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Old 03-18-2023, 11:03 AM   #1
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Until some of you guys decide not to go down an "unprepped" track, you will continue to go down "unprepped" tracks. Problems need to be solved when the problem is happening. Complaining on this forum is doing very little. Grow some balls and stop your car on the track and let them know that this is not what you're paying for!!! I believe David Barton did this once!! Remember "you are the customer"!!
If you don't remember, Dave was fined for stopping on the track. Maybe stopping on the track isn't the best idea to prove a point.
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Old 03-18-2023, 11:22 AM   #2
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The decision in the tower is the key. It was clearly an unsafe situation here and 1st round of the Baby's. TAD and CE refused to run then they called SuperStock. This director needs a conscious or some one is gonna get hurt. They all are noprep nonsense oriented until tragedy happens. Not a professional attitude at all.
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Old 03-18-2023, 11:24 AM   #3
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Austin brought up a good point if a racer is slow to go down the track showing displeasure of poor track prep. I does show a little selfishness, and I have been that person, to the races behind in the water box. If some of you were behind me during a slow roll down track, I apologize and the track owes you a bigger apology and a refund. We did not get what we paid for!
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Old 03-18-2023, 03:47 PM   #4
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If you don't remember, Dave was fined for stopping on the track. Maybe stopping on the track isn't the best idea to prove a point.
Duane, sometimes desperate times require desperate measures ….how many times can a reasonable racer spend the time and $$ only to spin on a **** track. I don’t know who … nolongerracing is….BUT I like his style.
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Old 03-18-2023, 04:20 PM   #5
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It's been quite a while since I've covered a race and had a chance to listen to conversations in the tower and in staging/starting line areas. I saw this situation maybe 5 or 6 times during all the races I covered.

Different staff back then, but I always heard the same thing - "If you don't want to race, fine. Don't race. There are plenty others who will be happy to take your place."

I firmly believe the NHRA has changed for the worse in the things they believed important, but this is not a recent thing. It should have been solved somehow years ago.

As for the Greg Anderson complaint, I seem to remember it was at Columbus about a very suspect left lane. He got the standard reply until one car ended up on its roof, a couple of others had near misses before anything was done.
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Duane, sometimes desperate times require desperate measures ….how many times can a reasonable racer spend the time and $$ only to spin on a **** track. I don’t know who … nolongerracing is….BUT I like his style.
nolongerracing has a great idea, but not for him to do,only to suggest someone else to do. Wonder who will chip in to pay the couple thousand dollar fine like I believe David got?
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Old 03-18-2023, 06:59 PM   #7
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nolongerracing has a great idea, but not for him to do,only to suggest someone else to do. Wonder who will chip in to pay the couple thousand dollar fine like I believe David got?
Some one with some balls.

$2000 fine is cheaper than trying to replace a 75k stocker.


Or we can just complain more that seems to be working.

NHRA could give two ****s what we think!

Stick together and stuff gets done, one person can't change anything. What if everyone would have loaded there cars up and left???

Just more reasons we need to support races like Tyler's, Kens, Bo's,etc
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Old 03-18-2023, 08:05 PM   #8
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Some one with some balls.

$2000 fine is cheaper than trying to replace a 75k stocker.


Or we can just complain more that seems to be working.

NHRA could give two ****s what we think!

Stick together and stuff gets done, one person can't change anything. What if everyone would have loaded there cars up and left???

Just more reasons we need to support races like Tyler's, Kens, Bo's,etc
It wouldn’t have mattered if everyone loaded up & left, NHRA got there $$$
when the racers rolled in on Thurs & Friday and payed already.
Probably have to pay online when you enter at some divisional’s too.
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Old 03-18-2023, 08:08 PM   #9
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That's kind of my point if they keep getting there money why would they change anything. I don't know what the answer is ,but it sure sounds like there is a lot of unhappy people at the races.
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2024 rulebook might say stock spec tire size is 275 60 15 drag radials and super stock on 33 12.50 15 mud terrain LT radials. Sounds like that's what they are prepping the track for.
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