Did Anybody Else Catch This?! - Page 5

cicero819 · 11-13-2013, 08:23 PM

I might be repeating myself but here goes, NHRA is getting ready to say good by to Pro-Stock ,very soon. What makes me say this, is very simple, when I was at the U.S. National in Indy all their ads stated Top Fuel Dragster, Funny Cars and wait... Pro Mod, not one word about Pro-Stock, in one T.V ad they even showed Super-Stocks doing wheelies to attract new consumers. I've said it many times, return to a showroom look and let them lift their collective front-ends and watch the breed gain some much needed love from the spectators. As for W.J. he's a professional Ahole and proud of it, never cared about his competitor when he had the big budget and now that he has to count his pennies now, W.J. is pointing the finger at the others that do spend to keep up, he never cared for any spectators, so I won't lose too much sleep thinking about his plight. I remember Jason Line taking the time to talk to this little girl at the U.S. national and showing her the inside of the car and making her feel important, I know one thing he's got a fan for life with that little girl.Claude Ruel p.s. and yes Ed, we aren't an automotive society anymore.lol

Alan Roehrich · 11-13-2013, 09:04 PM

Yeah, I guess you missed the part where WJ had several of the Make A Wish kids in his pits.

Never had a problem with Warren, always has a minute for me when I approach him.

He is however, a curmudgeon, and rather hard to get to know. He's got an extremely dry and droll sense of humor, and most people do not understand it, they miss the sarcasm, too.

Gary Smith · 11-13-2013, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

....He is however, a curmudgeon, and rather hard to get to know. He's got an extremely dry and droll sense of humor, and most people do not understand it, they miss the sarcasm, too.

......what I meant to say.

D.Johns · 11-13-2013, 10:59 PM

My wife likes WJ. Her favorite moment was when Erica Enders was pouting about losing a round and WJ was just looking over at her having a grin on his face that you could tell what he was thinking.

Our favorite current driver is Vincent Nobile. Just a good kid that can drive and the whole family is having fun. Did I mention that kid can DRIVE!
Of course I have to rout for Larry Morgan because he's in a Mustang and also is a down to earth and also doesn't fear saying what he feels.

cicero819 · 11-14-2013, 08:49 AM

Mr Roehrich I also didn't see him wake up on Christmas morning and dropped off food at Little Tim Cratchit's house also. Claude Ruel

Mike Taylor 3601 · 11-14-2013, 09:27 AM

Use always end up running into and talking to WJ &KJ @ PRI shows have'nt been since it left Indy,got my tickets for this year. We would end up shooting bull with them for awhile they were always friendly and fun to talk to.
I would not count WJ out if he gets funding again I think he would go right back to top,he is smart racer.
Mike Taylor 3601

69ss/rs · 11-14-2013, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Yeah, I guess you missed the part where WJ had several of the Make A Wish kids in his pits.

Never had a problem with Warren, always has a minute for me when I approach him.

He is however, a curmudgeon, and rather hard to get to know. He's got an extremely dry and droll sense of humor, and most people do not understand it, they miss the sarcasm, too.

Same here Alan, Warren has always had time to talk when ever I approached him; it was Arlene you had to watch out for.

cutta · 11-14-2013, 11:51 AM

So minus all the complaints and rants, are there any realistic resolutions in here?

All the Pro Stock and Funny Car body changes results in scrapping $100k cars which is unrealistic and doesn't take into consideration how your current parity will be maintained and how to make an OEM body as stable at 214mph. Ranting is all nice and good but looking for resolutions is much more productive.

I do know this though, with the consumer market of auto enthusiasts being smaller, NHRA's job is harder than ever. I for sure wouldn't want that job and I got a feeling that none of us would be happy doing it either because of the politics and people pleasing that would have to be done behind closed doors in order to keep enough money coming in the door to stay above water.

pontiacchuck · 11-15-2013, 11:08 AM

all top nhra top brass take a big pay cut that would help and put that money into cheaper tickets more people coming to races family of 4 cost 300 a day for tickets food and drinks with the country in bad sharp people do not have that kind of money

Rose Racing · 11-15-2013, 11:51 AM

Heres my thoughts the pro side of this sport as in the Fuel Classes and 500 in Pro Stock wont be around very long..... The Nostalgia side of Fuel Racing will be fine until guys with like Force and Schu go over and kill the party and classes like Pro Mod,Alky Funny and TAD,and Mountain Motor Pro Stock will thrive and the NHRA classes will be a larger part of the show and sooo will SPortsman classes when the current Fuel Classes start getting between 12 and 8 cars and I predict eventually Pro Stock becomes all Mountain Motor or Small Block like the Aussies in NHRA
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1qz9y9aHrQ"]VIDEO FEATURE: What Is An ANDRA Pro Stocker? - YouTube[/ame]

11-13-2013, 08:23 PM	#41
cicero819 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Aylmer Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,086 Likes: 31 Liked 69 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Did Anybody Else Catch This?! I might be repeating myself but here goes, NHRA is getting ready to say good by to Pro-Stock ,very soon. What makes me say this, is very simple, when I was at the U.S. National in Indy all their ads stated Top Fuel Dragster, Funny Cars and wait... Pro Mod, not one word about Pro-Stock, in one T.V ad they even showed Super-Stocks doing wheelies to attract new consumers. I've said it many times, return to a showroom look and let them lift their collective front-ends and watch the breed gain some much needed love from the spectators. As for W.J. he's a professional Ahole and proud of it, never cared about his competitor when he had the big budget and now that he has to count his pennies now, W.J. is pointing the finger at the others that do spend to keep up, he never cared for any spectators, so I won't lose too much sleep thinking about his plight. I remember Jason Line taking the time to talk to this little girl at the U.S. national and showing her the inside of the car and making her feel important, I know one thing he's got a fan for life with that little girl.Claude Ruel p.s. and yes Ed, we aren't an automotive society anymore.lol

11-13-2013, 09:04 PM	#42
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,106 Likes: 1,564 Liked 1,789 Times in 408 Posts	Re: Did Anybody Else Catch This?! Yeah, I guess you missed the part where WJ had several of the Make A Wish kids in his pits. Never had a problem with Warren, always has a minute for me when I approach him. He is however, a curmudgeon, and rather hard to get to know. He's got an extremely dry and droll sense of humor, and most people do not understand it, they miss the sarcasm, too. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

11-13-2013, 10:59 PM	#44
D.Johns Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 437 Likes: 15 Liked 18 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Did Anybody Else Catch This?! My wife likes WJ. Her favorite moment was when Erica Enders was pouting about losing a round and WJ was just looking over at her having a grin on his face that you could tell what he was thinking. Our favorite current driver is Vincent Nobile. Just a good kid that can drive and the whole family is having fun. Did I mention that kid can DRIVE! Of course I have to rout for Larry Morgan because he's in a Mustang and also is a down to earth and also doesn't fear saying what he feels. __________________ 2014 Cobra Jet FS/XX #3345 STK/SS Like us on http://www.facebook.com/pages/Daniel...25886327426822

11-14-2013, 08:49 AM	#45
cicero819 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Aylmer Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,086 Likes: 31 Liked 69 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Did Anybody Else Catch This?! Mr Roehrich I also didn't see him wake up on Christmas morning and dropped off food at Little Tim Cratchit's house also. Claude Ruel

11-14-2013, 09:27 AM	#46
Mike Taylor 3601 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somerset,Ky Posts: 1,371 Likes: 352 Liked 304 Times in 102 Posts	Re: Did Anybody Else Catch This?! Use always end up running into and talking to WJ &KJ @ PRI shows have'nt been since it left Indy,got my tickets for this year. We would end up shooting bull with them for awhile they were always friendly and fun to talk to. I would not count WJ out if he gets funding again I think he would go right back to top,he is smart racer. Mike Taylor 3601

11-14-2013, 11:51 AM	#48
cutta Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 347 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Did Anybody Else Catch This?! So minus all the complaints and rants, are there any realistic resolutions in here? All the Pro Stock and Funny Car body changes results in scrapping $100k cars which is unrealistic and doesn't take into consideration how your current parity will be maintained and how to make an OEM body as stable at 214mph. Ranting is all nice and good but looking for resolutions is much more productive. I do know this though, with the consumer market of auto enthusiasts being smaller, NHRA's job is harder than ever. I for sure wouldn't want that job and I got a feeling that none of us would be happy doing it either because of the politics and people pleasing that would have to be done behind closed doors in order to keep enough money coming in the door to stay above water. __________________ Adriel Paradise, Paradise Racing Team Driver/Crew Chief(at least my dad claims me to be) B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas

11-15-2013, 11:08 AM	#49
pontiacchuck Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 77 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Did Anybody Else Catch This?! all top nhra top brass take a big pay cut that would help and put that money into cheaper tickets more people coming to races family of 4 cost 300 a day for tickets food and drinks with the country in bad sharp people do not have that kind of money

11-15-2013, 11:51 AM	#50
Rose Racing Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sandusky, Ohio Posts: 353 Likes: 95 Liked 226 Times in 74 Posts	Re: Did Anybody Else Catch This?! Heres my thoughts the pro side of this sport as in the Fuel Classes and 500 in Pro Stock wont be around very long..... The Nostalgia side of Fuel Racing will be fine until guys with like Force and Schu go over and kill the party and classes like Pro Mod,Alky Funny and TAD,and Mountain Motor Pro Stock will thrive and the NHRA classes will be a larger part of the show and sooo will SPortsman classes when the current Fuel Classes start getting between 12 and 8 cars and I predict eventually Pro Stock becomes all Mountain Motor or Small Block like the Aussies in NHRA [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1qz9y9aHrQ"]VIDEO FEATURE: What Is An ANDRA Pro Stocker? - YouTube[/ame]