Rockingham and VMP to nhra?

[Alan Roehrich]

I hate to see this happen, as it seems to be a harbinger of the decline of IHRA.

On the other hand, if this is the case, I would certainly like to see the new Division 2 director jump on this.

It may be bad that it is happening, if it is true, but something good should come of it if at all possible.

[Bret Kepner]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

I would certainly like to see the new Division 2 director jump on this.

What makes you think he wasn't (at least partially) responsible for this?

[THE LEGEND]

You guys are jumpin the gun here. Who do you think is responsible for these press releases. Usually somebody trying to create turmoil. I'm pretty sure Rock,VMP,Martin,West Palm, Baton Rouge,MIR are already under contract for 2011. You ever heard of the term"SILLY SEASON".

[THE LEGEND]

I also heard they were going back to San Antonio too.

I think the big surprise this week was Kenny Knowling stepping down from ADRL and they have no sponsor for 2011. When will the Shiek get tired of this racing thing and pick up golf,fishing,mountian climbing our whatever his next new hobby will be?

[THE LEGEND]

Alan,
You will be surprised the amount of back door meetings these type of people go through before we even hear a RUMOR.
This new division director has got to be given a chance. The weekend you met him was probably his first event, don't you think he was a bit overwhelmed.
Let the man get comfortable and do his job.
Chip Johnson
SST2011

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Alan,
You will be surprised the amount of back door meetings these type of people go through before we even hear a RUMOR.
This new division director has got to be given a chance. The weekend you met him was probably his first event, don't you think he was a bit overwhelmed.
Let the man get comfortable and do his job.
Chip Johnson
SST2011

Chip, considering he ran, or was given credit for running Gateway, no I wouldn't expect him to be completely overwhelmed by an LODRS race, it's not like he's never seen one, or a National Event, for that matter. And Jay Hullinger was actually running the event, or so we were told.

I never said he should be fired, I said my first impression of him was not good at all considering he's supposed to be something of a whiz at sales and promotion as well as a decent manager. If I was the only person who thought that, I'd keep my mouth shut and figure I was wrong. But a couple of dozen people, give or take, said exactly the same thing, so it wasn't JUST me.

I'm perfectly willing to see what he does from here, and I've already said I'm quite prepared to change my opinion and say so publicly. If he does a good job and we see real improvements, I'll be the first guy to stand up and give him credit publicly, and I'll be the first to back him up.

[THE LEGEND]

Alan,
I agree. Maybe I should'nt have used the word overwhelmed. Maybe Bombarded, bushwacked, ?????. He was probably jumped on the minute he walked on the grounds.
Chip JOhnson
SST2011

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Bret Kepner

What makes you think he wasn't (at least partially) responsible for this?

Then I'm good with that. By all means, if he's doing something for us, let us in on it. Division 2 racers would, for the most part, be completely stunned to see a division director doing anything at all for us, we haven't seen anything like that in years.

Most everyone I talked to did not get much of a positive first impression of our new director. I saw him briefly, and he did not appear to be very interested in the sportsman racers. I've talked to a couple of dozen other people who were at Reynolds, and all but one said the same thing.

If my first impression of him was wrong, and we see some real positive results from him, I'll be the first to publicly state my change in opinion and the fact that my original impression was wrong, and I hope it was.