[Jack Matyas]

Ed -- The very last thing I'd want to do today is to defend the NHRA's latest price hike but the part I'm really surprised about is that they didn't do it last Summer when everyone was paying $5.05 for diesel fuel.As many of the readers here are self-employed they know that all business costs have risen during the last year-- recently I was notified by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Revenue thay my dealers license and my salesmans licenses are going up almost double -- is that going to make me close -- probably not .I guess the point is "they" feel raising the fees is OK and we have a choice -- pay the extra or sell our stuff and sit in front of the TV weekends .We could boycott and yes , I'll join in but you'll never get everyone to stay home -- besides they don't need us -- just the pros .