The State Of Sportsman Racing - Interesting Read

[Dan Fahey]

Mike Beard
Your Class Nationals was the best race I have been to.
Sponsored the Pure Stock Challenge.
Despite the crazy grief from those that disliked my advocacy.
Until last year drove my car to the track for years and then set up to race.

Think 12 cars competed and put out a good bit of money.
Still a good turn out and made several new friends.
Yet my company did not get a bit of recognition other than from you.
DanSources is an IT & Technical Staffing and Consulting company.
Not your average Contingency fundee!
Would I do it again to help the cause?....YES !

Next year was a bit different.
Committed to the IHRA ProAm at Empire that same weekend.
Heavy investment in a trailer and setting up the wagon to go tow to races.
The year before cost me a $1100 to haul a broken car 200 miles.

I do feel bad not supporting you the next year.
20/20 hindsight...I should have. Could have made a difference.
It was a missed opportunity promoting Pure Stock that was getting a some traction.

Wish there was a Crate Motor and GT Advocate out there too.
Sometimes they are known as Community Organizers !

D

[Frank Castros]

I haven't raced for many years, but worked and spent as much as it took to "run with the crowd" as we liked to say back then, and it paid off.

What I don't understand about today's racing;

1) The excessive money spent on race rigs.
2) The excessive money spent on race car "bling".
3) Doesn't anyone do anything themselves anymore?
4) The racers themselves changed the rule book, not the NHRA, and it has cost them.
5) The racers showing up Wednesday for a divisional race. For a good pit spot?
6) A divisional race should be two days not three.

Please enlighten me.

[Bob Lasko]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

I haven't raced for many years, but worked and spent as much as it took to "run with the crowd" as we liked to say back then, and it paid off.

What I don't understand about today's racing;

1) The excessive money spent on race rigs.
2) The excessive money spent on race car "bling".
3) Doesn't anyone do anything themselves anymore?
4) The racers themselves changed the rule book, not the NHRA, and it has cost them.
5) The racers showing up Wednesday for a divisional race. For a good pit spot?
6) A divisional race should be two days not three.

Please enlighten me.

Frank
1-Its who got the bigger one
2-Those who have the MONEY
3-Those with MONEY don't
4- unknown
5- most of the racers today are old like us, retired and have nothing else to do. Look in the staging lanes, mostly gray!!!!
6- the more car that NHRA adds to the list, the longer it takes. The old days we ran two days Friday and Saturday with the pros, remember?
Just my two cents.

Bob Lasko
Super Stock SS/CS

[Mike Walter]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

I haven't raced for many years, but worked and spent as much as it took to "run with the crowd" as we liked to say back then, and it paid off.

What I don't understand about today's racing;

1) The excessive money spent on race rigs.
2) The excessive money spent on race car "bling".
3) Doesn't anyone do anything themselves anymore?
4) The racers themselves changed the rule book, not the NHRA, and it has cost them.
5) The racers showing up Wednesday for a divisional race. For a good pit spot?
6) A divisional race should be two days not three.

Please enlighten me.

I'm with you on this Frank

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

I haven't raced for many years, but worked and spent as much as it took to "run with the crowd" as we liked to say back then, and it paid off.

What I don't understand about today's racing;

1) The excessive money spent on race rigs.
2) The excessive money spent on race car "bling".
3) Doesn't anyone do anything themselves anymore?
4) The racers themselves changed the rule book, not the NHRA, and it has cost them.
5) The racers showing up Wednesday for a divisional race. For a good pit spot?
6) A divisional race should be two days not three.

Please enlighten me.

I'm with you, Frank.
#4 - A lot of collusion from both sides. A classic case of not thinking things through; unintended consequences.
The valve spring rule was more destructive than the duration rule change.

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

I'm with you, Frank.
#4 - A lot of collusion from both sides. A classic case of not thinking things through; unintended consequences.
The valve spring rule was more destructive than the duration rule change.

Yup...had this conversation before!
Do not think the xHRA are going to change this without some thought.
D

[ALMACK]

The beauty of our class cars is that we can run both class racing and big bucks bracket racing if we want to ( non delay of course)