[Jim Wahl]

It is quite evident that the Sportsman cars without the Alcohol track greasers can support (expense wise) themselves and make the tracks a profit at the same time. If NHRA wants the tracks to run the Alcohol cars then they need to step up and at least help to pay for the payouts! Why should Top Alcohol cars incur no expense at all? They pay nothing to get in and do nothing but cost the track operator $20 to $30 grand per event! That is pure profit loss for them. A perfect example of how it *could* be done is the Cajun SportsNationals @ Belle Rose. Pat knows and has made no secret of how it works! Stock/ Super Stock/ Comp classes with some fun races thrown in for good measure. Craig, Woody and Rollins are right on! The fact remains that if NHRA didn't ram the Alcohol down the track operator's throats is they would die a slow death. Top Dragster and Pro Mod is squeezing them out. No more free ride, everybody pays their way as we have been doing all along. Jim