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[Mike]

Now this place does or could have a return on investment but I've driven out to this place and its just incredible. Either way, its spending a boat load of money for pure enjoyment

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[Marchboom]

This question is for Mr. Reinhart: Is the NHRA ever looking into how to lower the cost of fuel racing? I mean REALLY looking into it with the crew chiefs? There will come a time when we will have 8-car fields instead of 16 because there won't be enough sponsors willing to support the racers.

 

[yoda]

Maybe they run a shorter championship series of events, with a competitive payout, in untapped markets where a strong 8 car field has a less time-consuming broadcast on a more receptive network/streaming service, primarily featuring the racing and some more "natural" interaction with the drivers, audience and their sponsors, maybe with another major sanctioning body...?

 

[Mike]

John, a awful lot of "maybes" in your question.

 

[aakar]

Based on my experience no matter how much money you have writing a check and getting nothing back gets old. Every "rich" person I have dealt with is rich for a reason, there has to be some sort of return to them. All money spent is an investment to make money and if it doesn't it is eliminated.

It's all axiomatic, though.
To a multi millionaire, spending extra monies to replace a blown Nitro motor would be akin to a regular person spending extra money to add some cheese to their burger

 

[none]

This question is for Mr. Reinhart: Is the NHRA ever looking into how to lower the cost of fuel racing? I mean REALLY looking into it with the crew chiefs? There will come a time when we will have 8-car fields instead of 16 because there won't be enough sponsors willing to support the racers.

You need to update your spell check. I'm Alan

You would have to ask someone at NHRA. I know how I would do it, and how I will do it. First I need to get my series established.

Stay Tuned.

Alan

 

[Leebone]

I don’t think it’s that they can’t afford to do it. For his daughters to race they need to find the funding to do so. He is not giving them anything. They have to earn it just like he did.

And she IS earning it. She keep getting better and better.

 

[aakar]

You need to update your spell check. I'm Alan

You would have to ask someone at NHRA. I know how I would do it, and how I will do it. First I need to get my series established.

Stay Tuned.

Alan

Tuned, and intrigued

 

[Dennis]

This question is for Mr. Reinhart: Is the NHRA ever looking into how to lower the cost of fuel racing?

I know it wasn't for me but this is a discussion board afterall

My two cents, the solution is simple. Stop supergluing every track, it doesn't have to be balls to the wall on every pass. An independent showing up knowing they have a good shot at some round wins would increase car counts. The NHRA got "too good" at what they do to the point that every track is, on the surface, just as good as the last one.

I'm sure it's not a popular opinion but as stated above something needs to be done.

 

[T.Smith]

I know it wasn't for me but this is a discussion board afterall

My two cents, the solution is simple. Stop supergluing every track, it doesn't have to be balls to the wall on every pass. An independent showing up knowing they have a good shot at some round wins would increase car counts. The NHRA got "too good" at what they do to the point that every track is, on the surface, just as good as the last one.

I'm sure it's not a popular opinion but as stated above something needs to be done.

The problem with that is, other classes are drunk on that track prep as well.

 

[Flicka]

The problem with that is, other classes are drunk on that track prep as well.

I've been involved in the sport for 60 plus years.
We need close racing, not trying to burn 55 gallons Of Nitro. on one run. To go 400 miles an hour. Just my humble opinion.

 

[Flicka]

I promise to try to get better at posting.

 

[Mike]

Take away the down force on the nitro cars

 

[T.Smith]

I've been involved in the sport for 60 plus years.
We need close racing, not trying to burn 55 gallons Of Nitro. on one run. To go 400 miles an hour. Just my humble opinion.

Seems like every year this discussion has to take place. Rule changes usually end up costing everyone more money. Any major rule change may put some teams out of business.

The cost of payroll, travel...etc...are really the big expense that you don't have a lot of control of.

I can think of a team that paid their crew chief an insane amount of money, then later on said the lack of marketing partners was going to make them scale back the schedule.

Everyone loves Norwalk, but hotel costs are out of control there. I could go on.

Very few people have the stomach and staying power to race a nitro car at a high level. That's why some teams come and go.

 

[ironpony]

One engine block, set of head forgings, blower case, if you have to replace any of these parts -40 points...................

 

[mick]

mike had limited help from pep boys back in '22, and occasionally a bay area based pleasanton ready mix.
other than that only his companies. wish them well in finding funding. jasmine with great start to '25.

 

[Rajunz]

...........Stop supergluing every track, it doesn't have to be balls to the wall on every pass..........

Didn't they do that 4 or 5 years back and all of the teams were bitching about not giving the fans a good show?

 

[twostep]

Didn't they do that 4 or 5 years back and all of the teams were bitching about not giving the fans a good show?

Don Garlits pushed for less traction compound for years, claiming the teams would have no choice but to scale back the combinations. NHRA did for a while; looks like that's no longer the case.

 

[Nick Rienstra]

A/FD and A/FC with clutch management becomes the new Top Fuel and Funny Car. Plus we would be back to 1/4 mile! This is so simple and cheap (relatively)! Add soft walls and just about all our current issues with safety, competition and cost are resolved.

 

[Rajunz]

Don Garlits pushed for less traction compound for years, claiming the teams would have no choice but to scale back the combinations. NHRA did for a while; looks like that's no longer the case.

Here's a pretty good article on it.

Is NHRA's Nitro Track-Prep Tempest An Old Topic Now?

The NHRA’s decision to remix the traction compound-to-alcohol ratio for the two nitro classes – from 75 percent compound and 25 percent alcohol to 65 percent compound and 35 percent alcohol – has drawn some anger

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