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Originally Posted by ChevyII
Hey Dion, Gary and Phil,
Thanks guys for your positive response to this new initiative. The timing is right and we are truly excited to get this off the ground.
Dion, if you are looking to drive the wheels off the car, this venue will do it! Looking forward to your participation in 2012.
Gary, thanks for the positive words but "we have to walk, before we can run." The tracks you have named would be great to race at but we have to get this venture "up and running." I look forward to your support and enthusiasm as we grow this effort. If you are looking for a roadtrip in 2012, you are always welcome!
Phil, thanks for your support and be sure to spread the word to everyone in the NW.
Thanks,
Mike Ferstl
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Possibly, because I'm embracing competition for my meager racing dollar, since I think it's outrageous that here in Div. 7 they charge $165 for a national open, when in Div. 5 it costs $80-100 bucks! What you offer is fair for the dollar, but when no points or contingency money is up for grabs at a national open, Div. 7 is really being unfair to its racers, for the benefit of the pros who get money from corporations (in most cases)! Perhaps I'll make another move in D6's direction, and I'll definitely be in if I do. Otherwise, I'll hope that NHRA will realize that the economy is hurting their racer participation (only 5 Super Stock entries, and 11 stock entries including me, thus far for the upcoming Arizona Nationals), and we sportsman racers could use a break in our cost, when we're the one's (primarily) paying the bills for NHRA...they should make the pros bear the increased insurance cost, instead of passing it on to us, when we're not the ones who caused the claims they have to deal with in most cases anyway!
That is why I'll do my best to embrace any options (like this one), for my racing dollar because we're being taken advantage of out here (as is D1, but they can probably afford it since they don't have to travel much for their whole div. layout), and it isn't fair!