Unmitigated Greed

[Michael Beard]

Ed -- The very last thing I'd want to do today is to defend the NHRA's latest price hike but the part I'm really surprised about is that they didn't do it last Summer when everyone was paying $5.05 for diesel fuel.As many of the readers here are self-employed they know that all business costs have risen during the last year-- recently I was notified by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Revenue thay my dealers license and my salesmans licenses are going up almost double -- is that going to make me close -- probably not .

...this is just the beginning of the inflation that's going to hit us because of the government borrowing beyond our means and printing money out of thin air. Instead of cutting back, they're full steam ahead on spend-spend-spend.... and to try to keep within shouting distance of their rampant spending, they raise Jack's business costs, so Jack raises his costs to the customer, then the customer (a business owner himself) charges more for *his* goods and services.

NHRA can choke on the 'extra' money. I have plenty of choices on where to race. I voted with my feet years ago, stuck my toe back in the murky water last summer, and have now remembered why I dropped my membership in the first place. Just another chapter in their, "How to make friends and influence people" book.

[Mike Meier]

Well it will probably get me a threatening letter or a ban, but I shot off my mouth on their "official" Facebook group with my opinion on the matter. It had to be short because of space limits.

"Instead of using an NHRA employee's time to update Facebook with this fluff all day you people should be finding ways to cut costs without hurting the racers or the spectators. How is it that you folks supposedly increase revenues by $7 million and the assets by almost as much (as per the 2007 tax return), but then you feel the need to DOUBLE our fees in the midst of this financial crisis?

You guy's just cut your own wrists with poor decision making for both the present and future. Will I stop racing tomorrow? No. Will I start spending my "entertainment" dollars elsewhere? YES. My season tickets for hockey are GOING DOWN next season, and they are probably going to cost less for TWO SEATS than it costs to attend one divisional race. What has the NHRA done for me lately other than tell us that WE ARE THE ONES BEING SUBSIDIZED?!?!? The only people being subsidized are the do-nothing board of directors. You've fleeced the racers enough. Get the hell out of Dodge already!"


I agree with Bryan Worner on his solution. We are going to be spending well over $200 (maybe even $300 with the entry fee increase) to be at Englishtown, why not just save that for a race that would pay $10k to the winner without having to have a single sticker on the car?

[Chad Rhodes]

Dan, AMEN! Its very refreshing to see a pro-sportsman such as yourself take a stand. Thank you.

Terry, if you want to sell the vette, shoot me an email. Dad would like to retire our car since its a real 435hp car.

It amazes me that NHRA is as shortsighted as they are, however i feel that they may be one national event rainout away from Bankruptcy court. I really think they are existing race by race right now.

[Chad Rhodes]

by the way does anyone have a direct email for Tom Compton?

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

by the way does anyone have a direct email for Tom Compton?

TOM-HICCUP-COMPTON@NHRA.COM maybe?

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

TOM-HICCUP-COMPTON@NHRA.COM maybe?

onefortheroadcompton@nhra.com

incompotent@nhra.com

shortisghtedmanagement@nhra.com

tried those three, all bounced back as no good. I will try your suggestion, but i think the dashes should be underscores

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Kenny I wish I could be as optimistic as you.Maybe you and Jack will be the only two who go to Indy
this year.


Ed

Kenny -- Looks like you're the Runner-up at Indy this year -- sorry I flipped for you and 'ya lost.......

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Kenny -- Looks like you're the Runner-up at Indy this year -- sorry I flipped for you and 'ya lost.......

so Jack, did you at least split with Kenny? that would be the gentlemen like thing to do, since you did flip for him.

[Bobby Zlatkin]

Reading these posts makes me sad.
In the 50's, 60's and even the 70's we loved the NHRA and I think the NHRA loved us.
Are things really that different now or is Is it because we're older now and wiser (?) and see it differently?
I don't really think my perspective is that different now from what it was when I was young.
So, how could things have changed so drasticly?

[Tracy Robbins]

The current payout grid for the Carolina Class Racers Association (100% payback) for 50 entries has a total purse of $3750 and breaks down to $2205 win $945 r/u $150 semi's and $100 qtrs. Imagine if we had 100 cars show up...and we are the show! Check out our schedule through the events section, our first race of the season is this Saturday. Just an alternative w/ a very good payout.