There are plenty of other organizations that have
the "minumum speed (read money)" rule
NHRA or Winston Cup
its open to "anyone"
They are fun to watch and keep up with,
but we have had a darn tough time, (my 5 year
old an I), getting our vehicle qualified in one
of those venues
Skip Higginbotham wrote:
> Thank you Howard, I tried to say the same basic thing to one our list
> members but you said it much more elequently.
> If one achieves his/her personal best....sometimes the "record" comes along
> with it.....added fun.
> Skip
>
> At 07:54 PM 3/15/01 , you wrote:
> >List,
> > It seems that too many people take our sport too seriously anymore. I
> >guess it's hard not to be serious about something you can get killed doing
> >but some people come to the meets trying to achieve a personal best without
> >regard to what the record is.
> > I think they deserve to be allowed to run just like everyone else. They
> >have fun, share stories, and like was said, help cover the expenses.
> > I have been accused of being too serious and probably correctly in many
> >cases, but I also just love to go fast in an organized environment with all
> >the proper safety protection standing by.
> >
> >Howard
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