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Originally Posted by 1320racer
Yes I'm old, older than some here not as old as others. What I'm not is living in the past longing for the good old days of the NHRA. The good old days are right now! I live in the present, adapt to change and play the game. I'm having a great time racing with my son. I don't care about fans, clearly don't care about payouts what I care about is WINNING that is the reason why we do this.
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Nothing wrong with this statement and yes there are some that want things the way they were. However, I believe the context of the conversation is really about the performance classes that are more diffficult to administer and certainly add different nuances to the game then the non performance classes, it is easier and cheaper for NHRA to hold the non performance classes so the bean counters prefer that.
They are not trying to squeeze out the bracket classes 1320, so of course you feel good.
1320, no question that you should be proud of what you and your son have accomplished, but I don’t think it fits in the conversation. When you start entering stock or superstock, it might feel a bit different.
I love NHRA racing and will continue to support things that can make it better, it is just a shame that they don’t look for solutions that include us very often. I do see the D2 Director, making a consistent effort to support us, and that is a bright spot. I am sure there are more doing the same. It does not seem that the upper level execs have the view of what the performance classes are and why the people that race in them are motivated in a different way than many non performance class racers are. It does not make either type of racer wrong at all, it is just a difference that NHRA execs don’t seem to understand. Now that lack of understanding is hurting the pro program as well as the sportsman program,