I'm going to fall on the side of defending Rich Christianson. Rich would probobly be the first guy to tell you that he's a TV show producer, NOT a drag racer. You guys act as though that makes him an idiot. Let me ask.... How many TV shows have any of us produced? Does that mean that we're all idiots? Doesn't work so well when the tables are turned, does it?

Listen, A VERY strong case can be made that Rich Christianson has done more for ametuer drag racing than just about anyone in the past 40 years. You don't like his style.... That's your issue. His style seems to be working for him. Does he come across as a little over the top, and overly-dramatic? Yeah, probably. So What? The guy put US in the national limelight, and started handing us money.... Where do you think the health of our sport would be, in the midst of the worst economic times of our generation, without his vision and TV show?

As for me, you won't catch me saying anything negative about Rich Christianson.