Just got this email from IHRA...

[Ed Carpenter]

IHRA races are great as long as there 1/4 mile. I hate 1/8 mile. People always say on here the big guns won't race IHRA. Well ive been to IHRA events where Fletch,Bertozzi,Faul,Emmons family etc were there. These guys are guns the last time I checked.

[Jim Woods]

just thinking out loud here. a racer to president @ 15% of comptons salary = $ 115,500. pr yr
this frees up $ 654,500 .since the president should make the most , that means the rest of the V.P.'s
salary should be brought into alignment accordingly.Then make the pro's pay their own insurance enhancement. Then pay the DD's that are doing their jobs as well as tech and other workers what they deserve.Make sure all contingency is paid within a certain allotted time frame, if not paid they are out.This plan does not require any extra labor to put into play so that leaves a vast amount of excess cash that can be spread out among the sportsman classes. no extra costs and top management gets paid a reasonable salary instead of milking the company and watching it go under .It seems they dont care what everyone thinks because if in fact they are in financial trouble, they are getting as much as they can before the ship sinks.Let's hear some more ideas on how to fix the problems @ nhra .there seems to be a lot of negative feedback , but at the same time why dont you offer up solutions?

[Ed Wright]

Dave, I fully agree. I'm joined up into 2010, seriously considering not re-joining when it's up. There are enough IHRA races around here for a semi-retired old man. As Ed said, the Tpo Guns often do show up. It's some of the others that don't. Heck, if it's easy come get some of it. Also, as Pat said, it's going to be hard on their race tracks to keep going also, when entries drop. Not sure what they are thinking. I just have a very small business, so what do I know?

[Kenny Wigington]

Dave, I will be going to my first IHRA div race soon, and I have only one gripe,about them, that is the 1/8 mi racing. I started out racing 1/8 mi in the early 80's and that was all I did until around 90. I dont have anything other than that, and that is because of land that the tracks have anyway.

I posted that email, because I thought it was very up front, and mature to go ahead and clear the air, before it gets all shot to hell with MB bickering, I applaud Scooter decision to get it out ther now, and not leave it to speculation. That was why I put that up. It was in no way a slam.

[Frito]

This reminds me of a shirt I had made many years ago (1980) and wore to the IHRA race at Bristol. I got a lot of high fives and my photo taken a lot. The front said "Who is Wally Parks?" The back said "Who Cares!!" Some things never change.

[SUPER STREET ROB]

I got the same e-mail today from ihra. What nice people. I will see you at the pro-am race at buds creek next weekend 2 races plus a bracket race saturday nite. Sounds like fun to me!!!!

[Phillip marvetz]

Any body wanna give me a big IHRA sticker for my wagon?

[John Duzac]

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

NHRA are you listening? That's the way to respond to your customers. Cut back on your bloated, rotten, smelly corpse of a staff and learn how to run a business instead of a country club for over paid drunks! Compton needs to go back to selling dog food and let someone who understands racing take over, like Pat Joffrion. Fire the Vice President of toilet paper exchange, and several other V.P.'s of whatever and tighten your bloated budget like everyone else has to do, instead of just charging more and more so Compton can keep his $770,000 a year job. According to the news,WalMart has reduced prices on 28% of their wares in order to get more customers. What do you think would happen if they said "times are tough so we have increased our prices 50%"? That's just not how smart businesses work.

I give NHRA one to two more years of business before they fold. If they do not make a serious attempt to deal with this monetary crisis they will go the way of AHRA. NHRA must adjust internally and bite the bullet. Participation has already dropped off by 50% and major sponsors are dropping like flies and the only thing Compton and crew can think of to do is up the fees, entry and insurance to the remaining loyal customers?
Wake up Compton! This isn't YOUR NHRA, it's OUR NHRA! I'm not really sure how you got into the position you are in but you are an embarrassment and a lousy steward of MY NHRA! Turn the NHRA over to someone who has everyone's best interest at heart, not just yours. Jim

Jim Wahl: I read you post and I came away with one thing in mind: You got some BALLS! I really agree with you and feel N.H.R.A. must do something to turn things around. We all know Detroit is taking a big hit and upper management being replaced all of the time, with just cause. N.H.R.A. should rethink doubling prices and find another way to work through these tough economic times. All of us are effected in one way or another and we still try to find ways to continue to race.

[luckydog]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

1/8th mile? I can live without. Barely better than staying home.

Seriously??? That extra 3 - 5 seconds is worth the sore butthole? I personally couldn't care less!

IHRA and DAMN proud of it!!!

[treessavoy]

I received the same message since I just joined the IHRA and I think it will help the perception of the organization....BUT....there was a hidden message in the email, it said....."I just got fired!"