Coolest new Thing from PRI

[SS Engine Guy]

Actually the sanctioning bodies have been the biggist killer to S/SS in the past 8 years or so.

-can afford to raise entry and add on bogus charges but can't afford to raise payouts (ihra did increase a small amount at some point)
-run off contingency sponsors by charging huge amounts for parking rigs, booths and in most cases just to be a contingency sponsor
-Allowed tech to be over turned with a call to home office
-calls to home office turned into illegal being made legal
-rule change of the week (see above)
-refusing to factor combos as correctly as possible but use a system (ahfs) that will never work and makes racers want to be "average" and not excell in the performance department
-charging gate prices to spectators that are way out of line
-Allowing the rule book to become "just another piece of paper"
-pulling rulings out of the air or supposedly from the (super secret procedures manual)
-track prep in some cases not up to divisional or national event levels
-Now allowing factory produced race only cars to run at laughable hp ratings even when they were not street legal. I do however, welcome any positive factory support.
-At some nationals, running S/SS at times when spectators are not likely to even be at the track
-Very little tv coverage ( i can kind of understand to a certain extent) if time is tight. but if the worthless interviews were not there time would be there for more sportsman exposure
-Lack of consitantly in enforcing the rules


I could go on but you get the message......don't care attitude. And the the old saying: If you don't like the way its done, don't come back. Hell of a way to run a business.

*I may be way off base with IHRA as I have attended very few races since the Robert Leonard days/Bill Bader owned tenure. Mostly due to the changing tracks in the divisions several years ago.

Sorry to get off topic so here is my take on PRI. I noticed less booths, less worthwile seminars. If it wasn't for seeing people that I only get to talk to in person once or twice a year probably wouldn't take the time to attend.

Oh....and I do the degree thing in my head...basic addition/subtraction/division. That must not be part of 2nd and 3rd grade teaching now.

[Ed Wright]

I didn't get to PRI this year. Wish I could have gone. How's that? lol

[Jeff Teuton]

Anybody price anything down there that might be a deal? I could not go, but I am a real fan of "Boat Show Specials" and have bought at PRI before and most manufacturere will still make deals at this time. Maybe a V10 car for under $90K. Could not pass that up.