Gas Money

Alan Roehrich · 07-19-2008, 05:14 PM

Yeah, they get $64 each a year. And they say the Dragster absorbs 1/2 of that.

I doubt they get much in the way of TV rights for us. We get one show for an hour per event, and only alcohol cars get covered (we personally actually got 15 seconds at the end of the Gators' show).

NHRA considers the pros as the ones drawing the vast majority of the gate, and if you've looked at souvenirs, you know NHRA makes their money off of their own stuff and off of the pros.

I'd LOVE to say we generate more than we do, and that we have a bunch of leverage. I just don't see that we do. We're not well marketed, NHRA doesn't want to and doesn't care to, and we are too busy beating each other to death to act in our own best interest.

07-19-2008, 05:14 PM	#11
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,095 Likes: 1,541 Liked 1,770 Times in 402 Posts	Re: Gas Money Yeah, they get $64 each a year. And they say the Dragster absorbs 1/2 of that. I doubt they get much in the way of TV rights for us. We get one show for an hour per event, and only alcohol cars get covered (we personally actually got 15 seconds at the end of the Gators' show). NHRA considers the pros as the ones drawing the vast majority of the gate, and if you've looked at souvenirs, you know NHRA makes their money off of their own stuff and off of the pros. I'd LOVE to say we generate more than we do, and that we have a bunch of leverage. I just don't see that we do. We're not well marketed, NHRA doesn't want to and doesn't care to, and we are too busy beating each other to death to act in our own best interest. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S Last edited by Alan Roehrich; 07-19-2008 at 05:16 PM.