Rick Stewart should be fired, doesn't care about sportsman!

Ed Fernandez · 06-07-2011, 07:18 PM

Steve,you were a bit harsh.I made the point that Stewart may have not been the culpit in this case,but he is a bit of a drama queen when he's performing his duties.

Jim Cimarolli · 06-07-2011, 07:57 PM

I haven't been an NHRA member for about 3 years for various reasons. But when I was active they had started to have class eliminations on Thursdays after 2 rounds of sportsman qualifying. By the time we began running class the starting line was not up to the quality it needed to be to support this type of racing, but they put us out there anyway. Then try to go 3 or 4 rounds on such a poorly maintained starting line and the results were very frustrating to say the least. I wrote a personal handwritten letter to Rick Stewart addressing this issue and I did not get a reply. At one event one of my pit crew walked up to Rick Stewart at the starting line after seeing several cars spinning the tires and asked him: "Can you do something about these bald spots?" I was told that Rick's reply was "What you see is what you get." I don't know who's call it was to let the track get sloppy during class eliminations, or if the blame lies with Rick Stewart or NHRA, but IMO neither one gave a damn.

06-07-2011, 07:18 PM	#1
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Rick Stewart should be fired, doesn't care about sportsm Steve,you were a bit harsh.I made the point that Stewart may have not been the culpit in this case,but he is a bit of a drama queen when he's performing his duties. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

06-07-2011, 07:57 PM	#2
Jim Cimarolli Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sulphur Springs Texas Posts: 743 Likes: 146 Liked 166 Times in 46 Posts	Re: Rick Stewart should be fired, doesn't care about sportsm I haven't been an NHRA member for about 3 years for various reasons. But when I was active they had started to have class eliminations on Thursdays after 2 rounds of sportsman qualifying. By the time we began running class the starting line was not up to the quality it needed to be to support this type of racing, but they put us out there anyway. Then try to go 3 or 4 rounds on such a poorly maintained starting line and the results were very frustrating to say the least. I wrote a personal handwritten letter to Rick Stewart addressing this issue and I did not get a reply. At one event one of my pit crew walked up to Rick Stewart at the starting line after seeing several cars spinning the tires and asked him: "Can you do something about these bald spots?" I was told that Rick's reply was "What you see is what you get." I don't know who's call it was to let the track get sloppy during class eliminations, or if the blame lies with Rick Stewart or NHRA, but IMO neither one gave a damn.