Jeff, You should be NHRA president. I am
not kidding.
I really enjoyed Top Fuel and Funny Car when
they were going 260. I thought 300 was crazy.
I hope NHRA wakes up. I think you should
call for a drivers boycott of the Nitro Classes.
Thanks
Scott Grant
Jeff, I can understand your displeasure of
certain internet message boards. I too have
a problem with some things that are said at
some of them as well. That is why we strive
to maintain an atmosphere of respectful debate
and discourse on our site over any number
of
subjects. We don't lend credence to the "Bash
and Trash" genre that has taken over the majority
of internet message board sites. I know you
have no love or respect for internet message
boards. We have gotten into it a time or two
in the past on just this subject. But there
are sites out there that are respectful and
responsible and deserve to be noted as such,
and not lumped into the rest of the garbage
that litters the internet. You say a driver
made a serious charge against Hadman and his
chassis. You should be specific as to which
site and which driver has made these accusations,
and not lump all sites together. We have busted
our collective humps in the last two and a
half years to provide an atmosphere that is
good for all involved. I enjoy your ezine,
although I don't always agree with you. We
even send our members here via the links page
to read up on your ezine. I would appreciate
it in the future if you would extend us the
same respect as we extend to you in the future
by not lumping us in with the rest of the
internet rabble.
Mark King
Webmaster
DeepStage.net
Jeff, To those that believe a shorter track
is the answer, trust me on this, you will
not like a 1000-foot track. I have raced on
a 1000 ft track. Many moons ago a local track
went to that format due to a short shutdown
area and there was nothing more confusing
to racers and fans alike. Try telling someone
with pride in your voice what your ET was
on a 1000 ft. Talk about an incredulous, confused
look. It just does not compute or relate to
anything else we inherently know or understand.
While I cringe at the idea of back pedaling
TF, I have to wonder how many NASCAR drivers
would not be with us today if it were not
for restrictor plate racing at the big tracks.
If it is deemed necessary to implement "restrictor
plate" racing for TF, so be it.
All safety rules that have been handed down
over the years have always been a retroactive
thing because "Who Knew?" I say let's not
dog NHRA totally about not taking care of
business, at least in this case. Within a
day or two they have already implemented a
couple of, hopefully, helpful measures.
Have a safe race.
Dave Koehler
