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Sorrry, Jenn

Dann

I think that one of the issues for the alky class was that, originally it was 5 races, with the new schedule it's 7 that are not contested. The only class besides Super Street that has that many non contested races is PSM.

Comp lost 3, Super Stock, Stock, S/G & S/C 4 (Our understanding was that there was a 5 race loss for all classes except Pros)

It's not a big deal really, many of the races are demographic and you have to strategically place yourself for maximum performance and points achievement. It's that way in all aspects of life, not just drag racing.

So, Alan, your point of everything that you guys are doing in between is very valid. And I guess when we're at the track, we're so busy, all we ever really notice is, Hmm, sure sounds quiet, wonder who oiled down. Half the time our antenna doesn't pick up the P.A. system, so......thank God for Moto

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Alan Reinhart - Any of you who know me know that I am as big a sportsman fan as there is, and I love the Alcohol cars, but they don't sell the tickets. I'm sorry but it's true. And over the years the car counts have gone down, so instead of thinning them even more by trying to get full fields at 24 events, the number of events was trimmed. And Super Street has never run the full schedule.
There are a number of reasons that car counts are down, the economy and fuel prices are two of them, but some of you just like to bash NHRA so you blame them for everything.

Well said Alan. Diesel was selling for $4.79/gal in Phoenix today. Bristol is a long pull for many sportsman teams who have no hope of recovering their costs even IF they win an Eliminator title. It's a downward spiral that neither NHRA or racers can control. There are solutions to this, but our elected officials continue to fold under pressure from misinformed environmental groups.

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Maybe Jen was a nickname for Jenn, Jenn. Makes sense to me!

Kel....or is it Kell?

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Kelly,

Just in case you (or anyone else in the Houston area) didn't know, if you want to attend the divisional event this weekend, call HRP and they'll mail you free tickets!

Awesome! I don't know that we'll make it, though. Dean has his season team party, closing ceremonies and we're celebrating his 14th birthday. Full weekend....but well worth it!

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if you do Kelly, please come by and say hi :-)

We have our tranny & shift light working now, so hopefully this will be a much better weekend for us

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You're right. It's the environmentalists fault that the US uses 26% of the world's energy but only has 3% of the worlds oil supply; that nations like China and India are industrializing and thus creating more demand; that the US lacks an energy policy aimed at ending the dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuels; that the Bush administration started an unnecessary war in a region of the world that had a very real effect on oil prices and supplies. Damn those environmentalists. What were they thinking?

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Well, for the sportsman classes at national events are largely a regional affair anyway. And it seems like that area of the country is a hot bed for cars. But don't fool yourself if you don't think that the economy and high fuel prices don't have an effect on entries from here on out.

We torched a head a couple of weeks ago and it was about 1200 run before it was over. To make up for the short fall, I'm consider not racing at the Seattle Divisional because of the fuel cost.

Idiot environmentalists are the reason China is drilling in the gulf of Mexico, taking oil within miles from our shores, and we can't. Idiot environmentalists are the reason why we aren't drilling in ANWR. Idiot environmentalists are the reason why no new refineries have been built in this country in decades. Idiot environmentalists are the reason much of this country's electrical energy isn't generated by nuclear power plants instead of fossil fueled power plants. It is idiot environmentalists that have been empowering the Persian Gulf countries and their strangle hold over world energy supplies for decades. Idiot environmentalists also try to blame Bush for everything wrong on the planet.

Sorry Alan, but I strongly disagree! I went to the Mile High's for 12 straight years till they dumped the Alky cars, I haven't been back! And I went to Phoenix this year for the first time since only because I couldn't make Gainesville. The only exception is Vegas because it's......well Vegas! Not sure how many agree with me, but I bet it's far more than you think. As a paying fan I like my $$$ worth, Paying $60 a day just to see Fuel cars doesn't fly!

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Rich, imagine what this country would look like without OIL! No Food in the stores, No cloths to buy, No Drag races to watch! You and Greg Mooney can hate this country all you want, but your welcome to move out to leave and find your paradise.

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This is a thread about CAR COUNTS!

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Bob I agree with you. Sadly, meddling eco policies do have something to do with the car counts and every other facit of American life as it has interfeared with the supply of energy.