What Made NHRA Legitimate to the Racer - Page 2

Billy Nees · 08-20-2021, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by PozQB14

if people start getting torn down and booted, how many cars do you think are going to show up to these events?

Oh, plenty will show up.

Frank Castros · 08-20-2021, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SDS Inc

The tech people and other division personnel put in long hours, at slave wages, to support our sport. Inadequate mandates on staffing, enforcement, etc. hinder them from doing the stuff they want and know to do. thanks!

Would it kill the over paid upper echelon leadership to re-appropriate compensation capital to the compensation fund for these support teams?

I already know the answer to this rhetorical question but I put it out there to jog the senses of the dedicated class racers who want a level playing field.

Fund and staff the Technical Dept. with highly skilled and motivated professionals!

Mike Pearson · 08-21-2021, 09:15 AM

I still enjoy racing super stock as much as i ever have. I really don’t get involved in the politics of what happens in NHRA. Could things be better. Yes they could. Could they be worse. Absolutely. I race a combo that can no way be competitive. Even the best engine builder would not be able to get my combo to the top of the Q sheet. I don’t and can’t spend the amount of money that some can. I understand that and race within my means.
In Division 2. We have a really good group of racers. The number is dwindling down for sure. I don’t think we have an actual tech director any more. We are lucky to have Dave and Gloria Ley that have adopted division 2 and are at almost all of our races doing tech, Scales and Gloria does the pairings at the lanes. They are awesome people and deserve a big thanks. We have a very young and inexperienced divisional director. Cody took over after our Rich Schaefer was let go. He has done a good job and makes good decisions with the events. I am not sure how much he understands our type of racing. I will keep doing this until it either doesn’t exist any more or my health won’t allow it.
I also want to thank Mike Volkman and Emily for what they do for us. They really are what this sport is all about.
In closing I don’t think it will ever go back to where it once was so we have to grin and bear it and try to continue to enjoy what we do

See y’all at the Rock in October.

08-21-2021, 09:15 AM	#3
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,478 Likes: 635 Liked 2,013 Times in 604 Posts	Re: What Made NHRA Legitimate to the Racer I still enjoy racing super stock as much as i ever have. I really don’t get involved in the politics of what happens in NHRA. Could things be better. Yes they could. Could they be worse. Absolutely. I race a combo that can no way be competitive. Even the best engine builder would not be able to get my combo to the top of the Q sheet. I don’t and can’t spend the amount of money that some can. I understand that and race within my means. In Division 2. We have a really good group of racers. The number is dwindling down for sure. I don’t think we have an actual tech director any more. We are lucky to have Dave and Gloria Ley that have adopted division 2 and are at almost all of our races doing tech, Scales and Gloria does the pairings at the lanes. They are awesome people and deserve a big thanks. We have a very young and inexperienced divisional director. Cody took over after our Rich Schaefer was let go. He has done a good job and makes good decisions with the events. I am not sure how much he understands our type of racing. I will keep doing this until it either doesn’t exist any more or my health won’t allow it. I also want to thank Mike Volkman and Emily for what they do for us. They really are what this sport is all about. In closing I don’t think it will ever go back to where it once was so we have to grin and bear it and try to continue to enjoy what we do See y’all at the Rock in October. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS