The Fight To Preserve Class Racing

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Gary Smith

Jim, I do this STRICTLY as a hobby. BUT I WANT IT TO CONTINUE. What do we do when NHRA carves us out of the picture???
As I've asked ad-nauseum...WHAT IS IT THAT PEOPLE THINK NHRA IS NEEDED TO KEEP CLASS RACING ALIVE???? WHAT DO THEY HONESTLY BRING TO THE TABLE? DO WE RACERS WANT TO CONTINUE TO RACE...OR BITCH ABOUT THEM YET CONTINUE SUPPORTING THESE GREEDY BASTARDS???? Class racing will only continue IF we take control of our destiny.....PERIOD.

Where is you're bargaining power.It's their company now not yours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Where is you're bargaining power.It's their company now not yours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't Ed. That's why I keep saying WE are ultimately in control of class racing's destiny...not just me, just you, or just every other individual stock & super stock racer... ALL OF US COLLECTIVELY. As a united group we DO have bargaining power. That committee B.S. from the last couple years, with reps from each division....was the perfect opportunity for racers, as a collective group, to tell NHRA IT'S OUR WAY OR THE HIGHWAY. But the conceptual attitude of many class racers allowed for the Glendora bozos to walk all over us. Why wasn't my voice heard when my div reps confronted NHRA? I CHOSE NOT TO RENEW MY MEMBERSHIP OUT OF PROTEST. Class racing doesn't exist because of NHRA...NHRA HAS class racing because of US & OUR MONEY.

Sadly, I lack conficence that anyone takes this serious and don't see much point in further voicing my ideas as it's inevitable class racers aren't concerned about this concept or simply in denial...so long as they can hand over their entry money and get to race the next event, everything is just rosey....and that mentality is what WILL kill the sport.

[doglover44]

I agree about the TV coverage I think ESPN could show more sportsman coverage on the national events I love to watch the sportsman finals at national events but its just the finals. I think they should show them round by round in every class that would defently make me and probably thousands of others tune in too.