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Re: Schumacher fined 100,000 dollars
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Can I ask a "Hypothetical" question....
"What would NHRA do "IF" Pro had the Balzzz to boycott the next event.. of course ALL the Nitro teams would have to be in agreement .. but everyone here has SEEN how the stands EMPTY right after the fuel cars run..many fans don't even stay to watch Pro Stock... I bet more than 50% are there Just To See The Nitro Cars!
I'm sure NHRA would take notice if only 3 or 4 fuel cars showed up..
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I hope they don't plan boycotting Joliet or E-Town, then I would be pissed. You would find me elsewhere.
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04-14-2008, 08:43 PM
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PJ, I thought If you wanted to ship FedEx or USPS to a national event you could, but that it would just be held at UPS...
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We've FedExed stuff to the track and had to pay a fee but the fee would have been there had we shipped it UPS anyway.
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04-14-2008, 09:23 PM
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Re: Schumacher fined 100,000 dollars
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I guess since the HDP deal didn't go through the higher ups at the NHRA are finding "alternate" ways to line their pockets.
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That was the first thing I though too. Since NASCAR is raising the bar RE fines and suspensions, I guess NHRA wants a piece of the action.
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04-14-2008, 09:49 PM
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Re: Schumacher fined 100,000 dollars
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This is not that complicated.
Fact: Since VP has an exclusive contract with NHRA to supply the Nitro, for a hefty fee directly to the NHRA coffers and those big pay checks, Vp has continually raised the price of nitro.
Fact: VP has continually used the HLSecurity as an excuse to raise the price when the HL security themselves have denied this.
Fact: According to Don S. the cost of a barrel of Nitro is about $500+/-.
Fact: According to Don S. NHRA allows him to act as a supplier to VP so that VP can sell directly to the racers and Don S or Pro Nitro can not.
Opinon: It appears that there is something going on behind the scene we are not aware of. A power struggle of sorts.
Of course all this begs the question and that is; How how can Pro Nitro Sell to IHRA, other nitro racers and yes even NHRA racers for testing at a much lower price [while fully following all the HLS guidline] than VP??? So is Pro Nitro Selling the fuel as a loss leader or is VP using it's exclusivity to artifically raise the price of Nitro?
Stay tuned for the next exciting adventure of AS THE NITRO TURNS....
jim
PS: Don't forget that old adage, When in doubt follow the money and you will get your answers.
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I spent 8 years pulling chemical tankers. Many times I've delivered 7,000 or however many gallons of this or that to companies that would unload it directly into their 55 gallon drums, slapping THEIR label on it as it went. Chemical companies sell products all the time with their name on them in which they had nothing to do with the production. They just repackage. I could see it if they altered it by adding this or that. Some small outfits do this without owning so much as one storage tank.
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Re: Schumacher fined 100,000 dollars
Ron, ill go in on one barrell to help out... how many does that leave you? 
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04-15-2008, 11:06 AM
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Re: Schumacher fined 100,000 dollars
Put me down for 10 gallons
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Re: Schumacher fined 100,000 dollars
And the plot thickens LOL
gee Mr. Light, remember when you could buy a gallon of nitro for less than 5 bucks?
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Re: Schumacher fined 100,000 dollars
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Sounds like NHRA doesn't know what the hell they are doing.
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This should be no suprise.
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04-15-2008, 12:11 PM
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Point taken!
Let's piss off the guy that has 2 TF, 4 FC, and 1 PSB, and employs how many?
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Re: Schumacher fined 100,000 dollars
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Point taken!
Let's piss off the guy that has 2 TF, 4 FC, and 1 PSB, and employs how many?
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Agreed, Alan---hey, maybe your avatar is really Graham Light when the whole DSR entorage fails to show????
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04-15-2008, 12:37 PM
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Re: Schumacher fined 100,000 dollars
For a non profit organization, they certainly seem to care a whole lot more about companies that are lining their own pockets than the racers or the fans in the stands. Hell, IHRA is an admittedly for profit organization, funded by a racing fuels company, and they allow VP to pay contingency to their racers that chose to run that fuel. Maybe NHRA should pay more attention to prepping their track versus what stickers are on a barrel of fuel in the pits.
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04-15-2008, 12:55 PM
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Agreed, Alan---hey, maybe your avatar is really Graham Light when the whole DSR entorage fails to show????
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For sure...or DSR's cat when Light tells them 100 large for a BS fine....
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For sure...or DSR's cat when Light tells them 100 large for a BS fine....
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Bingo!!!! Right on the nose!
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