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NHRA Prez Tom Compton #200970 01/22/09 02:49 PM 01/22/09 02:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,131 Amarillo, Texas BBR OP master
BBR OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,131 Amarillo, Texas	Does he currently or has he raced? Hold a comp license? I think that should be a pre-requisite to having an administrative position w/ the NHRA. Drag Week 2011 - 77th place - DD Drag Week 2012 - 2nd place SRBB N/A Drag Week 2014 - Kapooya RMRW 2018 RMRW 2020

Re: NHRA Prez Tom Compton [Re: BBR] #200971 01/22/09 07:51 PM 01/22/09 07:51 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,215 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,215 Bend,OR USA	Quote: Does he currently or has he raced? Hold a comp license? I think that should be a pre-requisite to having an administrative position w/ the NHRA. Dallas Gardner (the prevuois president before Tom Compton) and Tom Compton where marketing and sales guys with GM, if my memory serves me correctly. Don't forget that Wally Parks and Mr Petersen(can't remember his first name), founder of Pertersen puiblications, Hot Rod, Car Craft, Motor Trend magazines and a bunch of other automotive related magazines and Co Founder of NHRA where writers first, not hard core racers. They started NHRA to get drag racing off of the streets and out to a local race track, usually at a old abandon or rarely used airstrip. I'm not disagreeing with you about having the requirement for racing expereince be a prereqestite(SP?) for the job as NHRA president Me thanks that somewhere along the path to becoming the biggest sanctioning organization in drag racing the people controlling NHRA forgot about taking care of the primary entertaintment providers at there races, the sportsman racers. like you and I Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: NHRA Prez Tom Compton [Re: Cab_Burge] #200972 01/22/09 08:31 PM 01/22/09 08:31 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,475 SW Ohio C cgall top fuel
cgall top fuel C Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,475 SW Ohio	Same thing happening in every board room in America. I worked at a family run company for 12 years, the old man died and they brought in an MBA type to run the company. 1st layoffs in company's history, freeze on capital spending, outsourcing of machining, focus on sales and rapid turnaround, general disregard for quality and customer service. No, I didn't work for Compton.

Re: NHRA Prez Tom Compton [Re: Cab_Burge] #200973 01/22/09 08:31 PM 01/22/09 08:31 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 12,481 Chino Valley RodStRace I Live Here
RodStRace I Live Here Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 12,481 Chino Valley	release of him taking over http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_Nov_3/ai_57151434 Here's a 2003 interview with him http://www.draglist.com/stories/SOD-Feb-2003/SOD-021203.htm wonder how many feel he has led the NHRA properly?

Re: NHRA Prez Tom Compton [Re: RodStRace] #200974 01/22/09 11:06 PM 01/22/09 11:06 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	The bigger question is what does Dallas do to justify a $330,000.00 plus yearly salary working one hour a week?

Re: NHRA Prez Tom Compton [Re: ] #200975 01/23/09 08:46 PM 01/23/09 08:46 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 301 CA David Lee enthusiast
David Lee enthusiast Joined: May 2008 Posts: 301 CA	My opinion of the NHRA has gone down lower every year. Their decisions are made without consulting the racers or even to the exact opposite of what we want. The latest one is what CC our stocker heads must pour. They came up with the SRAC for the racers to have some input. Two of the SRAC members quit not too long ago out of digust with the NHRA. They have increased our divisional or national race entry fees without increasing any payout, the cost of joining the NHRA has gone up, you have to subscribe to the national dragster to race. Most of the time it take me less than five minutes to read anything important. The NHRA is becoming Not Hardly Racing Anymore. Ah...so many pedestrians, so little time...

Re: NHRA Prez Tom Compton [Re: BBR] #200976 01/24/09 12:34 AM 01/24/09 12:34 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,144 Arkansas 340727dart master
340727dart master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,144 Arkansas	While sponsors are dropping like flies, all we hear from Glendora is bragging about the fact the pro fields are finally full for Pomona. There are a lot of good racers without rides right now. But, NHRA is not helping any of them. Compton is probably upset about not letting Bruton Smith buy NHRA back when the economy was good. B.S. should be able to buy NHRA for a song later this year. Your life is not my fault. My life is none of your business. Speech is free only if you agree with those in control.

Re: NHRA Prez Tom Compton [Re: BBR] #200977 01/24/09 12:44 AM 01/24/09 12:44 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,927 S.E. South Dakota ! bigdad Still Posting A Lot
bigdad Still Posting A Lot Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,927 S.E. South Dakota !	Quote: Does he currently or has he raced? Hold a comp license? I think that should be a pre-requisite to having an administrative position w/ the NHRA. Your kidding me right , The owner of the company I work for has never driven a truck and has taken it 10 times of what it was since his fathers passing in 1999 .. side bar to that, do I think NHRA is messed up sure I do , take it from someone who has tried to promote races , most racers are the problem The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6

Re: NHRA Prez Tom Compton [Re: BBR] #200978 01/24/09 01:45 AM 01/24/09 01:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas 70AARcuda master
70AARcuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas	have a friend who has worked for nhra for about 25 years... have gotten alot of free tickets thru the years... we had a long conversation two days ago about how the management has changed from racers to marketing people... told me a few interesting thing about TC ... Tony 70 AARCuda Vitamin C 71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield) 71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas) 71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)

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