Thanks for all of the kind words.

I lived in LA for about 25 years, but am originally from New Jersey, and have been living in New Mexico for the last 10. They don't call it the Land of Enchantment for nothing. This is a wonderful place, and yeah, I wear a cowboy hat every day of the week and have for several years. I'd wear one on the starting line if it weren't for the headset, but I do pull it on the second I'm in the car headed for the hotel!

I agree with Bob Unkefer in that the Bud race will return under other sponsorship. From what I'm hearing, the purse could get a substantial increase in the coming years, although in order for NHRA to "accept" it the purse for the Skoal Showdown will also have to increase. NHRA would not allow one special race to pay more than the other.

As to NHRA reading and/or responding and/or reacting to what appears on Nitromater, I assure you that various people within the organization pay very close attention to what goes on here. With that said, let me quickly add that the "credibility" of the posts has increased exponentially since those who post have been forced to use their real names. I railed about this several times in the past, only to be flamed for having done so, but the reality is that very few people (read that as "none") pay any attention to anonymous posts for the simple reason that non-fact-based rants without legitimate signatures literally amount to nothing.

A friend of mine was recently raked over the coals on another site by anonymous posters, and to what end? Those who did the attacking didn't have the courage to sign their names, meaning their attacks were like shooting blanks in a firefight.

This has become a better place to be since the name policy changed.

Jon Asher

Amen, John, Amen.

Course, I remember the Kagel Canyon days....could almost pass for parts of New Mexico!!!

Take care and hope to see you Friday. The Lovely and I will be cruising around enjoying ourselves.

MaC

Now there's a PAIR to draw to!!

Thanks for the insight, Jon..

And Dave..sure would like to see you doing broadcasts. (I can dream can't I ?) Enjoy the cruisin.

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Ya know, I've said for a long time that some of the members on the old Mater weren't credible. Either by reputation or the lack of the use of their real name for whatever reason. I've long believed that if you are willing to type something out here on the world wide web......you better have the stones to say it to someone's face. I, as well as many others here, have and will continue to do so. That's why my screen name everywhere is what you see here.......Kelly. What you see is what you get.

Jon, although I may not agree with you for the most part, I respect your right to voice your opinion. Feel free! GOD, I love this country!

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na, na, na, NAPA know how! NAPA know how!

Jon didn't tell everybody that I recommended that he Move here!

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Shift for Brains!!!!

You can take the boy out of New Joisey, but ya can't take the Joisey outta the boy! HA!

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"The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress." -- Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher

And I remember you getting raked over the coals for using the word credible one time, Kel.

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"The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress." -- Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher

Yep, you are correct ma'am. And not just on THIS site.

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The article was informative, but not "brilliant" or "refreshing"..sheez, are we really that starved for decent literary prose about our favorite sport?? Oh wait, that's right, we are...cuz Jon already killed every drag racing magazine franchise that has been attempted!! He couldn't carry Geoff Stunkard's notepad!!
The Nitro Blitzer!


Oh, crud...is that my real name at the top of this post?? WOW, how embarassing, sorry Jon, please disregard any negativity that may have been implied in my previous response. You're a peach, a real scholar, and should I get stuck in a typical November Highway 40 blizzard, trying to return from OK to PHX over the t-giving holiday, you will answer your phone...right???

Hey Hillbilly, I know Jon do you? I bet you don't, He's discussed and explained the Magazine deal in great detail here in the Past. If you did know him I'm sure he'd tell you just how much $$$ he lost on that deal. I'm sure 90% of the posters here will put his reputation agains't anybody in this sport including your hero! For the record, I have NO Clue who Geoff Stunkard is.

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If you have an ax to grind with Asher, why not look him up at any National event? I'm sure he'll be happy to discuss whatever the burr is that's gotten under your saddle, face to face. (I don't think you'll find many people who share your point of view. )

(Joe, Geoff Stunkard is another fine photographer, with collections of not only drag racing but also Railway photos. Here's a link to his website)

Quarter Milestones - Classic Racing and Transportation Photography and Publishing

He also writes a monthly column for Mopar Max among other things.

::: MoparMax ::: Mopar Musings - Welcome Back, My Friends - 8/1/2006

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"The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress." -- Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher

Why is it that if Billy has an issue with Jon, he should take it up with him and not post it for all the world to read, but if Jon has an issue with NHRA he should write a story about it and most of you claim what a genius he is for publicly calling them out?

When you consider that Jon makes and has made a pretty nice living from Drag Racing over the years, he gets preferred parking and free passes to the races he eats free in the press room, and is allowed access to areas that are off limits to the fans. Why is it that he can’t seem to find one nice thing to write about NHRA?

And I have spoken to Jon face to face about this. I like Jon personally, but I do have a problem with the fact that he seems to be very critical of NHRA and rarely has anything good to say about the organization.

Alan

It would seem to me that getting a face to face with Jon is possible, with the "NHRA".................not so much.

Can't speak to all of the 'whys' put forth, but from the response Jon gets to his articles which seem to criticize NHRA, I'd say that it looks to me like he speaks for a whole lot of people out there who share his views, publically and/or privately. (Drivers, crew chiefs or owners etc, know better then to do that publically of course. )

Only a hunch however.

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"The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress." -- Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher

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It took some digging...but I found it.