Originally Posted by Bruce Noland (Post 385640)

Michael,
We've been down this road before. I don't race at IHRA races and would never be so presumptuous to get deeply involved in the inner workings of the way it conducts it's business. Dan has posted pages of material about an nhra problem and probably isn't a member of nhra much less a nhra racer.

And yes, Dan you do have to have some skin in the game to be taken seriously. Not just a bunch of soccer referee info that to me seemed out of place.

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey (Post 385679)

Bruce:
Lets make this clear !
If NHRA had Pure Stock I would be there.
I have raced NHRA for decades and likely before many were born.
This year is bit limited frustrated by a repaired shoulder.

Again you are attacking me instead of the issue.
Raced on many tracks ill prepared and not properly prepped.
Including long before VHT was invented.

Getting back to your comment!
Skin in the Game is being here for the betterment of our sport.
The whole sport !!
Being provocative just enough because NHRA is looking at this web site.
If they are not, they are being negligent.

As for Soccer it is a very competitive sport.
Lets see how you deal with hot games and ill mannered parents, coaches and players.
Much like some of the behavior here.

You want to know what SKIN in the Game is ?
Become a Certified Ref in any Sport including Drag Racing.
Yeah they have their versions. All organizations do.
Then have to deal with yourself.

To give you an example of my experience.
Ref an intense Sport is not much different than the Public Protection Industry having to deal with the public.
Involves the Good and Tough.
You train for it and recognize how to deal with the behavior.

We all play in a high risk sport that insurance companies fear supporting.
Try getting Life Insurance if the Broker knew you were racing.

One last thing.
Whether you want to take me seriously is not my problem.
It is yours...

See you at the races.

Dan



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Originally Posted by Bruce Noland (Post 385689)

Dan,
Let me be clear. I think you are entitled to your opinion. And that's it.

Like many others here, I don't buy your soccer comparisons to nhra and feel you are incorrect about "Mr. Barton." You make many strong statements and yet you were not at Englishtown and you were not even eligible to race at the event.

Finally, I do not take your long winded posts seriously and do not consider it to be a problem. But, I do think it is important to point out that you have pushed yourself into a discussion that has no impact on you or your racing. This debate is about the poor racing conditions at Englishtown and a racer who pushed back against those conditions. We need to support his struggle.

I'm going to get some popcorn before your next installment arrives.

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey (Post 385697)

I like popcorn too !! :D

D

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy (Post 385721)

Just curious daniel what car do you run??? What class it in ?

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey (Post 385835)

Hey Don:
Ran a M/SA 1969 Impala in Division 1 from 1975-1978.
This was formerly Bob LaSala's car.
Before that ran a M/S 64 Impala SS and E/SA 1968 GTO 1971-1975

Moved to Georgia and Florida 1978 Ran D2
Woodro built a good engine for the car. 1982
2 - kids 1983 and 1985
Won Stock at Commerce 1980, Point Meet at Moroso later 1983.
Ron Jeffries ran the car the rest of 1983 and 1984 in D2.
Divorced unemployed 7/23/1990

Moved back to Maryland and parked car.
It rusted up badly and started restoration in 2004.
Still in pieces in Pennsylvania but getting there.
Budd Rowe built a new 350/255 engine.

Started DanSources 1993, Remarried new child 1996
In meantime was raced my 1995 Impala SS in Impala Club Races and Brackets.
Constantly updated and restored to current near new condition.
Has almost 200k miles on chassis and original engine.
Jeff Warren built the Pure Stock engine.

For now can only race S/SS and IHRA series.
Ran first xHRA race since 1991 running IHRA Patriots Division at Richmond 2011.

Ran 8 IHRA races a 5 tracks in 2012.
Drove the car to all of them.
Cannot store a car trailer in neighborhood.

Super rain out a Coastal Plains - lost 1st round anyway.
MIR just flooded out so limited to 8th place in points, 2012.

Right now trying to promote Pure Stock interest.
Helping out Mike Beard with big S/SS race in Columbus 2014

D

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez (Post 385870)

And is trying to meld the sports of soccer and NHRA drag racing.