Bobby,I think your right.It should have been dealt with behind closed doors.If you do something wrong at work for instance you don't (or should not) get an ass chewing in public.I think NHRA handled this all wrong.Just my 2 cents.

Unless I'm missing something here, from the sound of things, NHRA, once again, doesn't completely understand its' own rule book. I'm getting sick and tired of NHRA and their bullying tactics. I wish Don would take his teams and run in IHRA. I'm sure that IHRA would welcome him and his teams with open arms.

I hope it doesn't get uglier than it already has.

I would hate to see Don and his teams leave the sport.

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Don,
If this turns out to not go your way, I don't think anyone will fault you for taking your toys and going and playing in a different sand box considering the long list of knocks the NHRA has hit you with. You and your teams are what helps make NHRA and drag racing so great, and i for one will come out to watch you guys no matter what sanctioning body you run under.
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Mike,

The problem being is that Graham Light took this, and other instances, public using the ESPN broadcast.

This is just one more example of poor management at NHRA.

For this to have been handled appropriately, there would have been no comment from NHRA until the entire process had played itself out. Now they are between a rock and a hard place. If they rescind the fine, they look like they caved and their authority means squat. If they dig in their heals despite their obvious wrongful position they make themselves look even more injudicious.

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Glad to hear it Don. I would hate to lose you from our sport.

Dave

Absolutely, some of his drivers are my fav's. NHRA was wrong on so many aspects of this whole deal, especially what Graham Light did by airing it out on TV for everyone to hear. Unprofessional in my opinion.

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Hey Graham and Tom, TV is a very lame and ill advised way to settle a score (real or imagined). It always ends up being very expensive for the accuser.

Mark

I am glad I have not watched the TV show since it would probably make things worse in my eyes. This is terrible how it was handled.

It was handled terribly. You and everyone at DSR deserved to be treated with more respect than that. This should never have been aired during the show.

Innocence or guilt aside. How does the NHRA justify a $100,000 fine for anything given the maximum purse for winning the race is $40,000? That would be similar to fining a Nascar team $1,000,000. Completely absurd!!!! Now factor in the fact the no matter where you get it, nitro is nitro and gives you no performance advantage whatsoever brand to brand.

Now I have read the DHS Top-Screen Application and list of Chemicals of Interest and do see where thery are coming from with what they are trying to do. The 400 pound thing is somewhat silly and I truly feel the NHRA should be Top-Screened for each venue on the circuit which would allow teams to have more than 42 gallons in their pit at a time. Better yet, they (NHRA) should pay for and supply (or contract for the sponsorship of such)the fuel to the Pro teams competing a given race rather than force the teams to pay for it. Again they've forced the cost upon the racers that make their show.

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'Nuff said....

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Even I have to say this is a joke and everyone knows I'm not a DSR guy. I would really like to know what actually started the whole deal as in how ole Lights Out and Uncle Bernie knew it was there in the first place. And Don, I hate to see you guys go anywhere b/c that would kill the sport.