MORGAN MESS

Boy, isn’t that the truth. It was a man’s handshake was his word. I guess you need a lawyer and witnesses to support the handshake. Or better yet, let the lawyers work out the deal. NHRA needs to get there head out of their butts, and pay attention to people that support the sport instead of people that use it and screwing people over. We have a long way to get to NASCAR level and stuff like this makes us a folly.

Silvestre Cervantes

MORE MORGAN

You confirmed what I suspected was happening behind the scene. I find it VERY distasteful that Schumacher would pull a stunt like this and I expressed my opinion to (National Dragster editor) Phil Burgess on this matter. It amazes me some times how greed and stupidity get the better of people who should know better and I’m referring to MOST of the entities in your commentary on this matter. I raced against Morgan years ago and I was never that fond of him, but I think he’s getting shafted on this deal by all concerned. There should be a lot of embarrassment, apologies and fence mending in this fiasco, but I fear it’s too late for that.

Regards,

Randy Hubbard

SCHUMACHER V. MORGAN

Three things regarding your editorial about the Schumacher / Morgan “Contract” that prompted me to write. If you are accurate in your report, items 3, 6  and the last one are the focus of this letter.

The first was the issue regarding Mopar terminating their support contract with Larry Morgan. From the timing, and the way the message was delivered, it appears that Mr. Schumacher pressured Mopar to cut Morgan off at the knees. That’s purely spite and demonstrates he has zero class. Tony, on the other hand is a class act, unfortunately he didn’t get that from the previous generation, (Mother excluded).

As for the people at Mopar that folded under the Schumacher pressure, shame on you. Larry Morgan was your Flagship, and the most competitive team that Mopar has competing

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today.  Perhaps it’s time to “shuffle” a few folks at Mopar.

The second issue relates to the first; don’t take a handshake from Sr. Schumacher as a “done deal”, it’s just a waste of hand energy. In some parts of this country a handshake between two real men does signify a done deal.

The third issue is the future of Larry Morgan’s team. Here IS a class act, and anyone that has followed Professional Drag Racing for more than thirty seconds knows he’s a winner, not a whiner. I’ve been a Chevy racer all my life, but I now have a new Pro Stock favorite and after what Mr. Morgan’s been through I believe that number has risen by more than one.

Bob Mendenhall
Lakeside, CA