[chevy620]

I didn't read every post but the concensus seems to be....it has to STOP. Same payout for two decades, more costs thrown to us sportsman racers.
Personally, I have a Stock number, ET Number, S/C number and a T/D number and the Competition License that just went from $50.00 to $100.00 alone. To get my numbers and renew my License $160.00 and I haven't even entered a race yet! I decided to just get the Stock number for now, I can race the dragster locally or at big $$ races without the added cost of NHRA License.
Will I quit? No, but I will definitely race less this year and not worry about what the sanctioning body is.

Now, the one guy who asked about Contingency Money and how it worked. My company, Trailer Toad, was a Contingency sponsor in 2008 I can tell you first hand:
We posted at Lucas Oil Drag Series Events and Divisional ET FInals.


$1000.00 membership to NHRA to be a posting Contingency Sponsor. $4500.00 in guaranteed payouts to be made, if less than that is paid to racers the balance goes to NHRA. (This is why most Contingency Sponsors decided to take a hike this year.)

I think the ET Finals Contingency cost $200 or $300 to post the money but no minimum you had to pay out.

We signed up for the 7 - Division ET FInals and the Jr Dragster League (no charge).

We also have established our own "Racer Rewards Program" We will pay the same contingency we did in 2008 but we handle the whole thing personally, with our customers.

If NHRA does not get a clue that raising every cost at one time was not a stupid move, we are stupid for paying those fees. If I raised the price of the Trailer Toad 50% (because I was going broke) I KNOW I would NOT SELL MORE Trailer Toads!!!!!!!

The NHRA is a membership driven organization, if you don't believe that just take a look at the replay of the stands in Vegas for the Pro Semi-finals and Finals.... couldn't have been 1/4 of the seasts occupied. That is WHEN the decision to raise Sportsman costs was made.

Wish the news was different but it isn't.

Jok