The coutdown is BS (2 Viewers)

[vegasnitro]

I have never in my life seen a bunch of grown ups complain to this extent about something they have no control over.

I have no control over the weather either, yet I complain about it incessantly, as does most everyone else I know.

I am ambivalent about the Countdown, I think both systems have their merits. I am glad this is a DISCUSSION board so I can be enlightened to both sides. There is nothing I hate more than a bunch of sheep that throw their hands up in the air and say "it is what it is ... nothing I can do about it." That's the lazy/easy way out.

Whether or not NHRA changes is irrelevant as constructive, dissenting opinions such as PJ's and Rapid's have their place.

Lastly, the way NHRA and NASCAR operate is fundamentally different. The NHRA is a supposed non-profit with members who pay dues. The Board of NHRA is supposed to act in the best interests of the membership constituency. NASCAR has no members, they are a for profit sanctioning body. NASCAR let you know in no uncertain terms that it is their sandbox that you are playing in and you have NO say. 2 very different ethos ...

To say that it is NHRA's sandbox, go start your own series to NHRA members is dismissive and unconstructive. I am not saying NHRA has to act upon every member's opinion, but the opinions definitely need to be/deserve to be heard ... especially when they are folks who have paid their annual dues doing the complaining. I would guess that if everyone left NHRA for any reason they were slightly irritated with the sanctioning body as suggested, they wouldn't have very many members. What is accomplished then?

 

[Paul]

Good points Chris. I just realize the small number of people who are vocally against the Countdown is no where enough to influence the decisions of the NHRA. I actually like the Countdown concept and what it brings to the sport in terms of giving the sport a playoff system. In almost every sport, it is all about peaking at the end of the year and now the NHRA has a similar system.

 

[rollingthunder]

I don't care for the countdown but i don't really focus on who the champ is anyway. I just root for team kalitta to win every race.

 

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Don't plan to leave, don't plan to quit. Just making my comment on the title of this thread.
Don't like it - don't read it.

Wow Paul. I thought it was a free forum to voice opinion. You can't like anything without reading it, can you? Or, so I thought.....

Well, till I was blocked from posting in places that others can, and found out we have "team representatives" moderating this place.

So, no, don't tell me, "don't like it don't read it". When Mods, delete posts that are negative to their employment, then it is not an open forum.

It is more like "Mods approve what you can post".

I didn't forget my manners, nor did I forget my ideals and thoughts. Moderators forgot about who paid to post.

See who starts petitions, and controls forum posts as a mod, and tell me this is an open forum about the subject.

You can't.

 

[my friends call me Zappy]

Wow Paul. I thought it was a free forum to voice opinion. QUOTE]

It is. You are the one that told me to leave. (#41) Just cause you like the CD.
Yer free to like it - just like I'm free to oppose it.