[Randall Klein]

The beginning of the downfall of the Soviet Union has been attributed to the proliferation of fax machines (remember those?), i.e., the free flow of information.

Mother NHRA wielded absolute power (info flowing down) before web sites, cell phones, Drag Race Central etc....the instant communication available here (at times just after a round, or single controversial race) takes some of that power away (control of info)

I believe sites like this and the "whining" about track prep and sportsman treatment at some early spring races turned the tide a bit. All of a sudden track prep, scheduling, sportsman winner treatment and pronouncements from the ivory tower swung a little in our favor

A free flow (free-for-all) of ideas is good,yeah sometimes somebody "steps" in it, (I have), but in the end "dirty laundry" is best examined under the light of discussion/disagreement for example the Lamb deal....somebody wrote what some may have been thinking, then defenses and rebuttals sprang forth, and now it seems that what really happened is a bit more clear....is that better than built walls between east coast and west coast supporters....I say yes, because in the end we stick together as a class and use the power of unity to better our cause