CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - I-card ??

Don Sofranko · 06-01-2009, 09:30 PM

I would like to thank all the people who have made racing so entertaining. Over the last 15 years, its been a group of volunteers, and paid staff. Those guys at the original Compuserve, RIS group, were loads of fun! I was sad when Summit started the Fast News Network (only because it was the end of Compuserve), and would now like to thank them for the awesome support of the racing news. Summit has done much more than Jeg's and deserves the credit.

It strikes me as weird that NHRA has been the last to get with the online media, and developing ways to support the new media tools. Summit had to support the instant results! Who would have thought they would have supported divisionals, and all the other non national event programs. Great job all you Summit guys!

It would seem that NHRA will only take on profit centers that are no brainers, and require little work or risk. This I-card problem only shows how they have no real vision, or real leadership. But who hasn't known that the last 5 years? It sounds like they can't even justify the budget of the timing system. If they made their own timing system part of the business, then maybe the fight over I -card could end. Could there be a business argument to buy Compulink, sell timing equipment to race tracks around the world, and integrate the new media tools into it?

The I-Card looks like a great new idea, and NHRA should be the one to lead its development. If they were actually a good business.

But maybe its like the original Top Stock, and NHRA won't move on it until the money is raining from heaven? Its probably best they just get out of the way, and let the private people run the good websites like this one, invent the best new tools, and stay out of the way of the timing equipment people.

06-01-2009, 09:30 PM	#3
Don Sofranko Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 121 Likes: 0 Liked 128 Times in 32 Posts	Re: I-card ?? I would like to thank all the people who have made racing so entertaining. Over the last 15 years, its been a group of volunteers, and paid staff. Those guys at the original Compuserve, RIS group, were loads of fun! I was sad when Summit started the Fast News Network (only because it was the end of Compuserve), and would now like to thank them for the awesome support of the racing news. Summit has done much more than Jeg's and deserves the credit. It strikes me as weird that NHRA has been the last to get with the online media, and developing ways to support the new media tools. Summit had to support the instant results! Who would have thought they would have supported divisionals, and all the other non national event programs. Great job all you Summit guys! It would seem that NHRA will only take on profit centers that are no brainers, and require little work or risk. This I-card problem only shows how they have no real vision, or real leadership. But who hasn't known that the last 5 years? It sounds like they can't even justify the budget of the timing system. If they made their own timing system part of the business, then maybe the fight over I -card could end. Could there be a business argument to buy Compulink, sell timing equipment to race tracks around the world, and integrate the new media tools into it? The I-Card looks like a great new idea, and NHRA should be the one to lead its development. If they were actually a good business. But maybe its like the original Top Stock, and NHRA won't move on it until the money is raining from heaven? Its probably best they just get out of the way, and let the private people run the good websites like this one, invent the best new tools, and stay out of the way of the timing equipment people.