Car Count

[Dave Ribeiro]

Dan,

Things are going to get worst before they get any better ... Racers & People are really hurting out there ... Gas, food, hotels, no-job ????

It's going to be a long year, racers willl stay close to home in this bad economy... Who can blame them , it's still early in other Divisions ... It will be good for the home tracks & Sportsmen type combo races like Numidia , Pa & East Coast, AllStar type events...Back to basics where it all started .... Time will Tell....

[James Perrone]

Looks about right in stock.
Tomorrow they will get another 10 or more.
Stop crying and go racing,
That will help the count.

[Dan Bernay]

Originally Posted by Dave Ribeiro

Dan,

Things are going to get worst before they get any better ... Racers & People are really hurting out there ... Gas, food, hotels, no-job ????

It's going to be a long year, racers willl stay close to home in this bad economy... Who can blame them , it's still early in other Divisions ... It will be good for the home tracks & Sportsmen type combo races like Numidia , Pa & East Coast, AllStar type events...Back to basics where it all started .... Time will Tell....

Could not agree more Dean.
Hope you can make to the ASRA races this year!

[art leong]

I believe not running class in Gainesville has hurt a lot.
People like me didn't mind towing 1000 miles because they thought the class win money would offset the costs.
Plus the fact that 2 grade points or less will get you into any national event.

[Harry 6674]

No more guaranteed class money anymore. Now everyone has to race for it. May keep some people away that has to depend on that money to be able to show up. Bummer.

[Ed Wright]

Fuel prices aren't helping anything. We keep hearing it's going up.

[Evan Smith]

Dan,

Unfortunately, I am missing the race this weekend due to a bad cold. Unemployment is over 14 percent in Tampa, where I happen to live, and the overall economy has been hit hard in Florida. You can go to a Lightning (NHL Hockey) game down here for $44, and that gets you two tickets, two beers, two hot dogs and a parking pass. That is unheard of in the northeast. Gas prices are high, etc. Why do people always want to comment about the obvious, or is this just another attempt to get on the bash-NHRA train?

We all know that the NHRA isn't perfect, we really get it, no business is. But most of us who want to race will go and race. If you don't want to race then stay home, it's really pretty simple, no commentary is needed.

Virtually every business in the US is suffering. Gee, let's start a thread about IBM not selling as many computers in 2011, or McDonalds not selling as many burgers.

Really?

Evan

[Ed Wright]

Good post.

14%? Wow! 6% here, guess we are very lucky.

[Dan Bernay]

Originally Posted by Evan Smith

Dan,

Unfortunately, I am missing the race this weekend due to a bad cold. Unemployment is over 14 percent in Tampa, where I happen to live, and the overall economy has been hit hard in Florida. You can go to a Lightning (NHL Hockey) game down here for $44, and that gets you two tickets, two beers, two hot dogs and a parking pass. That is unheard of in the northeast. Gas prices are high, etc. Why do people always want to comment about the obvious, or is this just another attempt to get on the bash-NHRA train?

We all know that the NHRA isn't perfect, we really get it, no business is. But most of us who want to race will go and race. If you don't want to race then stay home, it's really pretty simple, no commentary is needed.

Virtually every business in the US is suffering. Gee, let's start a thread about IBM not selling as many computers in 2011, or McDonalds not selling as many burgers.

Really?

Evan

You did'nt catch the sarcasm in my statement? LOL!
I get tired of the NHRA bashing also.
I am all to familiar with the cost of going to races.
Thats why I believe local associations such as ECSSA and ASRA are at least one way to go in our future.

[AC]

Originally Posted by Evan Smith

Dan,

Unfortunately, I am missing the race this weekend due to a bad cold. Unemployment is over 14 percent in Tampa, where I happen to live, and the overall economy has been hit hard in Florida. You can go to a Lightning (NHL Hockey) game down here for $44, and that gets you two tickets, two beers, two hot dogs and a parking pass. That is unheard of in the northeast. Gas prices are high, etc. Why do people always want to comment about the obvious, or is this just another attempt to get on the bash-NHRA train?

We all know that the NHRA isn't perfect, we really get it, no business is. But most of us who want to race will go and race. If you don't want to race then stay home, it's really pretty simple, no commentary is needed.

Virtually every business in the US is suffering. Gee, let's start a thread about IBM not selling as many computers in 2011, or McDonalds not selling as many burgers.

Really?

Evan

Evan just a little info on IBM:

In the fourth quarter of 2010, IBM's mainframe sales were the best that company has seen in six years. and they helped drive the company's sales up to $99.9bn, an increase of 4 per cent compared to the year before

Also a great stock play in 2009 with a low in the mid $80.00's.

Every business is going to have some pro's and con's about it. I think what some people are trying to state hear is that the back bone of the nhra are the sportsman racers who most likely will be part of that 14% who are unemployed. Instead of making it easier for them to race while the economy is in the sh!tter they seem to be making it harder. I do not agree with the nhra's business plan. Every industry in the US has been either cutting prices, offering discounts, and doing whatever they can to attract people, what has the NHRA done. Im not bashing the NHRA (im actually thinking of coming back out to race) but look at the facts, gas is rising, entry fee's rising but income and employment are down. Will people still show up and race, sure they will, will the counts be like before, i doubt it.

Like i have said many times before life is not fair but we are not here for a long time so make it a good time!!!