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I'm not anti IHRA. I would not have accepted the IHRA position I did if I didn't think I could help. It didn't work out, but that doesn't mean that things can't still be better.
I am also not anti NHRA, I worked for them for 34 years, and my house is paid for because of them. I'm not wanting them to fail. But, things could be better. For the Pros and the Sportsman.
I was in contact (and I wasn't the only one) with people at NHRA when I was at IHRA. Never did I make a call that wasn't returned. Many times it was a tech or rules question. We didn't want racers to have to makes changes from I to N. That was common ground. Also schedule stuff, wanting the racers to have options, but not to have to choose one or the other. And we worked together. I also had communication with executive level people, again. I never made a call that was not returned.
Now it feels so adversarial, I'm not sure if common ground at a high level is possible, but I hope it is. I think there is room for both organizations.
I still think that many things could be done better, on both sides. And I wish I could help. I have seen a lot of things that work, and a lot that don't. I have been around for a long time. And I have seen more than most from the inside. I hate seeing mistakes repeated. But I keep seeing that......
Alan
I am also not anti NHRA, I worked for them for 34 years, and my house is paid for because of them. I'm not wanting them to fail. But, things could be better. For the Pros and the Sportsman.
I was in contact (and I wasn't the only one) with people at NHRA when I was at IHRA. Never did I make a call that wasn't returned. Many times it was a tech or rules question. We didn't want racers to have to makes changes from I to N. That was common ground. Also schedule stuff, wanting the racers to have options, but not to have to choose one or the other. And we worked together. I also had communication with executive level people, again. I never made a call that was not returned.
Now it feels so adversarial, I'm not sure if common ground at a high level is possible, but I hope it is. I think there is room for both organizations.
I still think that many things could be done better, on both sides. And I wish I could help. I have seen a lot of things that work, and a lot that don't. I have been around for a long time. And I have seen more than most from the inside. I hate seeing mistakes repeated. But I keep seeing that......
Alan
