stitcherbob
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Hello? NHRA? Take a look at this purse..... (1 Viewer)
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Yeah, that brought a paying crowd. (add an eye roll emoji here) That was the equivalent of street racing on a drag strip for their own money. (I am a Stevie Jackson fan.)
Why would NHRA ever pay money like that unless they could get JFR, CFR and DSR to pay 50k additional per car entry to race? Pro golf does that.
DRO used to annually post NHRA's tax return since non-profit's tax returns are public record. The money collected vs. their expenses wasn't that out of line in comparison to other non-profits. Nor was the money so large that they should/could highly increase the purse. The return on that investment wouldn't make financial sense.
Besides, why would NHRA do that when they get all the cars they need for their "show". Yes, the nitro car counts were weak and NHRA slightly bumped their money to get it back to full fields.
But when Pro Mod badly wanted to be in the NHRA show, they had to find their own money to race for. Things like that bode badly for the Sportsman classes ever seeing much of a raise.
Apparently NHRA looked at their data and decided Pro Stock wasn't pulling their weight in spectator draw. Now Pro Stock has fewer races and NHRA's show and ticket sales apparently work just fine at the tracks without Pro Stock.
It's all about what brings value to the bottom line or NHRA will go the way of IHRA and AHRA. NHRA is smart to be careful in this financial climate and we do want them to stay around for a long, long time. Besides, Alan deserves a raise.
Why would NHRA ever pay money like that unless they could get JFR, CFR and DSR to pay 50k additional per car entry to race? Pro golf does that.
DRO used to annually post NHRA's tax return since non-profit's tax returns are public record. The money collected vs. their expenses wasn't that out of line in comparison to other non-profits. Nor was the money so large that they should/could highly increase the purse. The return on that investment wouldn't make financial sense.
Besides, why would NHRA do that when they get all the cars they need for their "show". Yes, the nitro car counts were weak and NHRA slightly bumped their money to get it back to full fields.
But when Pro Mod badly wanted to be in the NHRA show, they had to find their own money to race for. Things like that bode badly for the Sportsman classes ever seeing much of a raise.
Apparently NHRA looked at their data and decided Pro Stock wasn't pulling their weight in spectator draw. Now Pro Stock has fewer races and NHRA's show and ticket sales apparently work just fine at the tracks without Pro Stock.
It's all about what brings value to the bottom line or NHRA will go the way of IHRA and AHRA. NHRA is smart to be careful in this financial climate and we do want them to stay around for a long, long time. Besides, Alan deserves a raise.
Now Phil, why did you have to go and add a bunch of logic to the discussion? Great post, especially with regards to Alan's raise!
From the looks of the stands in the video, he lost big time on this one unless everyone on the grounds paid $2000. each to get in.
I did that once with a Grumpy vs. Dyno Don match race. (I did say "once" and no the ticket prices weren't $2k.)
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What exactly is NHRA supposed to be paying attention to, Bob? Didn't two guys just bet $70,000 each on the result of a race?
We could have a $1.4m Top Fuel pot tomorrow if 20 teams wanted to put in $70,000. A lot of big money races are purely racers taking money from each other.
We could have a $1.4m Top Fuel pot tomorrow if 20 teams wanted to put in $70,000. A lot of big money races are purely racers taking money from each other.
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The point of the thread, besides congrats to Stevie Fast, is that the NHRA dropped the purses at least twice, leaving fields short, and turned classes like P/S into moments to go get a hot dog and hit the Porta John’s, while other, less organized racing events seem to be carrying the future of our sport. Wally wanted racers off the streets and what became the most popular racing recently? Street and no prep racing. They brought excitement to today’s fans. I haven’t seen betting on races this heavy since Bob Glidden and WJ were battling it out at ETown in the eighties.
Not saying the NHRA needs to match these outrageous one - off races, but the best racers are going to follow the money….and like the IHRA and AHRA, the NHRA could lose it’s standing as the “big show”.
BTW I prefer prep racing to watching guys ball up their junk at backwoods tracks. It’s just plain dangerous.
Not saying the NHRA needs to match these outrageous one - off races, but the best racers are going to follow the money….and like the IHRA and AHRA, the NHRA could lose it’s standing as the “big show”.
BTW I prefer prep racing to watching guys ball up their junk at backwoods tracks. It’s just plain dangerous.
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How many times did I hear someone from Newark or the Bronx yell "C'mon Bob Glidden.....give him a drivin' lesson !" while counting a wad of cash
