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Location: East Texas Piney Woods
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Many of us who do this (drag racing) are business owners and we're able to do it because we're somewhat successful business owners. Holding onto that thought, I struggle to understand why the HRP track owners can't justify a few hundred thousand in capital investment dollars to make it a premier facility. A guaranteed NHRA national and divisional event in the most competitive division in the country and the potential to be one of the best attended national/divisional events on an annual basis.
It's a puzzling picture. What am I missing here?
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Mr. Bill,
I think you answered part of your own question. Owners are in it as business - for money only. NHRA does not seem to care about sportsmen and neither does HRP... They invested in the spectator parking lot. That tells you what is important to them. Selling hotdogs and beer to the huge market of people they have that will come to see the pros. One of the largest cities in the country, they dont need a big sportsmen field. They just need the crowd in the stands for the pros. With all the issues there over the years, IF NHRA cared, they would tell them to do something about it, but they dont... Shame, but it is just the same story on and on. National Events are about the pros and getting people in the stands. Ken Stock 412 |
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I think some forget Motorplex used to be a mud pit in the sportsman area. Billy Meyer and NHRA came to an agreement it needed to be taken care of and they laid the gravel. Is it the best solution? Probably not, everyone complains about the rocks but atleast tomorrow when most of the rigs leave they can drive out of the gate rather than be towed out like in Houston.
I choose to skip the Houston national and head to Holly Springs, MS for the southern footbrake challenge. Not a hard decision at all to be honest Houston is going to be a mess even if there's no rain from Thursday-Sunday.
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