$305.00 Nat. event entry

Rick Bailey · 12-15-2010, 02:07 PM

Posted by Chuck of C & W Racing

NHRA just keeps sticking it to us. Harder to afford this stuff as it is with the economy the way it is and now raise entry fee's again? They think that by charging 95.00 for insurance they can say the entry fee stayed the same so payout wont need to change. My racing for this comming year just got cut back even more than I had planned to have to cut back.
Chuck

Rick Bailey · 12-15-2010, 02:09 PM

If this is a fact, then every racer need to to ban together and boycott !! Car counts are dropping and now the racers that can make it are now paying the differance. NHRA is hosing these guys.

My lisense is due in feb..........I may be saving my money .........I'll need it to help pay for Haydens national event entry somewhere. &$#@ NHRA !

OK Sportsman council,,,,,, what now...

Yeah I'm _issed !

Rick

X-TECH MAN · 12-15-2010, 02:30 PM

The sad part is the fields will fill up no matter what or how they charge the "sheep" for it. Just wait and see.

jmcarter · 12-15-2010, 02:34 PM

If you go to the registration page it's posting the rationale as being insurance driven. It's worded as such:

NHRA Announces Increase to Racer Entry Insurance Fee
Effective for the 2011 season, NHRA is increasing the racer entry insurance fee at NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series events.

Insurance is one of NHRA’s major costs of conducting race events. Insurance costs have risen over the years and NHRA has been affected by claims and litigation. Therefore, the racer entry insurance fee at national events will be increased to $95 per event. Though the increase will defray some costs, NHRA will continue to bear significant insurance costs.

NHRA appreciates the continued support of the racing community.

The claims and litigation are no doubt driven by DSR's TF loss of a wheel/tire and the whole Phoenix debacle. Don't recall that they have ever made a tethering device mandatory but I don't follow TF and FC close enough to know for sure. I've said it many times before, NHRA essentially messed on everybody when they went with the Bernstein's approach vs. Big Daddy's recommendation to make those cars have to start at the end of the run before they were a winner and other cost and speed control methods. The rest of us are still paying for it and now we'll simply pay more. Everybody sees all the modern day cop show genre where they keep saying "follow the money".

As was said, life is all about choices...everybody needs to make them.

Tony Janes · 12-15-2010, 02:35 PM

The fees went up and the quota came down. I do not think NHRA is worried about money collected from sportsman entries.

7423 · 12-15-2010, 02:39 PM

Sounds to me like the cost of doing business, they will suck up to the pros and **** the little guys.

Michael Beard · 12-15-2010, 02:41 PM

Won't be long before somebody says "$100,000 cars racing in 'entry level' Stock, what's a couple more bucks for a good time? You people whine and cry about everything!"

Guess what? People wouldn't b*tch if you didn't do stupid stuff! (ok, not as much at least)

I've made commitments already. Otherwise, it'd be super easy to just go back to doing what I was doing. Had the late '90s been like this environment, I never would've gotten started in Stock Eliminator in the first place. They never cease to amaze me. Can't wait to see the press release on this one. "Part of our continuing commitment to the racer..."

Who's even awake at the PR department? Races coming up, and nobody knows what classes are running where, no announcement on this latest "enhancement", etc. Absolutely amazing.

So, lower quotas, just raise fees to help offset the difference, and now you've got a more manageable time schedule. Everybody's happy! Err... right?

'Course they have to generate some more money to pay for their two new execs, too...

Rick Bailey · 12-15-2010, 02:57 PM

NHRA Announces Increase to Racer Entry Insurance Fee
Effective for the 2011 season, NHRA is increasing the racer entry insurance fee at NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series events.

Insurance is one of NHRA’s major costs of conducting race events. Insurance costs have risen over the years and NHRA has been affected by claims and litigation. Therefore, the racer entry insurance fee at national events will be increased to $95 per event. Though the increase will defray some costs, NHRA will continue to bear significant insurance costs.

NHRA appreciates the continued support of the racing community.

chevy620 · 12-15-2010, 03:40 PM

Rick.....

That's funny right there.

Why don't they tell us what the "premium is" and "what is covered", we are all paying for it, right?

Back to brackets.

Jok

Ed Fernandez · 12-15-2010, 03:48 PM

Bohica............................................ ........

12-15-2010, 02:07 PM	#1
Rick Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 502 Likes: 5 Liked 10 Times in 7 Posts	$305.00 Nat. event entry Posted by Chuck of C & W Racing NHRA just keeps sticking it to us. Harder to afford this stuff as it is with the economy the way it is and now raise entry fee's again? They think that by charging 95.00 for insurance they can say the entry fee stayed the same so payout wont need to change. My racing for this comming year just got cut back even more than I had planned to have to cut back. Chuck __________________ Rick Bailey 3439 SC

12-15-2010, 02:09 PM	#2
Rick Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 502 Likes: 5 Liked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Re: $305.00 Nat. event entry If this is a fact, then every racer need to to ban together and boycott !! Car counts are dropping and now the racers that can make it are now paying the differance. NHRA is hosing these guys. My lisense is due in feb..........I may be saving my money .........I'll need it to help pay for Haydens national event entry somewhere. &$#@ NHRA ! OK Sportsman council,,,,,, what now... Yeah I'm _issed ! Rick __________________ Rick Bailey 3439 SC

12-15-2010, 02:30 PM	#3
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,207 Likes: 1,049 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: $305.00 Nat. event entry The sad part is the fields will fill up no matter what or how they charge the "sheep" for it. Just wait and see.

12-15-2010, 02:34 PM	#4
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,135 Likes: 2,014 Liked 2,745 Times in 859 Posts	Re: $305.00 Nat. event entry If you go to the registration page it's posting the rationale as being insurance driven. It's worded as such: NHRA Announces Increase to Racer Entry Insurance Fee Effective for the 2011 season, NHRA is increasing the racer entry insurance fee at NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series events. Insurance is one of NHRA’s major costs of conducting race events. Insurance costs have risen over the years and NHRA has been affected by claims and litigation. Therefore, the racer entry insurance fee at national events will be increased to $95 per event. Though the increase will defray some costs, NHRA will continue to bear significant insurance costs. NHRA appreciates the continued support of the racing community. The claims and litigation are no doubt driven by DSR's TF loss of a wheel/tire and the whole Phoenix debacle. Don't recall that they have ever made a tethering device mandatory but I don't follow TF and FC close enough to know for sure. I've said it many times before, NHRA essentially messed on everybody when they went with the Bernstein's approach vs. Big Daddy's recommendation to make those cars have to start at the end of the run before they were a winner and other cost and speed control methods. The rest of us are still paying for it and now we'll simply pay more. Everybody sees all the modern day cop show genre where they keep saying "follow the money". As was said, life is all about choices...everybody needs to make them. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Last edited by jmcarter; 12-15-2010 at 02:41 PM. Reason: Grammar

12-15-2010, 02:35 PM	#5
Tony Janes Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Whittier, Ca Posts: 830 Likes: 29 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: $305.00 Nat. event entry The fees went up and the quota came down. I do not think NHRA is worried about money collected from sportsman entries. __________________ Tony Janes 7941 STK, SS

12-15-2010, 02:39 PM	#6
7423 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 640 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: $305.00 Nat. event entry Sounds to me like the cost of doing business, they will suck up to the pros and **** the little guys.

12-15-2010, 02:41 PM	#7
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Re: $305.00 Nat. event entry Won't be long before somebody says "$100,000 cars racing in 'entry level' Stock, what's a couple more bucks for a good time? You people whine and cry about everything!" Guess what? People wouldn't btch if you didn't do stupid stuff! (ok, not as much at least) I've made commitments already. Otherwise, it'd be super easy to just go back to doing what I was doing. Had the late '90s been like this environment, I never would've gotten started in Stock Eliminator in the first place. They never cease to amaze me. Can't wait to see the press release on this one. "Part of our continuing commitment to the racer..." Who's even awake at the PR department? Races coming up, and nobody knows what classes are running where, no announcement on this latest "enhancement", etc. Absolutely amazing. So, lower quotas, just raise fees to help offset the difference, and now you've got a more manageable time schedule. Everybody's happy! Err... right? 'Course they have to generate some more money to pay for their two new execs, too... __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS Last edited by Michael Beard; 12-15-2010 at 02:43 PM.*

12-15-2010, 02:57 PM	#8
Rick Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 502 Likes: 5 Liked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Re: $305.00 Nat. event entry NHRA Announces Increase to Racer Entry Insurance Fee Effective for the 2011 season, NHRA is increasing the racer entry insurance fee at NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series events. Insurance is one of NHRA’s major costs of conducting race events. Insurance costs have risen over the years and NHRA has been affected by claims and litigation. Therefore, the racer entry insurance fee at national events will be increased to $95 per event. Though the increase will defray some costs, NHRA will continue to bear significant insurance costs. NHRA appreciates the continued support of the racing community. __________________ Rick Bailey 3439 SC

12-15-2010, 03:40 PM	#9
chevy620 Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 188 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: $305.00 Nat. event entry Rick..... That's funny right there. Why don't they tell us what the "premium is" and "what is covered", we are all paying for it, right? Back to brackets. Jok

12-15-2010, 03:48 PM	#10
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: $305.00 Nat. event entry Bohica............................................ ........ __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA