per year due to my work schedule so I guess that means I probably wont be able to get in from here on. I don't know the underlying reasoning for reducing the sportsman competitors. By the looks of the recent event car counts stock and super stock have been filling up their quotas. The super categories, comp, gas have not been filling up at some of the events. It looks like they may be loosing some of their interest in the national events. Most of the super gas and comp guys are bracket racers as well. Top sportsman and Top Dragster number are down too. Comp eliminator is slowly dwindling in numbers. Comp does not have a quota for their class. NHRA should look at those numbers and see who is supporting the program and reward those classes with more entries. I also believe the racers in the home division should get the first chance to enter the nationals in their home division. Champion and other provisional entries should never be counted against the quota no matter when the actually enter. Just my .02

09-19-2016, 11:57 AM	#23
farmco r/sa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: lakewood, co Posts: 558 Likes: 302 Liked 147 Times in 54 Posts	Re: NHRA Stikes Again................ What really surprises me is that it's not like Vegas is short of pit space. At many tracks this is a big issue but not there for sure. __________________ Randy Hyman. Lakewood co. stk 5394 P/SA

09-19-2016, 12:10 PM	#25
Todd Hoven Guest Posts: n/a	Re: NHRA Stikes Again................ Unfortunately people that want to race at national events are going to have to go more points races. It's a bad deal that NHRA has come up with. They care nothing about sportsman racers, but they are also trying to keep there own deal from dying as well. Maybe they need to put aside s race with no AFHS and run class at it. Give out Wally trophies. 1 per division, then keep Indy the big race.

09-19-2016, 12:25 PM	#27
Mike Jones VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,125 Likes: 1,179 Liked 684 Times in 289 Posts	Re: NHRA Stikes Again................ [QUOTE=Kevin Panzino;515196]Actually it is a listed not for profit organization. 501c(6) I believe.[/QUOTE Thanks Kevin, I am surprised to learn that... What is their cause? Mike A114 P/SA

09-19-2016, 12:49 PM	#29
Tom keedle Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berthoud, Coloraduh Posts: 695 Likes: 13 Liked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: NHRA Stikes Again................ just fwiw, brainerd,mn from Morrison,colorado is 960 miles.....is there anything farther in div 5? __________________ without losers,winning means nothing.

09-19-2016, 03:26 PM	#30
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,444 Likes: 613 Liked 1,916 Times in 574 Posts	Re: NHRA Stikes Again................ NHRA has been steadily reducing the number of sportsman racers at the national event level for the past 5-6 years. I am not sure what level they want to get the final number down to. I am only able to go to 1 or two national events per year due to my work schedule so I guess that means I probably wont be able to get in from here on. I don't know the underlying reasoning for reducing the sportsman competitors. By the looks of the recent event car counts stock and super stock have been filling up their quotas. The super categories, comp, gas have not been filling up at some of the events. It looks like they may be loosing some of their interest in the national events. Most of the super gas and comp guys are bracket racers as well. Top sportsman and Top Dragster number are down too. Comp eliminator is slowly dwindling in numbers. Comp does not have a quota for their class. NHRA should look at those numbers and see who is supporting the program and reward those classes with more entries. I also believe the racers in the home division should get the first chance to enter the nationals in their home division. Champion and other provisional entries should never be counted against the quota no matter when the actually enter. Just my .02 __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS