I feel so sorry for Kenny Bernstein!

Billy Nees · 04-11-2009, 02:06 PM

NOT!! Poor Kenny apparently can't afford to race on his own dime anymore and the poor guy is going to have to pack it in if a new "Corporate Sponsor" can't be found! Many of you on here probably don't remember or know the great ironey in this.
Way back in the 80s Poor Kenny and Don Garlits were in a bit of a struggle over the direction that the PRO should be taking and it was "Corporate Kenny" vs "Car Guy Garlits" with the winner basically deciding which direction the future of Drag Racing was going to take. What the arguement all came down to was that Garlits wanted to make it a rule that you had to finish the race with the engine block that you qualified with and if you broke the block then you were done. His reasoning was very sound, if you had to save the block then you couldn't lean on it too hard which would save parts and money and keep the racing more affordable for all concerned. "Corporate Kenny" wanted to hang the cost and spend whatever it would take to win! Well, Kenny won control and costs went crazy and the rest is history. Fast forward to 2009 and the big corporations are leaving, Garlits is in a Stocker and NHRA wants the Sportsmen to bail them out. Oh yeah the Sportsmen, back in the 80s when the PRO and NHRA sided with "Corporate Kenny" NHRA decided to take the Sportsmens Proxey away so that we would have virtually no say at all in our sport! Now we get to bail them out. Now THAT'S ironey!

Larry Munk · 04-11-2009, 02:25 PM

Maybe POOR KENNY wants the one block rule now? Stuffs tight all over hope sportsman bailing with thimbles helps.LOL
BTW I live a couple of miles from AHB in Williamsburg and you can see the effects of INBEV at Busch Gardens already. Little things but it's starting.

Tim H · 04-11-2009, 03:44 PM

Yup, don't feel sorry for KB one little bit!!!

X-TECH MAN · 04-11-2009, 03:57 PM

Maybe its time for KB sr and KB jr to get a REAL job.

John Leichtamer Jr · 04-11-2009, 04:42 PM

Billy

I know one person that feels real bad about K.B. It's the guy that drives the "CHAP STICK sponsored Ford CJ. Mr. $210.00 extra Ken Miele."

Hammer

bill dedman · 04-11-2009, 04:59 PM

That's not a Cobra Jet.
It's a '67.
Cobra Jets didn't arrive until the '68 model year.
As I've said beffore, calling those '67 GT500 Shelbys "Cobra Jets" is like calling an SR-71 a Piper Cub...

Kinda moot now that the boost babies have arrived, though... LOL!

04-11-2009, 02:06 PM	#1
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,481 Likes: 3,579 Liked 7,650 Times in 1,726 Posts	I feel so sorry for Kenny Bernstein! NOT!! Poor Kenny apparently can't afford to race on his own dime anymore and the poor guy is going to have to pack it in if a new "Corporate Sponsor" can't be found! Many of you on here probably don't remember or know the great ironey in this. Way back in the 80s Poor Kenny and Don Garlits were in a bit of a struggle over the direction that the PRO should be taking and it was "Corporate Kenny" vs "Car Guy Garlits" with the winner basically deciding which direction the future of Drag Racing was going to take. What the arguement all came down to was that Garlits wanted to make it a rule that you had to finish the race with the engine block that you qualified with and if you broke the block then you were done. His reasoning was very sound, if you had to save the block then you couldn't lean on it too hard which would save parts and money and keep the racing more affordable for all concerned. "Corporate Kenny" wanted to hang the cost and spend whatever it would take to win! Well, Kenny won control and costs went crazy and the rest is history. Fast forward to 2009 and the big corporations are leaving, Garlits is in a Stocker and NHRA wants the Sportsmen to bail them out. Oh yeah the Sportsmen, back in the 80s when the PRO and NHRA sided with "Corporate Kenny" NHRA decided to take the Sportsmens Proxey away so that we would have virtually no say at all in our sport! Now we get to bail them out. Now THAT'S ironey! __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

04-11-2009, 02:25 PM	#2
Larry Munk Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 135 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: I feel so sorry for Kenny Bernstein! Maybe POOR KENNY wants the one block rule now? Stuffs tight all over hope sportsman bailing with thimbles helps.LOL BTW I live a couple of miles from AHB in Williamsburg and you can see the effects of INBEV at Busch Gardens already. Little things but it's starting.

04-11-2009, 03:44 PM	#3
Tim H VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,040 Likes: 1,064 Liked 481 Times in 158 Posts	Re: I feel so sorry for Kenny Bernstein! Yup, don't feel sorry for KB one little bit!!!

04-11-2009, 03:57 PM	#4
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: I feel so sorry for Kenny Bernstein! Maybe its time for KB sr and KB jr to get a REAL job.

04-11-2009, 04:42 PM	#5
John Leichtamer Jr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orange City Fl Posts: 764 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: I feel so sorry for Kenny Bernstein! Billy I know one person that feels real bad about K.B. It's the guy that drives the "CHAP STICK sponsored Ford CJ. Mr. $210.00 extra Ken Miele." Hammer

04-11-2009, 04:59 PM	#6
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: I feel so sorry for Kenny Bernstein! That's not a Cobra Jet. It's a '67. Cobra Jets didn't arrive until the '68 model year. As I've said beffore, calling those '67 GT500 Shelbys "Cobra Jets" is like calling an SR-71 a Piper Cub... Kinda moot now that the boost babies have arrived, though... LOL! __________________ Bill