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Kandra Villani · 04-14-2009, 12:34 PM

Regarding the comments that seem to be made over and over again when someone complains about how they don't like the new NHRA polices, such as "don't go, go to IHRA, go race somewhere else" Well...it just shows that sometimes racers live in their own geography and don't think of the "whole". Please explain WHERE those of us in Division 5 (and most of D7, D6) can GO??? I should say, the WESTERN part of D5. LOL. Just to race NHRA our CLOSEST races are OVER 400 miles away. Denver is IT!!! Denver is an NHRA race. So you must be saying that this means we MUST race NHRA, or just quit??? Those of us that have taken some time off to start our families, and have 75% finished stockers sitting in our garages, are very frustrated. We don't have the ability to just up and travel over 600+ miles to support an organization that has refused to move west (IHRA). We are fed up with the rising costs (we have TWO drivers in our household, not just one as most), each change nickels and dimes us to the point we can't participate in our hobby. We just have to deal??? WHY???? I always used the argument here in Colorado that I don't ski because I could head to the track, have a great day, and even have the shot of winning most of my entry back! I can hardly use that anymore.

I understand both sides of this argument, but I don't understand why those that feel NHRA is just in what they are doing are so free to tell the rest of us to just take our business somewhere else. WE CAN'T. If you lived in a small town, next nearest grocery store is in the next town over 400 miles away, and you just can't handle the prices of the groceries and lack of quality, and poor service and the fact they don't have maybe a specific medication available in your pharmacy, what would you do? Would you try to get them to carry the item, fix their prices, fix their quality and customer service, or just drive the 800 mile round trip weekly to buy your groceries and medication?

NHRA provides something, and unfortunately, they DO have a monopoly on most of the market. I can't just go to another provider here.

I can complain, make my feelings and unhappiness known in HOPES that the one provider we have makes a change.

Kandra Villani

Super Stock
Hopefully have a stocker....maybe not..... 79 Firebird, almost finished, might be for sale.... takers???

04-14-2009, 12:34 PM	#23
Kandra Villani Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Federick, CO Posts: 24 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: NHRA Please Read Regarding the comments that seem to be made over and over again when someone complains about how they don't like the new NHRA polices, such as "don't go, go to IHRA, go race somewhere else" Well...it just shows that sometimes racers live in their own geography and don't think of the "whole". Please explain WHERE those of us in Division 5 (and most of D7, D6) can GO??? I should say, the WESTERN part of D5. LOL. Just to race NHRA our CLOSEST races are OVER 400 miles away. Denver is IT!!! Denver is an NHRA race. So you must be saying that this means we MUST race NHRA, or just quit??? Those of us that have taken some time off to start our families, and have 75% finished stockers sitting in our garages, are very frustrated. We don't have the ability to just up and travel over 600+ miles to support an organization that has refused to move west (IHRA). We are fed up with the rising costs (we have TWO drivers in our household, not just one as most), each change nickels and dimes us to the point we can't participate in our hobby. We just have to deal??? WHY???? I always used the argument here in Colorado that I don't ski because I could head to the track, have a great day, and even have the shot of winning most of my entry back! I can hardly use that anymore. I understand both sides of this argument, but I don't understand why those that feel NHRA is just in what they are doing are so free to tell the rest of us to just take our business somewhere else. WE CAN'T. If you lived in a small town, next nearest grocery store is in the next town over 400 miles away, and you just can't handle the prices of the groceries and lack of quality, and poor service and the fact they don't have maybe a specific medication available in your pharmacy, what would you do? Would you try to get them to carry the item, fix their prices, fix their quality and customer service, or just drive the 800 mile round trip weekly to buy your groceries and medication? NHRA provides something, and unfortunately, they DO have a monopoly on most of the market. I can't just go to another provider here. I can complain, make my feelings and unhappiness known in HOPES that the one provider we have makes a change. Kandra Villani Super Stock Hopefully have a stocker....maybe not..... 79 Firebird, almost finished, might be for sale.... takers???