Contingency

[NHRA Trey]

David Kennedy did an interview about all of the levels of participation.
https://www.facebook.com/10000593676...3489495525594/

[G Schenck]

Thanks Trey, very informative. So NHRA does not receive any money like it has been talked about for years.

Greg

[Dave Turner]

A couple of years back I stripped most of the decals from my Stocker; many were redundant and they were hiding some neglected paint scars. I felt the need to start with a fresh landscape. A visit to NHRAracer.com gave me the most current contact information for the contingency sponsors that I wanted to reach for fresh stickers. I wanted to be prepared for my first Divisional, and sought to avoid the possibility that the support trailer was missing some of them. I wrote the following letter and sent a copy to 10 manufacturers.

Good day,

With hope that ACME Acceleration Specialties will continue to participate in the Lucas Oil Series contingency program in 2022, I would very much appreciate receiving a pair of decals to represent your company.
The recent restrictions on cross border travel have prevented us from racing in the US, but we are optimistic that we have put that behind us,
and look forward to starting the season in February.

Thank you for your support of NHRA drag racing!

Best regards,

Wile E. Coyote

To date, I have been acknowledged by 6 of the 10 recipients, and of those, received decals from 4. One of the respondents explained that their entire supply had been sent to the NHRA...surprising, but so be it. To my surprise, a couple of the companies sent 2 sets - just in case.

I went through this exercise primarily to test the accuracy of the contact information, but I will also be comparing the results with the names of the brands that have been notorious for slow follow through on payouts.

[fordteacherguy]

To all FOMOCO racers:

Consider signing up for Ford Performance Parts Contingency. They revamped their program last year and it was the first check I received for my divisional RU last year. Just need to run a Ford ...no parts purchases required...such a deal..More $ if you are a CJ racer . Here is the link below.

https://performanceparts.ford.com/

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by fordteacherguy

To all FOMOCO racers:

Consider signing up for Ford Performance Parts Contingency. They revamped their program last year and it was the first check I received for my divisional RU last year. Just need to run a Ford ...no parts purchases required...such a deal..More $ if you are a CJ racer . Here is the link below.

https://performanceparts.ford.com/

Thanks Brian...I’m on board with Ford every year.

[Tom Goldman]

Getting fresh decals from most manufacturers is almost impossible with few exceptions .
We all know that most decals that come with product are usually folded ,oil stained or damaged in some manor .
When I repainted my car last year I sent out about 25 requests for new decals to the manufacturers whose products I support because they support us.
Out of 25 ,I got 2 sets of decals along with a thanks for using our product .
Of the rest , I had 5 with no reply at all . Some of these sponsors are companies that I've collected contingency payments from in the past .
The remaining sponsors replied that NHRA had the decals available at the tech trailers .
Ok ,lets see what they had at the trailer . Division 1 has a nice roller cabinet with drawers filled with decals .
How many did i find there ? Two !! ...I got lucky with a few more from fellow racers but I'm still missing quite a few .
Now a year later I still need a few ,but I now have more room to put them since a few more companies have bailed out of the program.