New Record in Drag Racing History

[Mike Carr]

Terry, I understand all that. I would think, though, a person in your position should be a little more diplomatic, for lack of a better word. (Yeah, I know, as I have been very un-diplomatic at times and have had to apologize to more than one racer for comments I have made in the past). Offending various racers or groups of racers/classes/cars, etc, would not be smart business sense for an upcoming Class Nationals-type event. I have certain opinions of certain people, types of cars, etc, but I choose to remain neutral/silent, past present and future, so as not to offend anyone and lose potential racers for the S/SS races that I do. I never said I did not like Crate Motor cars. True, I'm not as crazy about them as I am traditional Stockers, but I race against them, same as any other Class car I would compete against at a National/Divisional/Open/Combo race. They still have most of the same Class rules they must adhere to, same as an A/SA, P/SA, truck/ FWD, SS/AM, SS/PCA-1, SS/AH, GT/MA, Pure Stock, Stock GT etc. As far as the crowd appeal, I'm sure we don't rank near as popular as faster Class cars. But I have heard more than one report after a run of fans, announcers, etc commenting on runs I've made, winning, in Billy's seventeen second Sunbird against 10 second Stockers. There is some appeal to slower cars. Tortoise and the Hare-type thing. Alan Reinhart has hyped it more than once at Indy. There are many different classes between NHRA and IHRA, so almost everyone has a chance to build/buy/race what they like personally. And spectators have the same choice in cheering for the same. I don't look down on any one, any car, any class, any sanctioning body that I race with and against. I just wish more had that same respect.