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No I don't; but I am just surprised that it took someone 30 yrs. to do something. (I realize that this probably isn't the first time someone has tried to bring it to light in a serious manner; but most of the time people are content in just complaining about it - me included).
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I notice people seem to want to attribute this to one person in particular. There might be one person leading it in name, but if I were a betting man, I'd be willing to bet there are more than a couple of people behind the guy who went to see the lawyer. A lot of the hard core racers from back in the day are watching their legacy disappear. Guys who are younger (I'm almost 50 now, and I'm a relative youngster) who know those guys are tired of seeing their friends and mentors pushed aside and driven from the sport. I know I'm sick of it, they've stolen the sport from guys I grew up watching, and I'm watching people I know who could and would still be out there racing parking and/or selling their stuff. Those guys lived this stuff all of their lives, and now the sport they love, what they live for, has been taken from them, for money.
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Well said, Alan.
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Okay, I know this may "offend" some people: But, look at the huge salaries these guys make, and if a stock class car wins in the final round, what is the payout? I have seen guys do the foot race at bracket races and get bigger payouts. Is this a point made? I know the contigency money is usually larger than winners check, but, this has been a restraining clause for me to not become a class racer. All the sportsman class racers are making these guys rich.
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If it were only the salaries, it wouldn't be a problem. It's not any one thing, it's any number of things. It's not just the payouts, either. There are a multitude of problems.
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I wonder if this un-named person who filed the complaint might not be one of the Track Owners who has been strong armed by NHRA management one to many times.
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