Jf wanted a lid on for only one reason... it's PR value and his ability to slant it anyway he wished.
I will not be surprised if Zip is gone after Sonoma. I would have let him go before the race started and let Ace/Okahara tune the car
Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - Drag Racing's Internet Magazine - NEFF "REASSIGNMENT NOT WHAT I WANTED"
I think that is the link you tried to post
Assuming so, I think this is the right decision for Shoe to make. Scelzi is in the count, he is being fair to Neff allowing him to test with JFR and trusting him to keep the brain trust on the team at least until the end of the year.
All in all, I think all parties in this change handled it in a genuine fair and resonable manner. Kudos to everyone involved. (yes, that includes NHRA and scoop for reporting it fairly)
Just so there is no misunderstanding, Torco's CompetitionPlus.com only reported the facts with direct quote attribution from the parties involved and was not part of a rumor parade regarding the Neff to Force incident. What we reported was fact prior to the official press release being offered to the media.
Yes, we post rumors because that is what our readers ask for. But, with that said, when we have enough info to classify as a legit rumor through solid souces, we post it there until we can talk to the parties involved. In that time, we are vague (often leaving out names) until our fact checking is complete. Then it becomes a news item and names are named.
I applaud Rob on his decisions to hold items until the appropriate time but we do that on a regular basis as well. We've even lost on breaking stories (to them and others) just because we follow that principle. That's just doing the right thing and we don't deserve a pat on the back for that.
I'm not saying we've been perfect in the past, but perfection is certainly a goal we strive for and will always do as long as we are in this business.
NHRA.com does a great job of promoting the NHRA. Phil Burgess and Rob Geiger do a good job of making sure the NHRA is promoted but let's call it what it is -- it's the propoganda arm of the NHRA. It's supposed produce the best stories it can to promote NHRA in a positive light all the time.
What it's not supposed to be -- is in competition with it's supporting cast of publications that spend tens of thousands of dollars annually in personnel and travel expenses to cover their races. Sometimes that gets lost in the shuffle.
Bobby Bennett
Do you really think anything happens on tour that I don't know about? Regards,
Rob
Yes, I bet there are teams that have a few secrets that you don't know about.
Teri - Trust me . . . if you were betting on that, you would lose! Teams respect and trust Rob. When I was new to the Mater, I posted something really stupid - Scoop very quickly set me straight. I've been a little less stupid since then! -
If you want the truth, go to NHRA.com.
Man this just REALLY sucks for the MTS team!!! I dont understand how you take the "hottest" race car competing and take away it's braintrust to save a team who after this season is not for sure of it's own future!!! My question is why Todd O over Phil? Todd has a VERY WELL oiled machine right now with his tuning ability making adjustments...why "screw" it up?