AAA Rumor

[Notch1320]

From what I heard AAA has dropped all racing sponsorships including John Force.

 

[mgty3whlr]

Well, if true, That sucks! But if you look at Amalie, Their income comes from people driving and right now, A lot of people are working from home.

 

[Cliff]

How about Texas AAA & The Motorplex?

 

[Tybamf]

Well, if true, That sucks! But if you look at Amalie, Their income comes from people driving and right now, A lot of people are working from home.

Yeah but people still need to insure their cars whether they are using them much or not.

 

[vegasnitro]

Yeah but people still need to insure their cars whether they are using them much or not.

I was told recently by a State Farm agent that 2020 was a banner year for auto insurance. No one's insurance went down, but claims went way down.

 

[Cliff]

We've had AAA for years. Really helps when car breaks down or battery goes out, etc. Chris, so true about people driving less. Even the bus & lite rail ridership are way down. I usta ride the lite rail to the airport when I worked there & it was always packed. BTW, we have our car & house insurance thru USAA. They recently quit the car buying service they had. I bought my car thru them, so will miss that.

 

[Old Man]

I would like to know where this came from. Rumors are just that, rumors.

 

[glofria]

Floyd, Don Ewald posted this on Facebook this morning and he's a pretty good source. I'm sure more will come out soon.

 

[Old Man]

Floyd, Don Ewald posted this on Facebook this morning and he's a pretty good source. I'm sure more will come out soon.

Thanks, Gino. I don't want to believe this. Not a good thing for us.

 

[Paul]

All good things come to an end, I think it was nearly 20 years they supported JFR. Their sponsorship is the reason why I joined AAA and I have had them ever since. If true, it sucks to see another top car on the sidelines. I wonder if we will see a father/son tuner/driver on Austin's car? That's assuming Austin's sponsors are coming back, I think I saw them on the side of Austin's Chili Bowl ride, so that's encouraging.

 

[Old Man]

I've been with AAA for 25 years just like a whole lot of drag racers. We are a big client base. A cut back I could understand but a complete abandonment would not make good sense.

 

[Mike]

Well, one part is true.

 

[Old Man]

Well, one part is true.

Which part is true?

 

[SundayNiagara]

AAA IS staying with Force.

 

[SoCal Racer]

AAA IS staying with Force.

Does that mean they finance one organization while most of Southern California's drag strips are left high and dry? I'm sorry, but I'm a racer and having places to race is infinitely more important to me than team Force having one less sponsor.

Plus I was under the impression the reason AAA supports drag strips is to promote highway safety and reduce illegal street racing by offering an alternative, right? That would make this move grossly irresponsible.

 

[SundayNiagara]

Does that mean they finance one organization while most of Southern California's drag strips are left high and dry? I'm sorry, but I'm a racer and having places to race is infinitely more important to me than team Force having one less sponsor.

Plus I was under the impression the reason AAA supports drag strips is to promote highway safety and reduce illegal street racing by offering an alternative, right? That would make this move grossly irresponsible.

All I know is what I stated in my first post.

 

[none]

Does that mean they finance one organization while most of Southern California's drag strips are left high and dry? I'm sorry, but I'm a racer and having places to race is infinitely more important to me than team Force having one less sponsor.

Plus I was under the impression the reason AAA supports drag strips is to promote highway safety and reduce illegal street racing by offering an alternative, right? That would make this move grossly irresponsible.

David,

The Auto Club isn't the reason that California Drag Strips are idle right now. And I would venture to say that during a normal season, many more people are exposed to the Auto Club AAA logo from Robert Hight's car and the other JFR teams than the signs at the tracks.

Alan

 

[glofria]

And drag strips are not idle here in CA. Seeing on Facebook that guys are running out in the desert today here:

Drag Strip — Chuckwalla Valley Raceway

chuckwalla.com

 

[none]

And drag strips are not idle here in CA. Seeing on Facebook that guys are running out in the desert today here:

Drag Strip — Chuckwalla Valley Raceway

chuckwalla.com

Gino,

That's good news, I was thinking more about Pomona, Fontana, and what I keep hearing about Bakersfield and the lack of allowed spectators for bigger events. If you guys are racing regularly, that's GREAT!!!

Alan

 

[Cliff]

I looked at the web site. Where is the drag strip located, on the back stretch? I've never heard of this track before, but I'm not into road racing, etc. It looks like a great track. We have a track somwehat like this (members only) down in Wilcox, SE Arizona.