How would you SAVE CLASS RACING ???

[Bernie Cunningham]

1st. Bernie,I hate to sound negative,but after all the "enhancements" we've endured over the past few years now all of a sudden a light bulb went off in the heads of these highly paid
board members,and now we're going to have the red carpet rolled out for us in the form of the above quote.
2nd. Well excuse me if I sound a little dubious about what will really happen and the motivation for their concern over our well being.
Remember Abe Lincoln's saying about being fooled.
3rd. I agree that the whole system needs an overhaul,but it seems it's on our backs that the hard work and sacrifice is being made.
4th. If the Wallys are a problem then 1 lb breaks will help.Stop giving them away for every new gimmick they can think of.Substitute plaques for anything other than direct racing activities.
5th. Lower the postings (pay a bit less for class wins and contingency for race wins).Half a pie is better than no pie at all.That way smaller sponsors can climb aboard.
6th. The next one is a must.Lower the "administration fees" that Glendora charges.Just
charge enought to cover actual costs.
7th. And stop them from keeping moneys not theirs to keep.Would you like your bank keeping
your money if it didn't like how you managed your account,within the rules set forward?
8th. Lastly,nowhere did i hear any input from the people most affected by this second coming,mainly the racers themselves.
Back to you Bernie.[/QUOTE]

Ed, your an OK guy to me even though we have never hung out together, (wished I had) it's ya 'out of the box' and serious thinking that I like, and ya trailer setup is cool LOL

I'll take this one paragragh at a time. I added some numbers and shyt so everyone can follow along, hope ya don't mind?

1st. This has absolutely nothing to do with your description, "highly paid board members" so that is moot. This is not a red carpet deal but a survival tactic.

2nd. The new Class system is in effect, like it or not, nobody in this world cares about YOUR well being. The excitement is being fueled by the payers, GET THIS INTO YA HEAD, the manufactures. Please re-read that !!!!!!!!!!! Neither I, or Class racing, were around when Abe was ! I do like him however and, like you, would have been a fun guy to hang with over a beer or two. I reckon he said something about ignorance and stupidity as well.

3rd. You're right in the first part but I fail to comprehend the second. You're not spending any time like the Committee is to come up with anything ???!!!

4th. The Wally's are not the problem, PERIOD ! However it's easy to see a saving there for NHRA. One pound weight breaks are dangerous, in my opinion. I've had to race that way already with the FI classes and I feel it to be a problem when one needs to move 300 to 400 plus pounds in a fast car on a Wednesday to change classes at a Nat. with no testing. Been there !!! Replica's are cheap and the PAYING public seem to like been yelled at while drunk at the Drag Races, "" c'mon man""!

5th. I like this, a constructive idea to share, thank you.

6th. Sorry, start your own thread or contact somebody at NHRA that'll listen to ya. LOL

7th. I'll take a guess that you mean the money that manufactures pay for posting. As usual this subject is blown out of proportion again, a few years back I posted on here, the exact requirements per the NHRA and what it gave for the privilege of being a Sponsor, every ones memory is wasted. NHRA does NOT keep the Sponsors money, the Sponsors will pay the unpaid balance at the end of the season, that is agreed upon, if they did not meet the quota of payouts, sometimes hard for a small business to do and it's designed to keep the riff raff out, they don't want a carny atmosphere going on. It will however give you a Midway space.

8th. I'm glad to see you on this subject, it's on now. Like I said, the timing sucks.

I want to help just like every one does. Gotta say though it takes me forever to type so give us some constructive thinking here!