MT pulls out of NHRA

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by Jim Kaekel

NHRA has definitely given Mickey Thompson and Hoosier the "shaft" on the Pro Stock tire deal, but I think it is a mistake and a "knee jerk" reaction on the part of M/T to withdraw from NHRA since 99.9% of their business is on the sportsman side. Some of these companies need to "wake up" and worry about their bread and butter, the sportsman racers. Just my .02.

They (M/T) are still going to support the guys who are with Team M/T, there just want be a trailer there from what I gather from the press release. I for one applaud them for telling NHRA where to get off, what the NHRA did was wrong and as long as the companies roll over and let them do this they will continue. Heck, look at the letter Tom just sent out, did he mention anything about the sportsman racer, no! Did IHRA mention cutting or reducing entry fees for sportsmen racers, no! but they sure did give the Pro's free entry.