Priced out of drag racing

I and my wife both love drag racing. I agree with Robert Brown as far as the price for just a fan to see a national event, let alone run on a limited budget against the big money. I bracket raced from 1976 though 2006; had to quit due to the expense.

If the IHRA had the sponsorship deal as the NHRA does, they could then run with the NHRA. Always thought the two should have a run off.

Patrick W. Gavin
Florence, Oregon

Needs resuscitation?

Funny thing. Looking at the new headline at the ol' NHRA website, the story attempts to paint a rosy picture of everything's grand in Cali-land, full fields at the Winternats. The funny part is, it sounds like a pitiful attempt to convince everyone (including themselves?) that the once proud NHRA is not an ailing patient on life support. Funny thing? Sad, really.

Compton and the circus of fools have to be replaced, or I'm afraid of what the patient-on-life-support’s next stop will be: The Morgue.

Rob McNees
Pasadena, Texas

Don’t look for bad news

I wish everyone would stop the complaining and whining but this site is well known for that. All the talk about very short fields and the newest report shows full fields for Pomona and believe me, NHRA and drag racing will be fine and stronger than ever in time. Let’s be positive instead of negative and support the sport that supposedly we all love. If you don’t like it, then don’t watch it, period.

Randy Vowels
Radcliff, Kentucky

Benjamin speaks

Why does a brown  nose racer get local and federal money to take over a rundown track in Washington state, then NHRA takes the division race & others away from a fairly new facility? Money talks.

Steve Fleming
California

Getting new fans

Re: Jeff Utterback’s suggestion to draw new spectators to the Nostalgics. We need to introduce these nitro cars to events that don't usually have them. Allowing new people to discover the wildness of the cars & racers that drive them. Do a cackle or two.

Peter Howell
Corona Del Mar, California

Remembering Crites #1

TO: Chris Martin

AMEN on 'For Crites Sake.'

Keith Ferrell
Fairborn, Ohio