CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post

SDT1DYI · 01-12-2023, 11:02 PM

I'm not interested in racing NHRA National Events any longer. I will attend Divisonals and try to stay away from Regional Alcohol events but some are combined with Divisonals.
National events are just not fun and I'm tried of 7.00 AM to get ready for first out.
We all need to remember NHRA is in the entertainment business.
Stock/ Super is NOT the entertainment for majority of fans.
Stock /Super stock most likely has a shelf life at NHRA National Events. Yes they need us at Divisonals as we ARE (most of the time) the largest group of racers at the event.
NHRA is not going to get track owners to pay them to bring a Divisonal Event to their location if Racers don't show up . Look what happened at the Div 6 Mission Race in 2022. There's no Mission Divisonal race in 2023.
There's nothing wrong with NHRA, they run a business , it's their business they can run it anyway they want .
As Stock/Super Stock racers, if you don't like the way NHRA runs their business as it effects you, then I would suggest you try something different.
Get over the Wally thing, or wanting your car in ND or what ever your attachment to NHRA is, because it's ending at some point.
As I have said before on this forum , support your local Stock SS Assocation by GETTING involved. Not just showing up at a Association race , but in the building of a strong , well run organization for the future of Class Racing.
If there were 10 or 12 strong Assocations across the U.S with
5 to 6 well attended races annually , getting a Major Sponsor and secondary sponsors becomes a real possibility.
Association Racing is the future for Class Racing, like it or not.

Steve Teeter Stk/SS 620.

01-12-2023, 11:02 PM	#9
SDT1DYI Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Indianola Washington Posts: 403 Likes: 0 Liked 455 Times in 147 Posts	Re: Spoiled Brats! I'm not interested in racing NHRA National Events any longer. I will attend Divisonals and try to stay away from Regional Alcohol events but some are combined with Divisonals. National events are just not fun and I'm tried of 7.00 AM to get ready for first out. We all need to remember NHRA is in the entertainment business. Stock/ Super is NOT the entertainment for majority of fans. Stock /Super stock most likely has a shelf life at NHRA National Events. Yes they need us at Divisonals as we ARE (most of the time) the largest group of racers at the event. NHRA is not going to get track owners to pay them to bring a Divisonal Event to their location if Racers don't show up . Look what happened at the Div 6 Mission Race in 2022. There's no Mission Divisonal race in 2023. There's nothing wrong with NHRA, they run a business , it's their business they can run it anyway they want . As Stock/Super Stock racers, if you don't like the way NHRA runs their business as it effects you, then I would suggest you try something different. Get over the Wally thing, or wanting your car in ND or what ever your attachment to NHRA is, because it's ending at some point. As I have said before on this forum , support your local Stock SS Assocation by GETTING involved. Not just showing up at a Association race , but in the building of a strong , well run organization for the future of Class Racing. If there were 10 or 12 strong Assocations across the U.S with 5 to 6 well attended races annually , getting a Major Sponsor and secondary sponsors becomes a real possibility. Association Racing is the future for Class Racing, like it or not. Steve Teeter Stk/SS 620.