[Jack Matyas]

Dave -- You're the one who should be careful of what you wish for as a National event can be run without Sportsman racers .Pros are the ones who put people in the stands and pay the bills -- imagine how many employees NHRA could get rid of at National events if they killed off Sportsman -- tech people , staging , scales , fuel check , teardown , tower personel , credentials , the list is endless .All needed for Sportsman racing and they could run without us with a crew of probably 25% of what they use now .

Somehow I missed the part where they reduced the purses by 40 % -- how did you figure that ?

We kept racing last year when gasoline was up over 4 bucks and diesel was over $ 5 -and you're still buying gas and diesel from ExxonMobil - is $200 per year that much of a hardship ? I hope I'm not sounding like I'm supporting the NHRA or their recent price hikes as thats not my intent -- I feel they're just trying to exist like the rest of us ....................

PS-- Yo Ken ! ! ! -- how about a little help here -- I'm standin' all alone ............and the 'injuns( or cowboys in this case ) are circling my wagon .