[jmcarter]

Sometimes the Emporer does forget his clothes....just saying. I always thank officials, lane workers, track employees, the registration trailer personnel, and others. I especially make input to and thank my SRAC representative. And I’m thankful that the NHRA provides sanctioning, infrastructure, and a set of rules by which we can race on a relatively level playing field and in a safe environment. I’m sure my gratitude is shared by the vast majority of members. Furthermore, my gratitude will be measured by my words and actions at those events I attend, not my “likes” on a public forum. But they are like any bureaucracy, they can never be perfect and they can never be deaf to input from those they represent. Any worthy organization that ignores input will suffer the same status as government, religious and other institutions that seem to exist solely for their own benefit rather than those they represent. Even from the fractious and boisterous minority comes good ideas. Families, communities and organizations that thrive recognize that.