NHRA Please Read

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Dave Ley

Ed O'Brien. Looks like Ken's post was aimed at Ed Fernadez not you !

Kenny,NHRA is a NON PROFIT,one stipulation according to the Wikipedia site is that the top people
do not make excessive salaries.From the info posted they are payed way too much according to the guidelines.
Wanna call it a class war?Call it what you want.These guys are slowly killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Please Dave spell my name right,you left out the second N.

Ed
From Wikipedia:
A primary difference between a nonprofit and a for-profit corporation is that a nonprofit does not issue stock or pay dividends, (for example, The Code of the Commonwealth of Virginia includes the Non-Stock Corporation Act that is used to incorporate nonprofit entities) and may not enrich its directors. However, like for-profit corporations, nonprofits may still have employees and can compensate their directors within reasonable bound.

Ed, I'm a Bosox fan.

Don,any way of substanciating what you say about the suits making sacrifices?I'm sure all us malcontents would like to see it in black and white,not gray like the rule book.

Kenny,Englishtown is probably the only time you'll see me this year.

[Ken Miele]

Ed O'Brien,

Today it was gray, sometime its blue. I like the blue best, how about you?

Rush, now there's a rock band with attitude. I didn't now you knew so much about me.

Ban you, I would not do that unless you start with your obscene language agian.

Its not for profit, oh gosh did I say it was, forgive me.

If you need help with your new site, please feel free to contact me, I would be more the glad to help.

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

I just can't find it in my heart to believe that there's a group of men, many that love Drag Racing as much as we do, sitting in a boardroom in Glendora, planing the demise of Sportsman Racing as we know it...


How much do these people in Glendora (not just Compton and Gardener) make in salary,for a NON PROFIT?If they are in dire straits monetarily if they
had a conscience and REALLY loved this sport wouldn't they cut their compensation,as they are asking their " lowly" field personnel to do (less hours,days,travel reimbursement).The pros got a raise in payouts this year.Most are corporate funded,which I'm sure covers their overhead.Why wouldn't the suits roll back the increase.They don't exactly race for peanuts.Maybe some of the lower financed teams may drop,but there are some here telling us low buck guys that our sport isn't for everybody,go do something else.


Ed F.

I don't subscribe to the conspiracy theory. Like other companies in these times, the NHRA has to tighten their belts and look for ways to bring in more money.

They are not going to charge the pro's for their fair share so the money has to come from else where and that's the Sportsman. This is not a black and white situation, no one should be criticized if they want to continue to race the NHRA and no one should be criticized for wanting to boycott or move to another association.

It's a free country, freedom of choice is up to the individual.

My opinion,

Jim R.

[Ken Haase]

I'm surprised someone hasn't already posed this question. Is the IHRA a 'for profit' operation? Or are they a NFP? Seems like I remember their status as being different from the NHRA. I haven't been a member of 'N' for several years. And, at one time you could be a member without having to subscribe to the " National Advertiser". It was clearly stated in the 'masthead'( I think that's what it's called). About $20.00 instead of the normal $59.95 at that time.

You fellers(&felines) that live where you have a choice of sanctions, are very fortunate in my opinion. I envy you. Nearest 'I' track to me would be the new convert in Utah. About 650-700 miles. I am considering joining the IHRA, just to help support them.

Supposed to be in the mid 70's this weekend. Maybe I'll take the Malibu out of mothballs and let 'er stretch it's legs for a couple furlongs. Then maybe I might have a better perspective on what this whole fuss is about.

[Bruce Noland]

I'm pretty sure IHRA is not a Non Profit organization.

I'm glad all of us recognize the rights of others to speak their mind. It's important.

One point on the subject of who owns what in drag racing. The sanctioning bodies do not own the sport of drag racing. I should add that I have never read/heard anyone say IHRA owns the game.

A couple of brief tests to help determine who owns what. First, would the racers still be heading out to the tracks this weekend if nhra disappeared from the planet today? Answer: Yes. Second test, let's say all the racers decided not to rejoin nhra. Would the racers continue to race and nhra be out of business? Answer: Yes.

nhra depends on us and our goodwill to keep them in business. In other words nhra's existence depends on us and not vice versa. They are here to serve our needs and not the other way around! Somehow we have allowed them to reverse the relationship between the racers and the organization that is here to serve us.