And so it starts

SSDA Hemi · 01-28-2023, 08:35 AM

Found it.....

1656 FS/AA Kenneth Miele '08 Cobra FORD 330 MICRO STRATEGIES INC.

Now I know why Ken was so against Charleys new business on here.....

(just kidding!) just post the switch guys. Nail biter watching this unfold!!

Robin Lawrence · 01-28-2023, 10:22 AM

Good Catch Charlie! Lets out that guy and string him up! It's probably one of those sandbaggers running one of them store bought late model race cars.

I bet he doesn't use blinders either.

I will tell you this is funny ****. Poor Ken,

Oh wait, scratch that.......it was ME! Or should i talk in the third person, it was that EFI guy from Holley Robin Lawrence!! There ya go.

Let me deflect a little pressure from Ken as there was no pre conceived plan. As events have changed in my life I need to make scheduling changes.

I have decided to take an early retirement from Holley. It was a voluntary move on my part. I was scheduled to be in Florida and Georgia for 4 weeks. Lights Out, Baby Gators, Gators and the points meet at SGMP.
With my exit from Holley I cancelled my plan. Holley was very good to me with my program. I t was less expensive than flying in and renting cars and hotels. Plus I was able to race.

I had talked with Ken shortly after he missed the entry for the Gators. He was the very first person to say he needed an entry. I was talking about our banner ad ad the Gators was mentioned. At that point I was still going south.

After I made the decision to withdraw I called Ken. Done deal.

Looking back I should have put it up for offers LOL. No that's not how I roll.

Flame away boys!!

You will see once I am no longer with Holley my posts might look more like Billy Nees posts.

I got work to do, gonna kick some 302 COPO ***

Robin

B Parker · 01-28-2023, 10:50 AM

Ken and Robin It's not your fault. The most popular class in NHRA racing and they only allow 50 cars. It fills up in 3 minutes. I put the blame on the person in charge of the car quotas for each class. After seeing how fast it filled up you would hope they would have announced and reopened it the next day same deal adding more spots. If you have a grade point of eight you sponsored NHRA on the local level and should have a reasonable chance to enter a National race. If it's a 50 or 63 car field it doesn't change the number of rounds.

Having said that after all the years watching racers swapping out their spot to let another one in. You would think by now they would have had at least the next 10 racers in each class in order they entered but didn't get in on a back up list. Once someone backs out they would go down that list until the spot was filled.

What you and Ken did has been the norm for the last several years. Even if you didn't let Ken know and just dropped out it would not have guaranteed the next one inline would have received your vacant spot. It's long overdue for the person in charge of quotas to have a bystanders list. Lets hope this gets done so we don't have issues like this. BP

novassdude · 01-30-2023, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by B Parker

Having said that after all the years watching racers swapping out their spot to let another one in. You would think by now they would have had at least the next 10 racers in each class in order they entered but didn't get in on a back up list. Once someone backs out they would go down that list until the spot was filled.

BP

This would be the fairest way to do it, Keep going down the list as people drop out.

Mark Yacavone · 01-30-2023, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by novassdude

This would be the fairest way to do it, Keep going down the list as people drop out.

They can't afford the manpower. They have a skeleton crew out there now.

Billy Hampton · 01-30-2023, 12:56 PM

(I cant resist, sorry)

Why not just eliminate Sewer Gas and that should free up all the space needed for real race cars?

tstickff · 01-30-2023, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billy Hampton

(I cant resist, sorry)

Why not just eliminate Sewer Gas and that should free up all the space needed for real race cars?

No, drop top sportsman, we are only a couple weeks from the race and they only have 12 entries, plus those guys take way too long in between pairs anyway, but they got their entourage all on the starting line…

lynn engels · 01-30-2023, 05:27 PM

because sewer gas and super chump deserve to be there just as much as a bunch of glorified bracket racers. couldnt resist, lynn engels a/s 507, ss/h 507 and i/a comp

Larry Hill · 01-28-2023, 10:52 AM

Out of the four racers that withdrew representing all three brands, the three racers that replaced them also represent the same three brands. So no harm no foul.

The sad part of NHRA’s direction is it is alienating customers to the point of I don’t care anymore

GTS340 · 01-28-2023, 06:31 PM

You start to feel like your standing in the cold and the last person holding the extra coffee gets in. I was noticing another spot change. 2 grade points in 2022 plus 6 in 2021 equals 4 average. All is well, systems are a go. Never mind the possible person (s) that accumilated maybe 12-16 grade points in the same time frame that wanted to go but can't get in because they don't play the game.
i can never go to National races that are 20 minutes from my house because I don't think I need 8 races to win a division championship. My math says there are only 7 anyway in division 7. Why is a division championship not only divisional races that you claim your in?

Paul Haszlauer
79 C/SA

01-28-2023, 08:35 AM	#1
SSDA Hemi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 503 Likes: 130 Liked 451 Times in 77 Posts	Re: And so it starts Found it..... 1656 FS/AA Kenneth Miele '08 Cobra FORD 330 MICRO STRATEGIES INC. Now I know why Ken was so against Charleys new business on here..... (just kidding!) just post the switch guys. Nail biter watching this unfold!!

01-28-2023, 10:22 AM	#2
Robin Lawrence Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Galesburg IL. Posts: 177 Likes: 250 Liked 712 Times in 120 Posts	Re: And so it starts Good Catch Charlie! Lets out that guy and string him up! It's probably one of those sandbaggers running one of them store bought late model race cars. I bet he doesn't use blinders either. I will tell you this is funny **. Poor Ken, Oh wait, scratch that.......it was ME! Or should i talk in the third person, it was that EFI guy from Holley Robin Lawrence!! There ya go. Let me deflect a little pressure from Ken as there was no pre conceived plan. As events have changed in my life I need to make scheduling changes. I have decided to take an early retirement from Holley. It was a voluntary move on my part. I was scheduled to be in Florida and Georgia for 4 weeks. Lights Out, Baby Gators, Gators and the points meet at SGMP. With my exit from Holley I cancelled my plan. Holley was very good to me with my program. I t was less expensive than flying in and renting cars and hotels. Plus I was able to race. I had talked with Ken shortly after he missed the entry for the Gators. He was the very first person to say he needed an entry. I was talking about our banner ad ad the Gators was mentioned. At that point I was still going south. After I made the decision to withdraw I called Ken. Done deal. Looking back I should have put it up for offers LOL. No that's not how I roll. Flame away boys!! You will see once I am no longer with Holley my posts might look more like Billy Nees posts. I got work to do, gonna kick some 302 COPO * Robin __________________ STK 308 SS 3088 Last edited by Robin Lawrence; 01-28-2023 at 10:24 AM.

01-28-2023, 10:50 AM	#3
B Parker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 849 Likes: 980 Liked 2,336 Times in 464 Posts	Re: And so it starts Ken and Robin It's not your fault. The most popular class in NHRA racing and they only allow 50 cars. It fills up in 3 minutes. I put the blame on the person in charge of the car quotas for each class. After seeing how fast it filled up you would hope they would have announced and reopened it the next day same deal adding more spots. If you have a grade point of eight you sponsored NHRA on the local level and should have a reasonable chance to enter a National race. If it's a 50 or 63 car field it doesn't change the number of rounds. Having said that after all the years watching racers swapping out their spot to let another one in. You would think by now they would have had at least the next 10 racers in each class in order they entered but didn't get in on a back up list. Once someone backs out they would go down that list until the spot was filled. What you and Ken did has been the norm for the last several years. Even if you didn't let Ken know and just dropped out it would not have guaranteed the next one inline would have received your vacant spot. It's long overdue for the person in charge of quotas to have a bystanders list. Lets hope this gets done so we don't have issues like this. BP Last edited by B Parker; 01-28-2023 at 10:56 AM.

01-30-2023, 12:56 PM	#6
Billy Hampton Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Phoenix Posts: 38 Likes: 26 Liked 54 Times in 19 Posts	Re: And so it starts (I cant resist, sorry) Why not just eliminate Sewer Gas and that should free up all the space needed for real race cars? __________________ Billy/Liam Hampton

01-30-2023, 05:27 PM	#8
lynn engels Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: watertown s,dak. Posts: 116 Likes: 0 Liked 151 Times in 26 Posts	Re: And so it starts because sewer gas and super chump deserve to be there just as much as a bunch of glorified bracket racers. couldnt resist, lynn engels a/s 507, ss/h 507 and i/a comp

01-28-2023, 10:52 AM	#9
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,635 Likes: 1,929 Liked 10,691 Times in 2,227 Posts	Re: And so it starts Out of the four racers that withdrew representing all three brands, the three racers that replaced them also represent the same three brands. So no harm no foul. The sad part of NHRA’s direction is it is alienating customers to the point of I don’t care anymore __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817 Last edited by Larry Hill; 01-28-2023 at 12:23 PM.

01-28-2023, 06:31 PM	#10
GTS340 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 868 Likes: 270 Liked 1,341 Times in 408 Posts	Re: And so it starts You start to feel like your standing in the cold and the last person holding the extra coffee gets in. I was noticing another spot change. 2 grade points in 2022 plus 6 in 2021 equals 4 average. All is well, systems are a go. Never mind the possible person (s) that accumilated maybe 12-16 grade points in the same time frame that wanted to go but can't get in because they don't play the game. i can never go to National races that are 20 minutes from my house because I don't think I need 8 races to win a division championship. My math says there are only 7 anyway in division 7. Why is a division championship not only divisional races that you claim your in? Paul Haszlauer 79 C/SA