Dear Len Imbrongo, NHRA, and all the other people who dont care about sportsman cars

Sean Kennedy · 07-23-2007, 04:12 PM

You know, after my first National Event I only have one request.

Can you guys hand out free bottles of Lube at the Gate? It would make my "enhanced experience" a little more easy to take.

Maybe the guys that only got one run should receive TWO bottles.

Sean Kennedy, one of the Peons

Tand E racing · 07-23-2007, 05:05 PM

Sean, The writing is on the wall!

CycloneFE · 07-23-2007, 05:40 PM

Sean,

They don't even care about the Pro's. Look at what happend to Tim Wilkerson in Seattle. Qualify 14 and get dumped so the 3 from the top 10 in points can be installed.

What will happen when the sportsman is in a 32 car field and rain sets in, guess who will get in then.

This is one of the "Countdown" flaws. It happened in NASCAR to Boris Said. Qualified #1 and did not even get to race, the race was set on owner points.

I don't have the answers, but I don't like the direction things are going.

SSDiv6 · 07-23-2007, 05:53 PM

Sean...since you are the owner of Stan's old car...you should wear one of Stan's old shirts with the logo of:

Stan Hawes Institute (of) Technology...

Mike Hedger · 07-23-2007, 06:29 PM

I heard the super racers did not even get one TT they went into R1 last night, did the SS guys get any or did they get hosed also.

PS one more resion I went to the IHRA in 99 and never looked back. They even thank you for comming at the pay window. I have kept my S/C # so I can bracket race localy but as far as attending an NHRA nat it will be a cold day when that happens.

Len Imbrogno · 07-23-2007, 08:53 PM

Sean,

I am very sorry to hear about your bad experience at your first national event. When mother nature decides to "enhance" everyone's "experience", it effects all racer; pro and sportsman, as well as the fans, sponsors and NHRA.....basically everyone that had a vested interest in hoping for a successful event.

Sean Kennedy · 07-24-2007, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSDiv6

Sean...since you are the owner of Stan's old car...you should wear one of Stan's old shirts with the logo of:

Stan Hawes Institute (of) Technology...

Speaking of....

I probably would. But i've never met Stan. I dont know him, so i wouldn't recognize him. So i've probably met him and didnt realize...

Heck... someone told he was hanging out with Bowdish's and they were pitted accross from me at Woodburn. I even raced Bowdish in stock there (and beat him). He never said hi or anything.

I would like to talk to him sometime. Stan if you read this.. come say introduce yourself! Or someone tell him to come say hi sometime!

Rusty Davenport · 07-24-2007, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean Kennedy

You know, after my first National Event I only have one request.

Can you guys hand out free bottles of Lube at the Gate? It would make my "enhanced experience" a little more easy to take.

Maybe the guys that only got one run should receive TWO bottles.

Sean Kennedy, one of the Peons

WHAT IS ALL THE PROBLEM ???? YOU ARE NOW A NATIONAL EVENT VETERAN !!!!!! IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE ADVERSITY JUST STAY HOME, IT IS ALL PART OF WINNING AND IS A KNOWN RISK AT ANY RACE----- NOW YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.

Chuck Norton · 07-24-2007, 11:04 AM

I wasn't there this weekend but I've been to a few races, including a few at that track. I've been to races that rained out and were run on Monday plus some that were run the next weekend. That's part of the game. Even Wally and Graham haven't learned how to control the weather. How did Jody and Eric manage to cope with it?

No doubt the pit situation sucked, it often sucks and it most frequently sucks at some of the events that are too big for the facility such as this one. If you attend the U.S. Nationals, are pitted in the north lot, and there are 50,000 Gomers carrying plastic goody bag standing in your way on the way to the staging lanes you'll be lucky to make it with the water temperature under 200. You learn to carry a sprayer, a small generator, and a battery charger and you deal with it.

Pit parking people are often difficult to deal with because they have the power to put you where they want and your only power is to hook up and leave. The guys with the big rigs and the sponsor power get parking preference. We've all seen it, most of us have bitched about it at one time or another, but it never changes. Money talks.

It's not my job to apologize for NHRA or that track but I think that this was just another bad situation that didn't get better from Friday until Monday, not a vendetta against any category or social caste. It's not a bad idea to wait until you really get hosed before you unload on the system. There are a lot worse deals than a rainy weekend in a cramped facility with a few parking-****s.

To quote Dennis Miller, "It's just my opinion, I could be wrong."

Cheers,

c

Randall Klein · 07-24-2007, 12:52 PM

When the "fun meter" hit zero, we quit attending Nat'l Events; unfortunately the meter seems to be falling at Divisionals as well....doesn't get much better than Pat's-run SportsNationals.... a racer who understands and appreciates his customers.

07-23-2007, 05:05 PM	#2
Tand E racing Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 94 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dear Len Imbrongo, NHRA, and all the other people who dont care about sportsman c Sean, The writing is on the wall!

07-23-2007, 05:40 PM	#3
CycloneFE Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Decatur Illinois Posts: 634 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Dear Len Imbrongo, NHRA, and all the other people who dont care about sportsman c Sean, They don't even care about the Pro's. Look at what happend to Tim Wilkerson in Seattle. Qualify 14 and get dumped so the 3 from the top 10 in points can be installed. What will happen when the sportsman is in a 32 car field and rain sets in, guess who will get in then. This is one of the "Countdown" flaws. It happened in NASCAR to Boris Said. Qualified #1 and did not even get to race, the race was set on owner points. I don't have the answers, but I don't like the direction things are going.

07-23-2007, 05:53 PM	#4
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,044 Likes: 712 Liked 1,585 Times in 582 Posts	Re: Dear Len Imbrongo, NHRA, and all the other people who dont care about sportsman c Sean...since you are the owner of Stan's old car...you should wear one of Stan's old shirts with the logo of: Stan Hawes Institute (of) Technology...

07-23-2007, 06:29 PM	#5
Mike Hedger Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kemah TX Posts: 93 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Dear Len Imbrongo, NHRA, and all the other people who dont care about sportsman c I heard the super racers did not even get one TT they went into R1 last night, did the SS guys get any or did they get hosed also. PS one more resion I went to the IHRA in 99 and never looked back. They even thank you for comming at the pay window. I have kept my S/C # so I can bracket race localy but as far as attending an NHRA nat it will be a cold day when that happens. __________________ Mike Hedger S/C 4646 MPH Racing and Fabrication

07-23-2007, 08:53 PM	#6
Len Imbrogno Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 40 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dear Len Imbrongo, NHRA, and all the other people who dont care about sportsman c Sean, I am very sorry to hear about your bad experience at your first national event. When mother nature decides to "enhance" everyone's "experience", it effects all racer; pro and sportsman, as well as the fans, sponsors and NHRA.....basically everyone that had a vested interest in hoping for a successful event. __________________ Len Imbrogno

07-23-2007, 04:12 PM	#1
Sean Kennedy Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 182 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Dear Len Imbrongo, NHRA, and all the other people who dont care about sportsman cars You know, after my first National Event I only have one request. Can you guys hand out free bottles of Lube at the Gate? It would make my "enhanced experience" a little more easy to take. Maybe the guys that only got one run should receive TWO bottles. Sean Kennedy, one of the Peons

07-24-2007, 11:04 AM	#9
Chuck Norton Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Covina, CA Posts: 474 Likes: 109 Liked 89 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Dear Len Imbrongo, NHRA, and all the other people who dont care about sportsman c I wasn't there this weekend but I've been to a few races, including a few at that track. I've been to races that rained out and were run on Monday plus some that were run the next weekend. That's part of the game. Even Wally and Graham haven't learned how to control the weather. How did Jody and Eric manage to cope with it? No doubt the pit situation sucked, it often sucks and it most frequently sucks at some of the events that are too big for the facility such as this one. If you attend the U.S. Nationals, are pitted in the north lot, and there are 50,000 Gomers carrying plastic goody bag standing in your way on the way to the staging lanes you'll be lucky to make it with the water temperature under 200. You learn to carry a sprayer, a small generator, and a battery charger and you deal with it. Pit parking people are often difficult to deal with because they have the power to put you where they want and your only power is to hook up and leave. The guys with the big rigs and the sponsor power get parking preference. We've all seen it, most of us have bitched about it at one time or another, but it never changes. Money talks. It's not my job to apologize for NHRA or that track but I think that this was just another bad situation that didn't get better from Friday until Monday, not a vendetta against any category or social caste. It's not a bad idea to wait until you really get hosed before you unload on the system. There are a lot worse deals than a rainy weekend in a cramped facility with a few parking-****s. To quote Dennis Miller, "It's just my opinion, I could be wrong." Cheers, c

07-24-2007, 12:52 PM	#10
Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 785 Likes: 45 Liked 316 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Dear Len Imbrongo, NHRA, and all the other people who dont care about sportsman c When the "fun meter" hit zero, we quit attending Nat'l Events; unfortunately the meter seems to be falling at Divisionals as well....doesn't get much better than Pat's-run SportsNationals.... a racer who understands and appreciates his customers.