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[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by GUMP

The bottom line is that we NEED the NHRA to have sponsorship. I hear all of the talk about forming new organizations, but I don't see discussion about how the insurance, safety crew, tech crew, track crew, administrative team, etc. will be financed.........

Baloney! WE need the NHRA Sportsman Series to have sponsorship and Lucas Oil is doing a fine job of that.
How much Coca Cola money have YOU seen? That's all for the pros and campers world will be too.
Go talk to a track owner/manager and find out who's paying the bills for Divisional Events. It's not NHRA, they're just taking their cut.

And OBTW, I accidentally "liked" your post. Kenny, we need an un-like button!

[GUMP]

Billy,

You are missing my point. The NHRA needs the Sportsman classes. That is obvious. I really don't feel that the Sportsman series is worth much without National Events. The two are somewhat co-dependent. The NHRA organization provides a lot of stuff that gets overlooked in these conversations. I was just pointing a few out.

I'm going to go ahead and "like" your post. Even though I don't mean it I figure it will cancel yours out!

[Lew Silverman]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Baloney! WE need the NHRA Sportsman Series to have sponsorship and Lucas Oil is doing a fine job of that.
How much Coca Cola money have YOU seen? That's all for the pros and campers world will be too.
Go talk to a track owner/manager and find out who's paying the bills for Divisional Events. It's not NHRA, they're just taking their cut.

Aren't we talking NATIONAL EVENT sponsorships here? Nobody's been talking about the Sportsman Series, or why it would matter WHO supplies the money to run the National Events, have they? Other than the extremely unlikely possibility that if no sponsor can be found there may not BE any National Events, the Sportsman Series AT THE DIVISIONAL level shouldn't be affected, or am I missing something?