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Originally Posted by ironside68
To Mr. Kelly and many others: It sucked to read and see what the NHRA did in regards to not only the parking situation but also sportsman scheduling and how all of that was handled.
Let me say though it is a pleasure to go someplace like Indy each year and get to see the baddest of the bad. The Wrecking Crew car, the AH challenge, the A/S and A/SA shootout, and the list can go on and on. Thank you to you, all the other sportsman racers, the live reporters and everyone else that competes, crews etc for making Indy what it really is! I sure hope we get the privilege of seeing your car and so many others again next year.
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Please accept my heartfelt thanks and appreciation for your interest in the Sportsman racing categories. Personally, there has always been a major social component to participation at this level of drag racing and loss of that aspect contributed greatly to my overall disappointment with the execution of the 2019 US Nationals. Pitted on the East side was, for me, analogous to finding myself on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. Old friends you only interact with during the US Nats had no idea if you were in attendance, if so where you were pitted and when they learned you were at the main gate East side, for many that was just a challenge they couldn't or didn't want to undertake. You can take it to the bank, that in the vast majority of cases, whenever you take your time to stop by a racer's pit and comment on their car/performance it means a great deal to that person that has invested all the time and resources to aspire to national-level competition. Thank you!