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[jmcarter]

Like the optimism of Mark Lewis’s post but Greg Hill’s thought about who has the largest fleet of lawyers seems more the immediate issue. No way Coke’s counsel would not have bought off on their action if they didn’t have firm footing. They will easily absorb the legal costs of the litigation. If you really want to be a debbie downer this could all be part of an exit strategy and the top folks walk off with their golden parachutes intact. The PRO owners are aging out and is there any kind of kind of assurance that next year will be much better in terms of events and fan attendance? Maybe Mark’s and Gary’s posts are our best possible outcomes with Sportsman racers having larger fields to pay all the purses and match races providing a fan draw of sorts. In any case, change is coming. The statement about “family” made me think of Lewis Bloom, family doesn’t seem to have mattered much in his exit and that plus all the current purse structure may tell you all you need to know about NHRA’s thoughts on “family”.