What would it take for you to attend a Sportsman Race

[Bobby Fazio]

I gave my .02 on the topic today.

[Mike Taylor 3601]

My answer is simple..... I love to race especially class racing... I love to race enough that I don't care if it's hot,cold,windy,rain,we can't race ,but nothing we can but wait that out....
I don't care if we race early in the morning,late at night or all night long or in the afternoon,dark,sunny,cloudy,I don't care.....
LETS RACE......
If someone wants to pay a bunch of money even better,because I never have had enough $$$ ....
IF ANYONE IS PAYING BIG MONEY CLASS RACING and anyway possible I will be there....
Mike Taylor 3601
PS.. if all you do is complain about everything that happens at a race,most out anyones control....maybe you don't really love to race

[J.R. Haddad]

Mike, that was a very refreshing post. Now that we have heard that, let's
get back on track. Not attending race's, or striking, is not going to
accomplish anything of value to the racers. Helpful measures to enhance
the races for us, NHRA and the track operators will. I will leave the purse
structure alone for now, as it appears we would race for less, if need be.
Our main complaint appears to be the consistent lowering of quotas for
National Events. Lets suggest we understand why they continue to go
down, be it the size of our rigs, NHRA looking for new and different classes,
or trying to enhance their paying customers experience. That is their prerogative, and if we think we are going to interfere with that, we are
delusional. Everybody talks about their costs, what about ours. Lets start with the the point system. Lets make it the best two out of four National
events, and the best five out of seven points meets. Next, lets us have serious talks with our Division Reps, and have them have a heart to heart with the Competition Director At NHRA, and see what we can do to grow our quotas. There are many more ideas out there, lets pursue them all, including charging us 25.00 more per race because we want tech inspection that no other classes require, and get some answers to our age old problems. Regardless of whether we like the answers or not, when we have have them, lets quit trying to commit homicide on others and suicide on ourselves, and get the hell out there and race, thats all, just race.

J.R.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by J.R. Haddad

There are many more ideas out there, lets pursue them all, including charging us 25.00 more per race because we want tech inspection that no other classes require J.R.

Oh really?

Originally Posted by Bobby Fazio

I gave my .02 on the topic today.

You can please some of the people some of the time but you will never please all of the people all of the time.
I would not want NHRA’s tough task.