Racing for Pinks!!!!! (reynolds style) - Page 3

Jim Wahl · 10-18-2010, 10:56 PM

Woody, I thought I told you I talked with Rich for a couple hours this weekend? I saw him standing by the tech trailer and introduced myself to him. He seems like a real nice guy who is very business smart. He admits he has a lot to learn about class racing, he is a promoter. He was very interested in the SSSSA and he asked me as many questions as I asked him. He said he is learning and has an excellent staff who must be allowed to do their jobs. He stated they have been micro managed too long. Jim Collins is as good and fair a tech man as any you will find. Harry, J. T., and all the rest of the Div.2 staff have now been given the green light to do their jobs without fear of reprisal. Everyone of them I talked to seemed much happier now that they have a new boss! After speaking with Rich, I really believe he plans on correcting and changing the things that we have been complaining about for years. He stated he is an email junkie! So write him! He promises he will answer you! He wants input and suggestions. Nothing will happen overnight. You all know how critical I can be sometimes, but I ask that you give this new guy a chance. One race is not a fair chance. BTW Jay Hullinger was running the race this past weekend, Rich was watching and learning. I'm sure he learned a lot and I look forward to speaking with him again at the South East Sportsnational Open in Cecil next month. Jim

junior barns · 10-18-2010, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

. BTW Jay Hullinger was running the race this past weekend, Rich was watching and learning. I'm sure he learned a lot and I look forward to speaking with him again at the South East Sportsnational Open in Cecil next month. Jim

All you guys better hope that ALL he learned from Jay is how NOT to run a race!!

Good luck to all on this one!!

Alan Roehrich · 10-18-2010, 11:45 PM

Jim, I'm glad he talked to you for two hours. That really doesn't make up for the fact that he was not out there meeting the rest of the racers. I must have seen Jay a couple dozen times, I may have seen Rich once. I suppose that means I learned more about his job than Rich did.

Sorry, but he should have spent at least as much time meeting the rest of the racers as he did ANYTHING else. You'd think a new division director who had a current division director running the show for him would have really gone out and hustled to meet his racers.

I sure hope what he learned about track prep was what NOT to do.

I talked to about 1/2 a dozen or so people who met him. So far, you are the only one who seems to be at all impressed.

He's a promoter? A promoter should be out there meeting people he's supposed to be promoting, especially his paying customers, the racers who actually paid to get in the gate.

Our junk is tired, we likely won't make it to the Open. This was the last regular race of the season. There's a ton of people who won't be at the Open. Many who were there at Reynolds.

Jim Wahl · 10-19-2010, 12:55 PM

Alan, I can't tell you what Rich did all weekend but I do know when I went up to get my check Sunday afternoon he was very sun burned, so he must not have been hiding under a desk somewhere. You guys are brutal! Give the guy a chance! Would you rather have Holt back? Jim

Alan Roehrich · 10-19-2010, 01:08 PM

Brutal? Seriously?

From what we saw and heard, he was in the alcohol pits, the comp pits, and the top sportsman pits. What about everyone else? Alcohol doesn't even come close to paying the bills. What about the people who do?

There were 5 qualifying sessions for Stock. And 56 cars. If he came out for 20 minutes each session, he wouldn't have been out for two hours. A couple minutes meeting each Stock racer. Just an example from one class that pays an entry fee.

He's had his first chance, and most were not impressed. Many won't be there for the Open. So there's no second chance for them there.

You don't get but one chance to make a good first impression. He missed it. People I know who would do a good job would have been out meeting people during the racing, and out in the pits after it stopped, the sportsman pits are as friendly as any place you'll find. He'd have been welcomed in at least 90% of the pits. But he never showed up. Harry did. I saw others as well. You shouldn't have to look for your new division director, he should be looking for you. Especially in his first appearance at a race.

Chad Rhodes · 10-19-2010, 02:46 PM

I have to agree with Alan, he should be out getting to know his "constituents". He should have been trying to make a good impression, even if it was just a "hi, how you doing? Glad you're here." Of course maybe he wanted to and Glendora told him not to associate with anyone incapable causing a 2 hr oildown.

10-18-2010, 10:56 PM	#21
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,843 Likes: 663 Liked 682 Times in 128 Posts	Re: Racing for Pinks!!!!! (reynolds style) Woody, I thought I told you I talked with Rich for a couple hours this weekend? I saw him standing by the tech trailer and introduced myself to him. He seems like a real nice guy who is very business smart. He admits he has a lot to learn about class racing, he is a promoter. He was very interested in the SSSSA and he asked me as many questions as I asked him. He said he is learning and has an excellent staff who must be allowed to do their jobs. He stated they have been micro managed too long. Jim Collins is as good and fair a tech man as any you will find. Harry, J. T., and all the rest of the Div.2 staff have now been given the green light to do their jobs without fear of reprisal. Everyone of them I talked to seemed much happier now that they have a new boss! After speaking with Rich, I really believe he plans on correcting and changing the things that we have been complaining about for years. He stated he is an email junkie! So write him! He promises he will answer you! He wants input and suggestions. Nothing will happen overnight. You all know how critical I can be sometimes, but I ask that you give this new guy a chance. One race is not a fair chance. BTW Jay Hullinger was running the race this past weekend, Rich was watching and learning. I'm sure he learned a lot and I look forward to speaking with him again at the South East Sportsnational Open in Cecil next month. Jim __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 D2 National Open Stock Champion 1981 D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association. Last edited by Jim Wahl; 10-18-2010 at 11:01 PM.

10-18-2010, 11:45 PM	#23
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,066 Likes: 1,486 Liked 1,630 Times in 378 Posts	Re: Racing for Pinks!!!!! (reynolds style) Jim, I'm glad he talked to you for two hours. That really doesn't make up for the fact that he was not out there meeting the rest of the racers. I must have seen Jay a couple dozen times, I may have seen Rich once. I suppose that means I learned more about his job than Rich did. Sorry, but he should have spent at least as much time meeting the rest of the racers as he did ANYTHING else. You'd think a new division director who had a current division director running the show for him would have really gone out and hustled to meet his racers. I sure hope what he learned about track prep was what NOT to do. I talked to about 1/2 a dozen or so people who met him. So far, you are the only one who seems to be at all impressed. He's a promoter? A promoter should be out there meeting people he's supposed to be promoting, especially his paying customers, the racers who actually paid to get in the gate. Our junk is tired, we likely won't make it to the Open. This was the last regular race of the season. There's a ton of people who won't be at the Open. Many who were there at Reynolds. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

10-19-2010, 12:55 PM	#24
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,843 Likes: 663 Liked 682 Times in 128 Posts	Re: Racing for Pinks!!!!! (reynolds style) Alan, I can't tell you what Rich did all weekend but I do know when I went up to get my check Sunday afternoon he was very sun burned, so he must not have been hiding under a desk somewhere. You guys are brutal! Give the guy a chance! Would you rather have Holt back? Jim __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 D2 National Open Stock Champion 1981 D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

10-19-2010, 01:08 PM	#25
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,066 Likes: 1,486 Liked 1,630 Times in 378 Posts	Re: Racing for Pinks!!!!! (reynolds style) Brutal? Seriously? From what we saw and heard, he was in the alcohol pits, the comp pits, and the top sportsman pits. What about everyone else? Alcohol doesn't even come close to paying the bills. What about the people who do? There were 5 qualifying sessions for Stock. And 56 cars. If he came out for 20 minutes each session, he wouldn't have been out for two hours. A couple minutes meeting each Stock racer. Just an example from one class that pays an entry fee. He's had his first chance, and most were not impressed. Many won't be there for the Open. So there's no second chance for them there. You don't get but one chance to make a good first impression. He missed it. People I know who would do a good job would have been out meeting people during the racing, and out in the pits after it stopped, the sportsman pits are as friendly as any place you'll find. He'd have been welcomed in at least 90% of the pits. But he never showed up. Harry did. I saw others as well. You shouldn't have to look for your new division director, he should be looking for you. Especially in his first appearance at a race. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

10-19-2010, 02:46 PM	#26
Chad Rhodes VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Where the Green Grass Grows, AL Posts: 2,375 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Racing for Pinks!!!!! (reynolds style) I have to agree with Alan, he should be out getting to know his "constituents". He should have been trying to make a good impression, even if it was just a "hi, how you doing? Glad you're here." Of course maybe he wanted to and Glendora told him not to associate with anyone incapable causing a 2 hr oildown. __________________ Chad Rhodes 2113 I/SA