Who's Racing & Who's Parking for '09?

[DK FRAZIER]

I understand your point, I am just attempting to spend what money I do have before it gets
"redistributed" hee-hee-hee.

I put back a little here and there for the racing. And as long as my family is provided for that is what I use the fund for until then it is both guns blazing!

See ya in Florida.

[Kenny Wigington]

That's how you keep this economy from collapsing. The media has us all scared sh!tless, and we do need to be wary, but not absolutely stone cold scared.
I was starting to get a little down, but I have rebounded. I will see some more of this beautiful country, a little at a time, pulling a racecar.
See you in Fla !!

[DK FRAZIER]

That's right, rock on brother!

[danny waters sr]

Now you guys are talking .".RACE ON " Racin Mine In 09' Tour.

[Mike Galuk]

We are working hard to get the new "JOE COOL" ready for 09. We will be running IHRA Stock GT/G and are hoping to have the car ready by the middle of March for Farmington or Mooresville. Greg (Fulk) and I have spent the biggest part of the winter getting all our "ducks in a row" and hope the Malibu is as deadly consistent as the Monte Carlo was.
Nice motto Danny, mine is RACIN FOR THE ROCK N OCTOBER. Hope to see all my old friends soon.

P.S. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Mike Galuk
JOE COOL RACING

[Billy Nees]

The real racers will race, the "Gucci" racers won't.

[TOM KASCH]

As of now 8;15 am Jan 3 the NHRA winternationals pre -entries list says:

tf........................1
fc.......................7
ps......................9
ss.....................61 out of quota of 80
stk ....................55 ' ' ' 80
sg.....................87.....................130

With a month to go it should be full, I'm sorry to tell you guys It's going to get lot worse before it gets better in 3 to 4 Years....If you lived on credit that was 10 times more than your income what would you expect !!!!!!

[Gary Smith]

Shawn, I still plan to run the stocker, but am hesitant in spending money on stuff that could face heavy de-value if class racing takes a nose dive.

Doug you've said what I keep thinking...spend it wisely!!!

Tom, I called this one 3 years ago...credit is a drug.. use it wisely or it becomes poison. Good lenders are like doctors and pharmacists, where most other financial institutions had become like drug dealers (anyone know about the skeletons in Mike Ashley's closet !!??).

I definately would like to downsize from the vehicles and spare parts in my possession and focus on one race car. Most of the stuff is for the '65, which is a family heirloom I refuse to give up. My options would be to sell off the spares for the '65, 3 other vehicles, mothball the '65, and pour the money into the stocker. The other option is sell the stocker along with the other vehicles and some of the '65 stuff, update the '65 for sub-9 sec rules and install an FE motor to run NSS and Nostalgia A/FX match racing. My heart has always been in class racing, so I guess you could say I'm looking for a good excuse to sell the stocker.

[larry dowty]

don't forget comp. 6 entrys

[Bruce Noland]

The small number of pro entries at Pomona probably has a lot to do with sponsors and nhra getting the money right. Some sponsors are dropping like flies and nhra is probably having a tough time putting up the extra million they said they would pay the pros in 2009. More pro teams will sign on for Pomona but probably not enough to fill all the fields.

You know the very old saying, the Sportsman racers shall get their sport back after all the pros fade away. And fading they are. Good luck to nhra and IHRA for 2009. They sure will need it. We'll be watching.