Help Fix What's Wrong With Our NHRA

B Aceves · 10-31-2011, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by killintime6968

Even a bigger question who will pay their wages.

Even if NHRA closed tomorrow all the high paid Brass will walk away with more money than most of us could dream of having !!! they could give a rats _ _ S about anyone's wages.... lol

Speedy Peets #4103 I/SA · 11-01-2011, 08:36 PM

i`ve read everyone of these comment`s and all are `well good luck` it is what it is,,,i`ve after 20 yrs away am getting my stuff back together and building another class car, like i ran back in the 70`s and 80`s, my have things changed,,, but if you are not happy with things, don`t go, simple as that,,, i`ve been to several IHRA national and Pro-AM`s and been treated better than i was back in the 80`s,,, been to Mr Pat`s Place and took my new Wife who had never been and the staff there treated her like a queen, she has been awestruck since,,, simple words if ya ain`t happy don`t go, find somewhere else to run ya ride,

Andys dad · 11-01-2011, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Speedy Peets #4103 I/SA

i`ve read everyone of these comment`s and all are `well good luck` it is what it is,,,i`ve after 20 yrs away am getting my stuff back together and building another class car, like i ran back in the 70`s and 80`s, my have things changed,,, but if you are not happy with things, don`t go, simple as that,,, i`ve been to several IHRA national and Pro-AM`s and been treated better than i was back in the 80`s,,, been to Mr Pat`s Place and took my new Wife who had never been and the staff there treated her like a queen, she has been awestruck since,,, simple words if ya ain`t happy don`t go, find somewhere else to run ya ride,

Not sure who you are but very well said

Do something that makes you happy

Go into debt - live a little - hell live a lot

I know I will regret this but I can no longer hold back

None of you cry babies on here can come close to stealing my joy with your inane comments

If you want to fix it quit and do something you enjoy

Find something that NEVER changes and stay stuck in the past

:-) peace

bill7947 · 11-04-2011, 08:04 PM

Congratulations on the R/U at Vegas. Dont know about the cry baby stuff. That may be a little harsh. I think we have all seen changes at NHRA that we wish were not made. Everyone has an opinion and not everyone will ever agree on anything. However, I think we all love drag racing, or we would not be spending our time writing comments on this site.

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Originally Posted by Andys dad

Not sure who you are but very well said

Do something that makes you happy

Go into debt - live a little - hell live a lot

I know I will regret this but I can no longer hold back

None of you cry babies on here can come close to stealing my joy with your inane comments

If you want to fix it quit and do something you enjoy

Find something that NEVER changes and stay stuck in the past

:-) peace

Jack Matyas · 11-05-2011, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Andys dad

Do something that makes you happy

Go into debt - live a little - hell live a lot

I know I will regret this but I can no longer hold back

None of you cry babies on here can come close to stealing my joy with your inane comments

If you want to fix it quit and do something you enjoy

Find something that NEVER changes and stay stuck in the past

Ron - I'm with you - those who don't like the direction our sport has taken should do what will make them happy even if it means finding another hobby .Peeing on our Wheaties because they aren't willing to change serves no purpose ............Personally I don't like many of the new rules and enhancements but since I'm not a rulesmaker I'll go along and continue having the time of my life even with them .Life's short and I want to enjoy every day left .

There are many on this board who spend everyday angry ................That won't be me ! ! !

Mack Reeves · 11-05-2011, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Ron - I'm with you - those who don't like the direction our sport has taken should do what will make them happy even if it means finding another hobby .Peeing on our Wheaties because they aren't willing to change serves no purpose ............Personally I don't like many of the new rules and enhancements but since I'm not a rulesmaker I'll go along and continue having the time of my life even with them .Life's short and I want to enjoy every day left .

There are many on this board who spend everyday angry ................That won't be me ! ! !

Two smart men.......

Pvt Parts · 11-05-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Ron - I'm with you - those who don't like the direction our sport has taken should do what will make them happy even if it means finding another hobby .Peeing on our Wheaties because they aren't willing to change serves no purpose ............Personally I don't like many of the new rules and enhancements but since I'm not a rulesmaker I'll go along and continue having the time of my life even with them .Life's short and I want to enjoy every day left .

There are many on this board who spend everyday angry ................That won't be me ! ! !

Yep, here's the race track. Here are the rules. Do you wanna race or not.... your choice.

skills · 11-05-2011, 03:45 PM

As person that has been a spectator for the last 20 years as a kid and now an adult but has never raced I have some slight perspective. Half of the problem is nhra is ran as two separate parts, one the pros and the second the sportsmen. They have to be ran as one big event from top to bottom feeding both sides. We need the people to run the corporate then have racers to fix the racing part. A group of ex and current racers to go over all the rules and see what works and what doesn't. Get back to quarter-mile for all classes, that is what the sport is about. Stand behind the true performance of the cars and the diversity of each and every class. Feed the sportsmen classes because that is where your future pro stars come from. Highlight the sportsmen with their own show to give the tracks, racers and sponsors a little exposure. Tell the tv audience that there are 400-500 or more cars at a national event. How you can walk in the pits talk to the driver and the crews. Even if you can't hit a national event that we have tracks all over the country that run races every weekend with something for everybody. This is the best performance car show in the world come and get it you will never forget what you see. What happened to the buy a full seat but you will only need the edge commercial?

11-01-2011, 08:36 PM	#2
Speedy Peets #4103 I/SA Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 121 Likes: 4 Liked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Help Fix What's Wrong With Our NHRA i`ve read everyone of these comment`s and all are `well good luck` it is what it is,,,i`ve after 20 yrs away am getting my stuff back together and building another class car, like i ran back in the 70`s and 80`s, my have things changed,,, but if you are not happy with things, don`t go, simple as that,,, i`ve been to several IHRA national and Pro-AM`s and been treated better than i was back in the 80`s,,, been to Mr Pat`s Place and took my new Wife who had never been and the staff there treated her like a queen, she has been awestruck since,,, simple words if ya ain`t happy don`t go, find somewhere else to run ya ride,

11-05-2011, 03:45 PM	#8
skills Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hershey,pa Posts: 187 Likes: 0 Liked 8 Times in 1 Post	Re: Help Fix What's Wrong With Our NHRA As person that has been a spectator for the last 20 years as a kid and now an adult but has never raced I have some slight perspective. Half of the problem is nhra is ran as two separate parts, one the pros and the second the sportsmen. They have to be ran as one big event from top to bottom feeding both sides. We need the people to run the corporate then have racers to fix the racing part. A group of ex and current racers to go over all the rules and see what works and what doesn't. Get back to quarter-mile for all classes, that is what the sport is about. Stand behind the true performance of the cars and the diversity of each and every class. Feed the sportsmen classes because that is where your future pro stars come from. Highlight the sportsmen with their own show to give the tracks, racers and sponsors a little exposure. Tell the tv audience that there are 400-500 or more cars at a national event. How you can walk in the pits talk to the driver and the crews. Even if you can't hit a national event that we have tracks all over the country that run races every weekend with something for everybody. This is the best performance car show in the world come and get it you will never forget what you see. What happened to the buy a full seat but you will only need the edge commercial?