Re: Stop that!! NHRA to limit Pro testing?
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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01/23/09 04:02 AM
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"The policy was developed after consultation with several professional nitromethane teams on a fair and equitable way to limit testing in the 2009 season." That can be interpreted as either the big money teams wanted it or the little money teams. I still say that there is no way the NHRA can enforce it realistically. What's to stop big dollar teams like Schumacher from renting a track during the middle of the week and testing? DSR is less than 2 hours from US 41, and 41 would definitely take his money.
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Re: Stop that!! NHRA to limit Pro testing?
[Re: slantzilla]
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01/23/09 05:32 AM
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Just make separate testing teams, drivers and team members that are not participating in NHRA events can "rent" a car from for example DSR and go testing any time there is need.
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Re: Stop that!! NHRA to limit Pro testing?
[Re: Dave Watt]
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01/23/09 10:52 AM
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NHRA has in their rules that if you bring a lawsuit against NHRA that you can't compete until it is settled.
But I guess you could sue against that too.
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Re: Stop that!! NHRA to limit Pro testing?
[Re: Dave Watt]
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01/23/09 11:04 AM
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Could this be partly because of the Nitromethane shortage?
there never was a nitro shortage.. The only one that was short of nitro was VP (which just happens to be the "official" supplier) there was plenty of nitro available from other non "approved" suppliers, who didnt want to jack the price up 200%.
not that it matters to me personally, its just more NHRA nonsense.
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Re: Stop that!! NHRA to limit Pro testing?
[Re: jyrki]
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01/23/09 12:50 PM
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Just make separate testing teams, drivers and team members that are not participating in NHRA events can "rent" a car from for example DSR and go testing any time there is need.
i see so many things wrong with that, I dont even know where to start to say why it wouldnt work.
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Re: Stop that!! NHRA to limit Pro testing?
[Re: pyp1000]
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01/23/09 04:39 PM
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well what would be wrong with covering the team name on the car and letting someone else drive during testing? do a body in white so to speak and bring to track on open trailer with no sponcers anywhere???
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Re: Stop that!! NHRA to limit Pro testing?
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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01/25/09 12:19 AM
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II can only believe that the most well to do teams are the ones endorsing this silliness. The teams that are getting the best sponsorship deals, which pay regardless of how many times they run, or how well they perform.
Other than the opportunity to win races, teams that want to run IHRA races is to increase the amount of time their car is on the track. That is what the sponsors are paying for, to have their names out in the public eye. If a team can show they are racing and getting the sponsor exposure, the sponsors will pay more, or will continue to sign the teams to future deals. In this day and age, companies are only going to pay for results.
What this will eventually do is drive the smaller teams out, because their on track time will be limited to how many times they can compete. Then these there will be fewer teams, and soon the fields will not be full, and people will get tired of paying big $ to watch fewer cars. The TV people will see the value of the “shows” diminish, followed by the companies that advertise will pull back their ads. Then, there will be no more drag racing on the tube.
The whole professional thing will go in to a death spiral.
What needs to be figured out then is what does that do to you and I. How does it affect your local track? If IHRA folds, what happens to the IHRA tracks?
John
1971 Satellite Sebring Plus - 14.46 @ 95.43 1977 Road Runner - N/B 11.02@ 119 Drag Radials
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Re: Stop that!! NHRA to limit Pro testing?
[Re: toplescuda]
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01/25/09 11:15 AM
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well what would be wrong with covering the team name on the car and letting someone else drive during testing? do a body in white so to speak and bring to track on open trailer with no sponcers anywhere???
Who'd tune it? Who'd work on it?
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Re: Stop that!! NHRA to limit Pro testing?
[Re: cgall]
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01/25/09 09:09 PM
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Gram light isnt the brightest.. i know that i have learned that in my national events last year working on a funny car... you would think they would let the race but noooo.... and its National Hospitality and Retail Association and ihra no longer has funny car didnt have enough money to keep then there program.. The saftey device is actually pretty cool keeps you from killing a lot of stuff ...
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