[Jason Oldfield]

I could write War & Peace on this subject, but I'll keep it short. IMHO, the ONLY way to get NHRA's attention is to hit them in the pocketbook. They basically know that they have us all bent over a barrel with what they feel is the only game in town. I'm all for giving letter writing a try, but whether you put one letter on my desk or 1000, I can still easily throw them all in the trash without even reading them (I'll just need a larger trash receptacle - and e-mails are even easier to delete, as I bet I easily delete 100 per day without even getting past the subject line).

Protesting at a race will do nothing. Ask the Modified Eliminator boys what they're little show got them other than their name on NHRA's ***** list.

But, if the money stops flowing in, now you're going to get their attention. Not counting crew passes, 500 cars times $250 per car = $125,000. What does NHRA pay out at a national event, $50,000 tops? Taking $75,000 away from them (again, not counting crew passes, concessions, souvenir sales, etc.) will have more of an affect on them than writing 1,000 letters. And if they don't get the hint after one race, continue it at the next until they come looking for us to have an open discussion.

Remember, WE ARE THEIR CUSTOMERS! This is not some special society that only the privledged can join. If you have $64 per year, you can be a member of NHRA, and for $270 more, you too can compete at one of their "prestigious" events.