Rockingham and VMP to nhra?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Alan,
You will be surprised the amount of back door meetings these type of people go through before we even hear a RUMOR.
This new division director has got to be given a chance. The weekend you met him was probably his first event, don't you think he was a bit overwhelmed.
Let the man get comfortable and do his job.
Chip Johnson
SST2011

Chip, considering he ran, or was given credit for running Gateway, no I wouldn't expect him to be completely overwhelmed by an LODRS race, it's not like he's never seen one, or a National Event, for that matter. And Jay Hullinger was actually running the event, or so we were told.

I never said he should be fired, I said my first impression of him was not good at all considering he's supposed to be something of a whiz at sales and promotion as well as a decent manager. If I was the only person who thought that, I'd keep my mouth shut and figure I was wrong. But a couple of dozen people, give or take, said exactly the same thing, so it wasn't JUST me.

I'm perfectly willing to see what he does from here, and I've already said I'm quite prepared to change my opinion and say so publicly. If he does a good job and we see real improvements, I'll be the first guy to stand up and give him credit publicly, and I'll be the first to back him up.

[THE LEGEND]

Alan,
I agree. Maybe I should'nt have used the word overwhelmed. Maybe Bombarded, bushwacked, ?????. He was probably jumped on the minute he walked on the grounds.
Chip JOhnson
SST2011

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Alan,
I agree. Maybe I should'nt have used the word overwhelmed. Maybe Bombarded, bushwacked, ?????. He was probably jumped on the minute he walked on the grounds.
Chip JOhnson
SST2011

Well, word has it Jim Wahl had him hemmed in behind the NHRA trailer for over an hour. After that, he may have decided he never wants to speak to another class racer again as long as he lives. The guy may have been on the verge of a nervous breakdown the rest of the month...............................

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Well, word has it Jim Wahl had him hemmed in behind the NHRA trailer for over an hour. After that, he may have decided he never wants to speak to another class racer again as long as he lives. The guy may have been on the verge of a nervous breakdown the rest of the month...............................

now that's funny.

[pbaileyrp]

The Rockingham folks were at Pomona. They will be back.

[THE LEGEND]

Steve goes to Pomona,Indy,and several other events every year. He also goes to the Daytona 500 does that mean they are going nascar too.LOL
Chip

[pbaileyrp]

maybe it does................maybe it doesn't. We will see.............

[jwsamuel]

Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Steve goes to Pomona,Indy,and several other events every year. He also goes to the Daytona 500 does that mean they are going nascar too.LOL
Chip

Well, there is that oval right across the street......

Jim

[Bobby Lundholm]

Doesn't this same conversation happen every year? IHRA lost a couple of tracks and now they are going under? Don't tracks come and go all the time? It's whatever sanctioning body tells them what they want to hear. You guys put way too much thought into rumors. What about Memphis, and Gateway? Is NHRA doomed now?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Bobby Lundholm

What about Memphis, and Gateway? Is NHRA doomed now?

Apples and oranges. Memphis and Gateway CLOSED, due to the failure of the business to generate a profit. Dover Downs Development does not seem to be doing well right now. I expect their Nashville Super Speedway to possibly close before long.

Big difference between Memphis and Gateway closing, and VMP and Rockingham possibly changing sanctioning bodies.

That being said, I'm not at all sure that those two tracks switching sanctioning bodies is a death knell for IHRA, I hope it is not.