NHRA Please Read

[Ed Fernandez]

[QUOTE=Jack Matyas;115362]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

My truck,trailer and car total about $25K.Maybe I should get into the TARP program?
Kenny you or Jack got any loose change laying around so I can race this year?

Ed -- I'd be glad to help out as I 'm sure Kenny would also but just like the Government we'd ask a few questions first .First -- have you tried to succeed this year ? Why have you failed if so ? If we send you money -- how will you spend it ? Hopefully not with that NHRA organization you hate so very much .And just like the Government TARP program we would ask -- what have you done to cut back ? There are no more freebies without questions ...............

On another note -- I can't believe you think the suits are sitting around some boardroom in Glendora planning their own and NHRA's demise -- that's pretty far out even for you .Also I'm under the impression that the salary cuts recently at NHRA were for everyone including those at the top and although I can't confirm it ( yes , they won't take my calls also ) -- its very believeable .Do you personally have other knowledge ? If so please share ............

I never said they were planning the demise of the association.I believe their actions are going to bring it all down because of their incompetency and lack of a sound business plan.
This year no money no racing.It isn't the end of the world.I can go shooting on the cheap and work on
my 1965 American station wagon,that will keep me busy.
Oh and I'll be at Englishtown to support the Dark association.
Thanks Jim R for the quarters,it's a start.

[Jeff Stout]

Don, Didn't you already get those Edelbrock heads passed by NHRA. You don't have to keep kissing butt. Just Funning wit u

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

Don, Didn't you already get those Edelbrock heads passed by NHRA. You don't have to keep kissing butt. Just Funning wit u

Oh , I see now. So he owes them ...big time!

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

No, Jim, it is NOT their ballgame. NHRA is a non profit organization funded by its members. It is OUR ballgame, but we have allowed it to be hijacked by corporate raiding profiteers. The entire original concept behind NHRA has been perverted by greedy individuals who are out of touch with their customer base and out of touch with reality. They are taking our money and wasting it, and they are taking our sport and killing it.

You are right about one thing, Jim. This is still America, and we have the right to speak our mind. We have the right to stand up for what we believe is right, and we have the right to stand up against what we believe is wrong. And one other thing. You have the right to not read it. So don't read it. It was pretty obvious what the original poster was going to post with the thread title, if you did not want to read it, no one put a gun to your head.

For all of you who can easily afford the cost increase, and for all of you who do not mind, that is fine. But when all ten of you show up to race, and they don't have a race because not enough racers showed up to make it worth their while (in other words, they don't get all the money they want from just you ten), don't act surprised, and don't come bitching to the rest of us. Because for every one of you to whom money is not an issue, there are 20 to whom it is, or maybe 200. For every 10 of you to whom principle doesn't matter, there are 100 to whom it does. Eventually, NHRA will make it so expensive, and so much of a pain in the ***, that attendance will shrink enough that they won't get enough people to rob.

Alan, I'm with you on this one too, because this weekend I'll be in my first race of the year...two months behind most of the rest of my neighbors...and the only reason I'm racing is because of a bonus I earned from my driving job....Thank God for that!!!

[Blingmaster]

What IF??? We find total value of NHRA make an offer buy them out make it a for profit corporation and all your fees became shares of stock and run it like your elected officers knew what they were doing. Salaries would be set any profits were return to stockholders....DD

[J Adams]

Since his first post I though Don was trying to avoid a teardown. LOL

[Freddie]

Originally Posted by Blingmaster

What IF??? We find total value of NHRA make an offer buy them out make it a for profit corporation and all your fees became shares of stock and run it like your elected officers knew what they were doing. Salaries would be set any profits were return to stockholders....DD

It has been tried before, recetnly too.

There are a select few in the motorsports world who could possibly take on such a venture, but the real question would be is it more benificial to buy out NHRA or start a new association and starve them out?

[Don Kennedy]

By the way I have had my share of situations with NHRA for sure and I get them resolved personally and privately with NHRA officials.

I don't need to suck up to anyone and my posts are not that of course as most know I am very opinionated ,but I feel that a person has to look at both sides of the story before a comment is made period . Anyone can have a one-sided discussion on the internet which is easy.

Plus I always try to stay away from any personal attacks. I have found when a post is made to attack a person personally the person doing the attacking usually has nothing to contribute of value that means anything so they just attack personally

By the way if something would happen to NHRA where would most racers race at with their class car? What would your race car be worth if there were no place to race a class car?.

FYI I have been torn down 7 times,don't go quick enough with my old pontiac ,used up parts LOL

[Jeff Stout]

Now Don I was only funning with you. Not having NHRA around class cars would problably go to events that Alex did in Byron, Pat Joffrion events in LA.When I went to these 2 events it was the most fun and entertaining to watch then any Div and Nat event. Even the lonely Div race I won couldn't keep up with these 2 events. After not running for 3 years at any Div and Nat I must admit I don't miss it. In the last 2 weeks I have seriously considered selling the Super Stock Monte and motor. It would be a -.65 under car and to keep up with others in class.(in which I have had heads up rounds 60% of the time 4 and 5 years ago) I feel the money needed to build a -1.00 motor is not worth all the hassle to go to any Div and Nat. for peanuts.

[Don Kennedy]

ed I understand .

Wow it seems that some want to change the way NHRA does business . that is a huge undertaking to try and change one of the Most successfully ran organizations ever in the Drag racing world.

I am just wondering if those who want to either change or start another organization really know what it would take to do this? Time wise, Money wise , tracks wise, rules wise, insurance wise, racing dates , liability wise , logistics wise, is a very huge endeavor which in this time would be almost totally impossible to do just financially in my opinion of course