National event chaos?

Bruce Noland · 12-11-2016, 02:21 PM

Kind'a late to this party. It seems like the new nhra plan is to cut expenses. So, some of these rumors may be true. Cut a day out of stacking and that will save money on labor and insurance. Then, if they cut a day from stacking they would have a cluster trying to get all the racers parked and teched in one day. So they skip tech. That saves money as well. I've also heard they are going to use local "hires" for parking in 2017.
nhra did not exhibit at SEMA and had a local crew at PRI which does not look good. But the big guys still enjoy going into the fancy steakhouses and living large when they can. I have been busy with several other projects and haven't had time to keep up with racing but I would add that folks should keep an eye on nhra's tax returns. And look for excessive borrowing against nhra properties. nhra cannot sell these properties outright but they can suck them dry with loans, while living large and paying the big salaries right to the very end. And then leave a gutted organization in the trash heap when they run for the hills. The tracks would then have to be sold to satisfy the huge debts. And nothing guarantees that they will remain as drag strips. Bad Poop coming guys.

12-11-2016, 02:21 PM	#11
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Re: National event chaos? Kind'a late to this party. It seems like the new nhra plan is to cut expenses. So, some of these rumors may be true. Cut a day out of stacking and that will save money on labor and insurance. Then, if they cut a day from stacking they would have a cluster trying to get all the racers parked and teched in one day. So they skip tech. That saves money as well. I've also heard they are going to use local "hires" for parking in 2017. nhra did not exhibit at SEMA and had a local crew at PRI which does not look good. But the big guys still enjoy going into the fancy steakhouses and living large when they can. I have been busy with several other projects and haven't had time to keep up with racing but I would add that folks should keep an eye on nhra's tax returns. And look for excessive borrowing against nhra properties. nhra cannot sell these properties outright but they can suck them dry with loans, while living large and paying the big salaries right to the very end. And then leave a gutted organization in the trash heap when they run for the hills. The tracks would then have to be sold to satisfy the huge debts. And nothing guarantees that they will remain as drag strips. Bad Poop coming guys. __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK