Tom Compton Interview on DRO - Page 2

gbur · 09-13-2014, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Frank Castros

You're right Ange.

empty hat too

John Kissel · 09-13-2014, 10:14 PM

Sounds to me like he got his training at Beatrice Foods in the early '80s. Been there, suffered through that. John Kissel

Kegracing · 09-13-2014, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by actionange

Empty suit

Bet his glass is not empty!

Ken
Stock 412

Jim Wahl · 09-13-2014, 11:01 PM

Good 'ol Tom totally forgot to mention ONE word about the NHRA Sportsman racers. Fans, Pro racers, sponsors, television, big money and dog food. Nothing about us, the backbone of the sport. I'm sure we just slipped his mind. To bad he didn't ask him about his driving record or his salary. Jim

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Lyn Smith · 09-15-2014, 06:12 PM

Glad see that NHRA is getting back to making a profit.I'm sure that will mean a increase in payouts,and maybe even a reduction in entry fees.LOL

gbur · 09-15-2014, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

Glad see that NHRA is getting back to making a profit.I'm sure that will mean a increase in payouts,and maybe even a reduction in entry fees.LOL

Doubtful

goinbroke2 · 09-15-2014, 07:24 PM

Sounded to me more of a "fluff" interview where no "hard" questions are asked. In politics the leftwing stations ask the dems questions like this and the rightwing station asks the repub's questions like this. Wouldn't suprise me if the questions were pre-planned or rehersed. Of course this is somewhat disparaging to DRO and I don't mean to offend, but "how did you fix this" and "how did you improve that" are open invitations for blowhards to wax on about themselves.

The one line "no I never raced" says it all. He's got book smarts and that's what he was brought in for, but don't ever confuse him with someone who has eaten baloney sandwiches with greasy fingerprints on them while laying under a car trying to finish before it's completely dark.

No friend of a sportsman...

Michael Beard · 09-15-2014, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

Good 'ol Tom totally forgot to mention ONE word about the NHRA Sportsman racers. Fans, Pro racers, sponsors, television, big money and dog food. Nothing about us, the backbone of the sport. I'm sure we just slipped his mind. To bad he didn't ask him about his driving record or his salary. Jim

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He wasn't asked any sportsman-related questions. It was all big-picture stuff. He did give us the "ONE word" mention you sought:
http://www.dragracingonline.com/inne...compton-7.html

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We serve a lot of stakeholders – very different stakeholders, who have very different angles on this sport. It could a team owner. It could be a sportsman racer. It could be a pro racer. It could be a racetrack (operator). It could be a fan.

Julie Jordan · 09-15-2014, 10:59 PM

"We serve a lot of stakeholders – very different stakeholders, who have very different angles on this sport. It could a team owner. It could be a sportsman racer. It could be a pro racer. It could be a racetrack [operator]. It could be a fan. We're in the middle of it all, trying to hold it together."

I think this would have to be the hardest part of running an organization like NHRA. There are so many people to please and it's impossible to please them all.

His non-racing background makes him very impartial, in my eyes. His job is to make NHRA sound and he has done a pretty good job of that. It's the job of his vice presidents and staff to run the racing operations. Looks like ole Wally Parks had a lot of vision but not a lot of financial acumen, turning over an entity with $22M of debt. If we had a racer running the helm I think impartiality would go out the door. I can't imagine anyone on this forum trying to manage NHRA and not being biased against the nitro cars! lol

GUMP · 09-15-2014, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Julie Jordan

"We serve a lot of stakeholders – very different stakeholders, who have very different angles on this sport. It could a team owner. It could be a sportsman racer. It could be a pro racer. It could be a racetrack [operator]. It could be a fan. We're in the middle of it all, trying to hold it together."

I think this would have to be the hardest part of running an organization like NHRA. There are so many people to please and it's impossible to please them all.

His non-racing background makes him very impartial, in my eyes. His job is to make NHRA sound and he has done a pretty good job of that. It's the job of his vice presidents and staff to run the racing operations. Looks like ole Wally Parks had a lot of vision but not a lot of financial acumen, turning over an entity with $22M of debt. If we had a racer running the helm I think impartiality would go out the door. I can't imagine anyone on this forum trying to manage NHRA and not being biased against the nitro cars! lol

Well said!

09-13-2014, 10:14 PM	#12
John Kissel Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Colt's Neck, n.j. Posts: 349 Likes: 766 Liked 230 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Tom Compton Interview on DRO Sounds to me like he got his training at Beatrice Foods in the early '80s. Been there, suffered through that. John Kissel

09-13-2014, 11:01 PM	#14
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 666 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Tom Compton Interview on DRO Good 'ol Tom totally forgot to mention ONE word about the NHRA Sportsman racers. Fans, Pro racers, sponsors, television, big money and dog food. Nothing about us, the backbone of the sport. I'm sure we just slipped his mind. To bad he didn't ask him about his driving record or his salary. Jim . __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

09-15-2014, 06:12 PM	#15
Lyn Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pontiac,il. Posts: 1,198 Likes: 281 Liked 963 Times in 193 Posts	Re: Tom Compton Interview on DRO Glad see that NHRA is getting back to making a profit.I'm sure that will mean a increase in payouts,and maybe even a reduction in entry fees.LOL

09-15-2014, 07:24 PM	#17
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 884 Likes: 1,567 Liked 381 Times in 148 Posts	Re: Tom Compton Interview on DRO Sounded to me more of a "fluff" interview where no "hard" questions are asked. In politics the leftwing stations ask the dems questions like this and the rightwing station asks the repub's questions like this. Wouldn't suprise me if the questions were pre-planned or rehersed. Of course this is somewhat disparaging to DRO and I don't mean to offend, but "how did you fix this" and "how did you improve that" are open invitations for blowhards to wax on about themselves. The one line "no I never raced" says it all. He's got book smarts and that's what he was brought in for, but don't ever confuse him with someone who has eaten baloney sandwiches with greasy fingerprints on them while laying under a car trying to finish before it's completely dark. No friend of a sportsman...

09-15-2014, 10:59 PM	#19
Julie Jordan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 638 Likes: 90 Liked 523 Times in 93 Posts	Re: Tom Compton Interview on DRO "We serve a lot of stakeholders – very different stakeholders, who have very different angles on this sport. It could a team owner. It could be a sportsman racer. It could be a pro racer. It could be a racetrack [operator]. It could be a fan. We're in the middle of it all, trying to hold it together." I think this would have to be the hardest part of running an organization like NHRA. There are so many people to please and it's impossible to please them all. His non-racing background makes him very impartial, in my eyes. His job is to make NHRA sound and he has done a pretty good job of that. It's the job of his vice presidents and staff to run the racing operations. Looks like ole Wally Parks had a lot of vision but not a lot of financial acumen, turning over an entity with $22M of debt. If we had a racer running the helm I think impartiality would go out the door. I can't imagine anyone on this forum trying to manage NHRA and not being biased against the nitro cars! lol __________________ Julie Jordan 7549 STK