Looking for a ballot.

X-TECH MAN · 08-11-2010, 12:21 PM

So how can this be acomplished? A vote isnt allowed. Sound familiar !

A100 · 08-11-2010, 02:11 PM

Congratulation Greg

I tried to do reseach on this about 10 years ago. Very few knew what I was talking about.

Here is what I think caused the reason for the vote
http://www.competitionplus.com/08_19...men_fight.html

I think Wally's lawyer pointed out NHRA had a problem. If we only had the internet back then.

Contact Jon Asher at Competionplus. It was either him or Steve Collision (RIP) that had some information.

X-TECH MAN · 08-11-2010, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by A100

Congratulation Greg

I tried to do reseach on this about 10 years ago. Very few knew what I was talking about.

Here is what I think caused the reason for the vote
http://www.competitionplus.com/08_19...men_fight.html

I think Wally's lawyer pointed out NHRA had a problem. If we only had the internet back then.

Contact Jon Asher at Competionplus. It was either him or Steve Collision (RIP) that had some information.

The above article about the demise of the modified classes cites "Poor Local Following" at the grass roots local tracks. Does this mean that stock and S/S could be next?

Alan Roehrich · 08-11-2010, 03:11 PM

Terry, when they killed Modified, I'd bet we had 10 Modified cars showing up at the local track for the Combo races. Some of them were real killers, Cotton Perry and the "Pocket Rocket" were among the regulars.

"Local participation" was just more smoke and mirrors.

A lot of tracks do not even host a weekly show for Stock and Super Stock. We have the semi regular Combo races at Bowling Green, for which we are extremely grateful, but gone are the two Combo races every Saturday night at Union Hill.

Greg Hill · 08-11-2010, 03:31 PM

Does no one remember voting on this? I was not racing at the time. Let me know.

Alan Roehrich · 08-11-2010, 03:47 PM

Greg, I was a crewman at the time. Younger and almost as broke as I am now. Just another kid with a wrench in his hand, and a taste for fun with fast cars. I didn't have to be a member, I was not driving. So that money was spent on gas, fast food, and girls, instead of a membership.

dwydendorf · 08-11-2010, 04:21 PM

I remember voting on it. I read the ballot and remember being mad about it. I called a friend who was also an NHRA member and his reply was "NHRA is going to do what they want anyway." But I still voted no. Unfortunately there was no class racer forum to get the message out about what was going on at the time, so many racers probably just checked off yes, or threw them in the wastebasket. That is why you may have a hard time finding a copy of a ballot.

08-11-2010, 12:21 PM	#1
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Looking for a ballot. So how can this be acomplished? A vote isnt allowed. Sound familiar !

08-11-2010, 02:11 PM	#2
A100 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Gainesville Posts: 67 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Looking for a ballot. Congratulation Greg I tried to do reseach on this about 10 years ago. Very few knew what I was talking about. Here is what I think caused the reason for the vote http://www.competitionplus.com/08_19...men_fight.html I think Wally's lawyer pointed out NHRA had a problem. If we only had the internet back then. Contact Jon Asher at Competionplus. It was either him or Steve Collision (RIP) that had some information.

08-11-2010, 03:11 PM	#4
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,118 Likes: 1,573 Liked 1,837 Times in 417 Posts	Re: Looking for a ballot. Terry, when they killed Modified, I'd bet we had 10 Modified cars showing up at the local track for the Combo races. Some of them were real killers, Cotton Perry and the "Pocket Rocket" were among the regulars. "Local participation" was just more smoke and mirrors. A lot of tracks do not even host a weekly show for Stock and Super Stock. We have the semi regular Combo races at Bowling Green, for which we are extremely grateful, but gone are the two Combo races every Saturday night at Union Hill. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

08-11-2010, 03:31 PM	#5
Greg Hill VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Louisville , KY Posts: 1,995 Likes: 68 Liked 279 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Looking for a ballot. Does no one remember voting on this? I was not racing at the time. Let me know. __________________ Greg Hill 4171 STK

08-11-2010, 03:47 PM	#6
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,118 Likes: 1,573 Liked 1,837 Times in 417 Posts	Re: Looking for a ballot. Greg, I was a crewman at the time. Younger and almost as broke as I am now. Just another kid with a wrench in his hand, and a taste for fun with fast cars. I didn't have to be a member, I was not driving. So that money was spent on gas, fast food, and girls, instead of a membership. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

08-11-2010, 04:21 PM	#7
dwydendorf Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 162 Likes: 251 Liked 19 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Looking for a ballot. I remember voting on it. I read the ballot and remember being mad about it. I called a friend who was also an NHRA member and his reply was "NHRA is going to do what they want anyway." But I still voted no. Unfortunately there was no class racer forum to get the message out about what was going on at the time, so many racers probably just checked off yes, or threw them in the wastebasket. That is why you may have a hard time finding a copy of a ballot. __________________ ss/gt 93 t-bird Last edited by dwydendorf; 08-11-2010 at 08:58 PM.