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Originally Posted by bill dedman
Alan,
You may be right, but I don't see NHRA killing the goose that continuously lays the golden egg for them (the Sportsman racers), just because the "title rights" train is stalling on this hill.
I think they KNOW which side their bread is buttered on. To think that they'll commit financial hari-kari by killing off the Sportsman program that has provided them with so much of their income over the years, doesn't sound like a very smart thing to do...
But then, nobody ever accused them of being "smart."... LOL!
Thanks for your thoughts!
Bill
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Bill,
I think you misunderstood what I was saying. I'm not really completely convinced that the clowns on the board believe they do not need sportsman racers at all, although I think it is entirely possible that at least a great number of them do truly believe that NHRA could get along fine on
just the "pro show" (you need only remember their failed attempt to separate the sportsman show from their beloved "pro show" to see this). What I am saying is that they are incredibly ignorant, negligent, and incompetent, and that is why they do what they do.
They are completely out of touch with the wants and needs of the true sportsman racer, they do not know, nor do they really care. Most of what they have done for years is in direct conflict with the health and welfare of sportsman racing.
They operate under the assumption that sportsman racers will continue, in great numbers, regardless of what is done to them or how bad things get. To some extent, a fairly large number will, at least as long as they can, until such time as something changes their mind. However, the longer the economic downturn lasts, and this one may last a good while, the easier people's minds change, and the more change their minds. That in itself gains momentum, building on itself as the number grows. There is a tipping point, and a point of no return. The question is when, if ever, will they see it coming. Will they care enough to react if they do? Will they know how?
I expect that their great concern for the bottom line and their wallet in the short term will lead them to continue in their current ignorance and stupidity, and they will continue to act in direct conflict to the wants and needs of sportsman racers and sportsman racing itself. Never under estimate the greed of the out of touch individual in management, concerned almost entirely on his own wallet and his own easy life.
Given the current economic situation, the results could be disastrous. I'd bet they'll continue to ignore what happens to sportsman racers, sportsman racing, as well as the sponsors and suppliers of sportsman racing, in order to do what they can to fill pro fields and get title sponsors. Sure, maybe they'll offer little trinkets, or maybe even kind words, but that'll be the extent of it. The sportsman racer and those who depend on them will be left to fend for themselves.
Hopefully, I'm out in left field. We'll see.