Kalitta Loses Mac Tools (2 Viewers)

[Bobby Bennett]

Drag Racing Internet Magazine - Competition Plus.com - MAC DROPS KALITTA; KEEPS NHRA

 

[HEMI6point1]

It just keeps happening....

 

[NitroRichFire]

Yeah it just keeps happening, but when will it end?

 

[BaldyLochs]

I'm disappointed to hear this. There's some great people at Mac Tools, several who I've gotten to rub elbows with over the years at the tracks. I too, being just the rabid fan that I am, sincerely thank Mac & Stanley for thier rich, successful involvement with Connie Kalitta, and really, car racing in general.

 

[Kelly]

This is getting ridiculous!

 

[Pete]

as Denis Leary says, " Merry F&%*ING CRISTMAS"

 

[ramblerjay]

nhra is in a true sponsorship crisis. yet they are saying nothing and probably doing nothing about it.

 

[d'kid]

Basically what Chris said... Thanks for all the Years Mac Tools...

d'kid

 

[You!]

nhra is in a true sponsorship crisis. yet they are saying nothing and probably doing nothing about it.

The WORLD is in an economic crisis!! Look outside the drag racing fishbowl and you'll see this is going to take awhile to rebound, especially since we haven't reached bottom yet.

 

[yoda]

nhra is in a true sponsorship crisis. yet they are saying nothing and probably doing nothing about it.

Sponsors are the responsibility of the teams they are signed with Jason, not the NHRA.

Let us not forget that the economy is what is driving all these sponsors into re-evaluating where there money is spent. In MACs case, less money on a car, that by all standards could run next season with its multi-millionaire team owner, is money that MAC can put back into making sure some of those nice folks working for them get a paycheck for the next six months...

Drag cars are absolutely no different than billboards, TV commercials or placing an ad in the Yellow Pages. At some point the company owners, that have absolutly NO requirement to continue to support an entity outside of their own business, make decisions for the benifit of their immediate circumstances. Their payroll will ALWAYS be more important than the payroll of a race team. Sad reality- get used to it.

 

[Percboy]

Yeah this sucks, but why the "rich keep getting richer" comment?
Come on Bobby, does Mac "owe" somebody a sponsorship?
Maybe the the "rich" he was referring to is the $500 million in sales Kalitta Air generates yearly.
Dont get me wrong, I`m concerned about 8 car fields, but why the shot at Mac?

 

[Paul]

This sucks. I wonder if the 10 race schedule for Doug included any funding from Mac? It will be a sad day when there is not a Kalitta at the track racing during a race weekend. Reading this stuff is flat out depressing.

 

[Randy]

Yeah this sucks, but why the "rich keep getting richer" comment?
Come on Bobby, does Mac "owe" somebody a sponsorship?
Maybe the the "rich" he was referring to is the $500 million in sales Kalitta Air generates yearly.
Dont get me wrong, I`m concerned about 8 car fields, but why the shot at Mac?

People forget that the "rich" are the one's who do the hiring and employ people. The media has turned the words "successful, rich, etc." into "evil, bad, selfish" by creating this class warfair. I doubt anyone here that works for someone or a company doesn't wish for them to be successful. And their success doesn't take away from anyone else's ability to be successful.

Right now the "rich" are feeling the pinch and are having to deal with it in ways they hoped would never happen. Ask Connie how many employees Kalitta Air has had to let go during the downturn.

 

[jackass]

I realy hate to hear this... i mentioned it about a month ago in the chat room and was told i was wrong....aparently my source was correct.. which means .. more to come... i hate to say... going to be a rough year.....

$10 says Compton and the rest still get their big bonus' at the end of 09.....

 

[hellfirejim]

I thought it was a rule that you had to sponsor a car to sponsor an event or has this changed too???????

 

[BaldyLochs]

Stanley is a GIGANTIC company, probably bigger than some of you realize. They own so many subsidiaries and sub-companies it's amazing. But I can vouch for my brother, who works for one of those companies... they ARE cutting back everywhere; not just with advertising budgets. They've already announced no 401k match for 2009. Sure this all sucks, and it certainly isn't only drag racing that it's happening to. The US is re-writing history right now.

 

[Meeks]

So the real question here is what do you expect NHRA to do about this? Sponsors aren't pulling out because NHRA is holding out and stashing money away...our country is facing something that cannot be fixed by sponsorships in the NHRA. Sure, some people could take a paycut and that would add a little bit more money to the pot but where do you expect this to go? If you think adding it to winnings theres only one small problem: the car has to be able to run in order to win an event.

To be honest, as sad as it is to see drivers losing sponsorships, I don't expect anything else. Just like many of you have stated about attending races for 2009, if you have the money you'll go. Well its the same case here- if the companies have the money they will sponsor rides. The point is they don't have any money!!! As much as the NHRA drives me nuts at times, this is not their fault.

 

[megadeth]

It just keeps happening....

And it will continue to happen until the suites at NHRA start to care by then it might be too late!
These exclusive deals are doing nothing but hurting the sport.
The participants that make the show are droping like flys. I don't thinks it's completely done happening yet. I wouldn't be surprised if you see 8 car fields T/F is down to what 9 now.

 

[luxexpress]

Yeah this sucks, but why the "rich keep getting richer" comment?
Come on Bobby, does Mac "owe" somebody a sponsorship?
Maybe the the "rich" he was referring to is the $500 million in sales Kalitta Air generates yearly.
Dont get me wrong, I`m concerned about 8 car fields, but why the shot at Mac?

I believe what he meant is that Mac is still going to send money to the NHRA corporate office, not to the racers. Mac will still sponsor several races and the NHRA. I don't know about you, but it is starting to get to me that the NHRA is still piling in money from companies like Mac, UPS and some others yet the racers are left to fund their cars out of their own pockets. I wonder, given their reputation of stealing sponsors, what Compton, Light and the rest are saying behind the racers backs.

 

[BaldyLochs]

Maybe the match race/show circuit will eventually come around? Run a funny car vs. dragster best of 3; or handocap a Top Fueler against a PSB; or longest burnout contest. Let's get some good promoters out there, get some charities involved, maybe some local car clubs and bands, a fireworks display, maybe some local restaraunts to bring in food, and some celebrity street-car match races....... combine it all for a night of thunder & entertainment at any race track out there.... ???? Heck man we have to start thinking outside of the box. I too don't point blame soley at Glendora, and I don't expect a one-stop magical solution from them or anybody else.