I was waiting for one of the online sites to break the story, and since Bobby has put a notice up I thought I'd start a thread for comments.
The NHRA has decided that the combination of cool air and killer track will put too much loading on tires and has therefore hsd pulled all sanctioning of the Vegas test session. That includes tech, Safety Safari, staff, and National Dragster staff.
Graham Light contacted the track management and asked them to cancel the event, or at least refuse any fuel entries. The management, having a lot of promotion already done, refused.
Light then contacted PRO president Kenny Bernstein, who issued a letter to all of PRO's members. From the contacts I have, I have been unable to find a fuel team who still intends on competing.
I have three comments:
(1) I have no idea of what kind of (if any) negotiations resulted before we arrived at this point.
(2) I would not want to put ANY driver in ANY class in unwarranted danger.
(3) I do not think it is a wise idea to mess around with Bruton Smith's income if there are ANY available ways not to do so.
The NHRA has decided that the combination of cool air and killer track will put too much loading on tires and has therefore hsd pulled all sanctioning of the Vegas test session. That includes tech, Safety Safari, staff, and National Dragster staff.
Graham Light contacted the track management and asked them to cancel the event, or at least refuse any fuel entries. The management, having a lot of promotion already done, refused.
Light then contacted PRO president Kenny Bernstein, who issued a letter to all of PRO's members. From the contacts I have, I have been unable to find a fuel team who still intends on competing.
I have three comments:
(1) I have no idea of what kind of (if any) negotiations resulted before we arrived at this point.
(2) I would not want to put ANY driver in ANY class in unwarranted danger.
(3) I do not think it is a wise idea to mess around with Bruton Smith's income if there are ANY available ways not to do so.
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