The state of NHRA

[Joe Pinkston]

I just read on a friend's Facebook page that the facility/operations manager (not Don Robertson) at Gainesville Raceway is now out of a job. This person responded himself and confirmed this. Another person stated (so don't take this as fact) that NHRA needs to cut around $4 million off of the budget for next year and all full time employees left are taking a cut. No mention was made concerning the board of directors.

Maybe NHRA is now feeling the real economic conditions the rest of us have been feeling.




Hey Dan Moore, you're #1.

RIP Mark Graham

[Phillip marvetz]

Maybe they have enhanced some of they're employees right out of jobs.

[Michael Beard]

Why are they cutting anything? "Most economists" know that they need to spend more money, and raise entry fees and ticket prices.

[Crew Chief]

Giving up the lavish life in California and moving the whole operation to Indy would save a bundle.

[Mike Fuller]

Originally Posted by Crew Chief

Giving up the lavish life in California and moving the whole operation to Indy would save a bundle.

Great Idea!

[Bob Pagano]

Non Profit.....get rid of all them and appoint a non paying board of Gov. and opperate like a real non profit. They are all blood suckers

[Tony Janes]

Originally Posted by Crew Chief

Giving up the lavish life in California and moving the whole operation to Indy would save a bundle.

I live in Kalifornia and I can say for sure it is not a lavish life style.

[Jim Kaekel]

Originally Posted by Tony Janes

I live in Kalifornia and I can say for sure it is not a lavish life style.

Tony: I think he's referring to the lavish lifestyle that Compton, Gardner, etc are enjoying due to their over-inflated paychecks, not necessarily where they live at. From what I understand, the cost of living is much more expensive in California, so naturally it would be more cost effective for them to move the head office to someplace like Indy.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Crew Chief

Giving up the lavish life in California and moving the whole operation to Indy would save a bundle.

Makes perfect sense to me given their biggest race of the year is in Indy!

Given (per the post by novassdude), that Los Angeles is No. 4 on the most expensive to live in Cities list (Glendora is a suburb of L.A. as well), that compounds the reason. The (now former) Governator (Awnold S.), allowed me to realize something else interesting to this ideal of yours Crew Chief; when California doubled it's licensing and registration costs a few years back, that was followed by Glendora raising our competition member, licensing, and comp. number costs by doubling them too! Moreover, not only did divisional entry fees go up about $10 bucks (here in D7), but even worse, National Open entry fees went up so much that we pay $65 bucks more for such races than D5 pays for theirs (not to overlook D1 paying about the same for theirs as well...all that for only a grade point...really?)! Interesting, don't you think???

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by Crew Chief

Giving up the lavish life in California and moving the whole operation to Indy would save a bundle.

...or giving up those who live the lavish life here would save a bundle.