WRITE ON!
Jok, I Just read your DEAD-ON, "A Personal Experience at the ET Finals" and
I couldn't agree with you more! I feel that it's asking WAY TOO MUCH for the
racers to have to "buy" their time trials (I pitched the same bitch
on the CFR Forum when the "new manager" stated that he was going
to try his "Dial-In Challenge").
I've got a couple of questions that you might be able
to answer, or maybe have better luck getting the answers
to. If you (or anyone else) have already written a column
that addresses either of these, I would be grateful if
you would point me in the right direction.
1. What ever happened to the "agreement" that
the track operators had (October 2003) about taking turns
hosting the finals? I understand that the Street Class "agreement" was
implemented this year.
2. Assuming that a track is represented by a "full" team:
Where does the excess $2,000-$2,100 go that EACH track
takes in from it's racers?
1 track = 50 racer's [+ 2 alternates]* @ $50 each = $2,500 [$2,600]*
1 track = $500 for team entry fee paid to host track
$2,500 [$2,600]* - $500 = $2,000 [$2,100]*
* do the alternates have to pay, regardless? * do the racers that break get
a reimbursement?
Nothing that I'm going to lose any sleep over, but since
I couldn't find the answers throughout the 2004 season
. . . . I know, if I only would have asked the right person(s)
! ;-)
Keep on writing those columns (it's pretty neat when I
hear comments about a DEAD-ON & I can actually say, "Hey!
I know that *#@! . . . I mean . . . guy!") ;-P
Here's to a mild Winter & we'll see you in the Spring.
Thanks,
Pam Billerbeck
PRO STOCK QUESTIONS
I am not sold on the rumors about DSR's pro stock deal for several reasons:
1- Why would Mopar exclusively sponsor a car that is yellow and black with
great big Jeg's placards on it when they could have Mopar trim instead? 2-
Why would Bob Glidden pour his heart and soul into an existing and fully staffed
operation like Team Jeg's, and more importantly, how long will it be before
he decides he no longer needs Team Jeg's at all? 3- What exactly does the old
mad dog get out of this deal besides a paycheck anyway? 4- Why would Don spend
the money to make Glidden happy in his own shop unless Mopar sees the ten time
champ as the real nugget in this deal?
I think we may be putting too much emphasis on who may
be driving for Don and not enough on who will be running
the show. In the end, If Bob walks, the whole thing will
collapse shortly afterwards, in my opinion. I can see a
day when Don might have wished he let Billy or Rusty Glidden
in on the fun! At least they have proven that they can
work for their old man!
Mike Fedor
Lancaster, PA
WHO'S ARMY?
Just wonderin'....How does the U.S. Army go about/get into sponsoring,/find
and or appropriate the money to help sponsor a multi-million dollar, multi-vehicle
race team? Half of me thinks it's really cool, and the other half is saying, "what
the ****?" Shouldn't that money be paying for the best stuff our soldiers
need and deserve? Or, seeing as it IS OUR AMERICAN tax money, after all, where
can I, as an American drag racer, go to sign up for some Army sponsorship?
I don't need 14 fuel motors sitting in my trailer, or a dozen different paint
jobs for Tony, Angelle,and Antron's racers....if it's to help keep the war "popular",
just pay for my gas and entry fees next year..... I'll even send the Army all
my old tires, so they can build more of those obstacle courses.
All kidding aside, I know they tried it years ago, trying
to get the right cross section of people interested in
the Army when we weren't at war and the Army was the last
place anybody wanted to be. Now, I'm sure, it's just written
off as a marketing expense. When Don Schumacher talks about "putting
a new bullet in it for the next round", is that how
it shows up on the Army receipt? Do you think any of our
paratroopers might have accidentally gotten some unusually
small chutes with MOPAR printed on them?
Just wonderin'.........
Thanks for the best drag news service!
Tim Rinkerman
