Spoiled Brats!

[Billy Nees]

It's what we ALL are. We're spoiled brats. Admit it. We all know it even if we don't want to admit it and if you won't admit it then you're delusional.
NHRA knows it too and they will use it against us for as long as there's an NHRA. They know that we all want that Wally because that Wally means that, if only for one race or one class run, we are the best at what we do in the biggest game in town. No other sanctioning body or independent race will do. And NHRA knows (short of quitting) that there's nothing we (the Racers) will do about it. Ya know why? Because we'll never stick together and do something about it. We will always fight amongst ourselves and be divided.
Ever hear of any Racer trying to organize a "protest" of NHRA by not going to their races? Sure you have. Know why we don't? Because for every Racer who WILL stay home, 3 WILL show up because they KNOW that "if you're not there', I've got a better chance of winning that Wally".
Has everyone read Tim Fletcher's post regarding the CRN excuses ( good letter Pup, I couldn't have done better myself!) list? Those excuses would never keep most of us away from an NHRA event and a chance for that Wally!
Just what IS a Wally worth anyway? Mine are mostly put away in a closet so that I don't have to dust them. Some have never been taken out of the boxes. Ya can't eat them. I guess the memories of the day mean more to me than the Wally does. Maybe (definitely, to me) it was the purse. Well, maybe not the pathetic purse anymore.

Just a couple more things, what will you do if/when NHRA goes away? Their "competitors/members" are literally dying to get out of the sport/hobby. Will the Jrs. keep them in business?
If NHRA went away tomorrow, do you all think that John Force would quit? Not a chance, he'd find a venue to pay him to put on a show. Would the local track owner just close the gates? Not a chance, he'd find Racers to pay him to keep the gates open and the track running. Would you all just park/restore/scrap your S/SS cars? Some might, most won't. Probably just finally have to find an independent race to run. That is if we haven't chased away all of the people who would be willing to put on a race like that by then.

Ya know, if ya want to spend a million bucks to race for NHRA's pathetic purse fine,ya want to race junk then go for it. BUT at some point in time quite soon we had all better stop acting like "spoiled brats" and figure out some way to become a more cohesive group.

Depending on your opinions of this post, I've either had too much or not enough Cuervo. Blame it on that.