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Two points

I would like to make two comments. First, NHRA, quit being so petty. The ADRL is not the problem; high ticket prices are the problem, not being able to bring your own food in is the problem. I went to the Route 66 Nationals last year and could not even bring an apple! You need to lighten up!

John Force, if you don’t even have enough money to run your daughters in points meets and only national meets, how are they going to learn what it is really like to start at the bottom and work their way up? Get rid of one of your other cars. Sportsman racing is the backbone of this sport; don’t help to break it!

Jeff Kammes
Dekalb, Illinois

PS: NHRA, don’t break the sportsman either!

Funny Car memories

I remember when Portland had 32 funny cars and Seattle had 64 car meets. Bill Doner and Jim Rockstad were the promoters. Several times there were eight or nine of my Northwest Race Cars built Funnies at those races.

Jack "The Rev" Slawik (so named by Twig Zeigler)
Tualatin, Oregon

A fan for life

The March Meet was Unbelievable! I started to tear up with emotion sitting in the left hand stands during Saturday funny car qualifying. It reminded me of OCIR.

Yeah sure, all the beer had a lot to do with it. We camped in a motor home and partied till mid-night. Everyone was so cool. This is by far the best race to be at, and I will attend until my death.

Scott Smith
Tustin, California

Old cars making new fans, but not the photographers

We just got back from the March Meet at Famoso (Bakersfield). My son, who has been going to the drag races since 1990 and I brought his niece (my granddaughter) along. She is five years old and has been going to the drag races (mostly the nostalgia type) since last year and thoroughly enjoys it.

The nostalgia (now the Heritage Series) is great, as you can go into the racer pit areas, just like the old days. NO guards, no barricades and all of them go out of their way to sign autographs, especially for the kids. This is something the 'Big Boys' should be doing on the "National Circuit". Other than John Force and most of his team, most of the rest are seldom found. It's always interesting at the National Events to watch the drivers looking at the fans standing in front of their barricaded pit areas with photo handouts and Sharpies®. It's as though they can't figure out why the fans are standing there with these items.

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