[DRAKE VISCOME]

Hey Rusty...am with you on this...we had the fortune (maybe mis-fortune !!! lol) to function our racing energies as a business for 10 or 15 years...in early funny car '65-'80 period...for sure then it was about the $$$...but the accolades,weekly ink...exposure just as important...over last 30+ years (including currently) all been very sportsman efforts...it INDEED ain't NO BUSINESS!!!...OR ABOUT THE $$$...but it was/is about class accolades,accomplishments,photos,exposure...which neither NHRA/IHRA seems to care much about by & large...we all participate...'cause we want to...it's our "choice"...it truly hasn't become a warm & fuzzy feeling pretty much anyplace/anywhere...we accept it...to some degree...doesn't mean we like it...stock/super-stock car counts most everywhere...not great...maybe Lebanon Valley 92 car stock field (awesome) the exception @ recent Divisional...'course Division 1...ALWAYS has been huge...in my "dreams"...IHRA...more NHRA class events...let some "cats"...gain a lil' recognition...charge a few bucks more (if they have to !) to cover cost of class Wallys-Iron-Men...none most probably going to occur...so "hoss"...it'll just "stay" a old timers "dream" !!!-Drake