Live from Maple Grove Raceway - NHRA Auto Plus Nationals

SS/GSI · 09-29-2011, 04:35 PM

Class Act! Due to NHRA's lack of giving 2 s*#ts about 200 guys parked in the middle of nowhere, and showing up @ 6pm to tell us to go home, most if not all of us are getting f#%ked with our hotel bills, that we didn't use! I could maybe see where they had "no options" for us, like I'm sure that what they spent the day worried about and not painting lines on the blacktop to make sure the pros wouldn't even have to put there garbage cans on grass. The problem is simple, NHRA simply believes that because we keep taking these constant changes, price increases and disrespect we must all be millionaires that could care less about travel and accommodation costs or taking never ending amounts of days off! The answer is we can't, but we love the sport, and we sacrifice too much for that love. BTW, they can't treat pros like us because they are all broke!(minus a few teams) and if they had to incur any additional expenses, like we do(constantly), the teams NHRA "begs" to show up, couldn't even leave their shop. Just remember NHRA, when the day comes that your pro fields go from 16 to 8 to 4 and then match racing Force vs Schumacher! You had the opportunity to have a real show with real, passionate participants. But I still love this sport and because I can't stay away, c u all next weekend!

Pistol Pete · 09-29-2011, 06:35 PM

I feel bad for all the sportsman racers that went to the grove early in the week & then they cancel racing till next weekend.

My wish would be to have maybe 3 $10,000. S/SS races here in Div.1 in the course of the year. But the only bad thing is: We need someone(s) to run them.

Brian & Lee did a Great Job @ Numidia but i think they would rather be racing then watching.

Just my 5 cents worth. (inflation )

Pistol Pete
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09-29-2011, 04:35 PM	#1
SS/GSI Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 292 Likes: 79 Liked 759 Times in 109 Posts	Re: Live from Maple Grove Raceway - NHRA Auto Plus Nationals Class Act! Due to NHRA's lack of giving 2 s*#ts about 200 guys parked in the middle of nowhere, and showing up @ 6pm to tell us to go home, most if not all of us are getting f#%ked with our hotel bills, that we didn't use! I could maybe see where they had "no options" for us, like I'm sure that what they spent the day worried about and not painting lines on the blacktop to make sure the pros wouldn't even have to put there garbage cans on grass. The problem is simple, NHRA simply believes that because we keep taking these constant changes, price increases and disrespect we must all be millionaires that could care less about travel and accommodation costs or taking never ending amounts of days off! The answer is we can't, but we love the sport, and we sacrifice too much for that love. BTW, they can't treat pros like us because they are all broke!(minus a few teams) and if they had to incur any additional expenses, like we do(constantly), the teams NHRA "begs" to show up, couldn't even leave their shop. Just remember NHRA, when the day comes that your pro fields go from 16 to 8 to 4 and then match racing Force vs Schumacher! You had the opportunity to have a real show with real, passionate participants. But I still love this sport and because I can't stay away, c u all next weekend!

09-29-2011, 06:35 PM	#2
Pistol Pete VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Punta Gorda Isles, Fl. Posts: 1,627 Likes: 3,405 Liked 779 Times in 209 Posts	Re: Live from Maple Grove Raceway - NHRA Auto Plus Nationals I feel bad for all the sportsman racers that went to the grove early in the week & then they cancel racing till next weekend. My wish would be to have maybe 3 $10,000. S/SS races here in Div.1 in the course of the year. But the only bad thing is: We need someone(s) to run them. Brian & Lee did a Great Job @ Numidia but i think they would rather be racing then watching. Just my 5 cents worth. (inflation ) Pistol Pete 1374 I/SA