D1 NHRA Boycott?

[SG1809]

Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

Not that I don't agree with you Chris, but how long do you think we'd picket he lanes before NHRA has the Security rent a cops and the NJ State Police either remove us from the premisis or have us arrested? ......Many years ago the Super Gas racers banded together at the Keystone Nats and refused to race in misty ,unsafe conditions , The Pro Stock racrs even agreed with us! .....We only succeded because we had some very persuasive [intimidating] racers leading the charge.........How did NHRA respond ?, they sent us back and we did not see the race track again untill about 4:30 Sunday afternoon, They did'nt care if we raced or not. ....Tom

I have to agree with Tom, Trying to set up a picket line would only create more problems for us. I think dealing with this on a professional level in a professional way may call attention to our concerns. They say the pen is mightier than the sword. Let NHRA know how we feel about the increases through coorespondence. This is something that we can all easily do. Even a petition may have an impact. For me it's not just about the money it's the principle and lack of consideration that bothers me. Fee's are increased 100% and we have no say, no input. Pay or don't race. NHRA should consider the racer, pro or non-pro, after all it's supposed to be an Associtation. Just one other thing I would like to add, doing a chassis certification normally takes 15-20 minutes at $150.00 that's pretty expensive. How is that justified?

Pat I
SG1809

[Mark Schmidt]

This is just my .02 but disrupting races and boycotts is not the answer. I believe getting an open meeting with the big dogs at a national event would be of value. If you can't afford to go to the races because the price doubled, it's a fair arguement. A lot of racers won't finish the season if they break a motor. Times have changed and we got the short end. NHRA owes us at least a chance to discuss.

[69ss/rs]

Don't forget, that alot of these fees hikes effect more than just those of you that go to Divisional and National events. Anybody that has a car that runs faster than 9.99 or a competition number or races at a NHRA sanctioned track is effected. So the number of protesters is much larger than you might think.

[John DiBartolomeo]

I've said this before and someone else mentioned it earlier, the "pen is mighter than the sword." I would like to suggest that everyone who is taking the time to complain on this board about this latest "problem" would make better use of that time by sitting down and composing a letter/e-mail directly to the powers-that-be. I'm not suggesting the use of this board is useless, but it's awful easy to just post. Petitions don't work and protests are another problem. Stick a petition on someone's desk with a thousand-two thousand-whatever signatures and it can be easily ignored. But stick that same amount of letters on someone's desk and it's hard to ignore. Anyone can simply sign a petition, but a letter tells me the person is serious about their concerns. You have to make an effort. I seem to beleive that the greatest form of protesting has got to be the dwindling pre-entries at national events (if that is indeed the reason). Now it's time to flood the offices with letters. Maybe it won't have any effect, but you can't say it we didn't try. Don't just complain, do something!

[sc1153]

Brian,

You may want to take a better look at the S/C and S/G entry list from atlanta.....Im in both! I will be composing a letter in Atlanta and will post it before I send it so EVERYONE can be on the same page...Suggest the same is done by everyone else on this site....lets put our heads together

[mcaruso]

How's a guy suppose to afford to drink with all these price increases?

[Mark Schmidt]

I guess there's this thing (gross as it sounds) called a "single" shot. Never had one, but I guess you could have them instead of a double. Personally I'd rather sell the wheels off the car than have a watered down Jack & Coke.

[Michael Pliska]

Does anyone here have a direct way to contact Forrest and Charlotte Lucas? Maybe we should focus this through them, as it is their name which is associated with NHRA Sportsman racing. In other words, see if they can be our allies in this and help in the discussions with NHRA.

Regards,
Michael Pliska

[Tom DePascale]

Originally Posted by Mark Schmidt

This is just my .02 but disrupting races and boycotts is not the answer. I believe getting an open meeting with the big dogs at a national event would be of value. If you can't afford to go to the races because the price doubled, it's a fair arguement. A lot of racers won't finish the season if they break a motor. Times have changed and we got the short end. NHRA owes us at least a chance to discuss.

I agree with Mark to talk to the Big Dogs to me would be the best bet & try to get some answers about were sportsman racing is heading. Again will the big dogs speak to a crowd of angry racers or is this why the set up SPORTSMAN ADVISORY COMMITEE.Chris & myself will be in Atlanta how many commitee members will be there? Lets try to get some answers this weekend!