WDRA drops Darlington. Effective immediatly.

November 10, 2023, 04:37 AM

406TT

quote:
Originally posted by Nim Rod:
Going IHRA or not, it doesn't excuse or dismiss the stupidity that happened on the track. Shame on JJ for participating in something so boneheaded that will have long term effects on the track and workers he leaves behind. Also, where in the world is the track manager or starter. ANYBODY with half a brain that could be the voice of reason.

What long term effects exactly? Those so-called long term effects will amount to exactly nothing. Tell me. When was the last time somebody did thus and what, were the long term effects that time? I mean, you talk like this sort of thing has happened before and there are effects to be expected. So when was it and what happened to those workers in the long term?

Oh right. It hasn't happened before so you have no idea what, if any, long term effects it will cause the track workers.

I'm still not exact really sure how they'd be effected. Are they not going to be allowed to have a flag guy at the end of the track? Or will they have to keep spectators off the line so nobody messes with the guy holding on to the back of the car/truck? Will they...only be able to work an hour at a time so they're fresh and can stop anyone who tries to ride on the back of a vehicle again? LOL

Come on man.

November 10, 2023, 07:04 AM

B KING

quote:
Originally posted by 406TT:
quote:
Originally posted by Nim Rod:
Going IHRA or not, it doesn't excuse or dismiss the stupidity that happened on the track. Shame on JJ for participating in something so boneheaded that will have long term effects on the track and workers he leaves behind. Also, where in the world is the track manager or starter. ANYBODY with half a brain that could be the voice of reason.

What long term effects exactly? Those so-called long term effects will amount to exactly nothing. Tell me. When was the last time somebody did thus and what, were the long term effects that time? I mean, you talk like this sort of thing has happened before and there are effects to be expected. So when was it and what happened to those workers in the long term?

Oh right. It hasn't happened before so you have no idea what, if any, long term effects it will cause the track workers.

I'm still not exact really sure how they'd be effected. Are they not going to be allowed to have a flag guy at the end of the track? Or will they have to keep spectators off the line so nobody messes with the guy holding on to the back of the car/truck? Will they...only be able to work an hour at a time so they're fresh and can stop anyone who tries to ride on the back of a vehicle again? LOL

Come on man.

406,

Seven years to bust your cherry with a post!

2BKING

November 10, 2023, 10:42 AM

slantzilla

Broadway Bob used to do crazy **** like this himself at Union Grove.

November 10, 2023, 04:13 PM

Nhra1256

My how times have changed...I remember watching Benny the Bomb blow himself up at E-Towns night of thrills at the track......no one flipping out then...lol

November 10, 2023, 05:07 PM

imakehp

Geez....where do you start??
Backward drag races..
Jet cars melting junk cars behind them..
Racing to the finish line and turning around to race back to the starting line..
Giant monster machine "creatures" picking up cars in their "claws" and ripping them apart..
I even watched a "race" at Lions once where two cars sat on the starting line with the carburetors wired full throttle, then started in park and the first one to blow up lost..

Point being, stuff like that was/is more interesting/entertaining to me then 4 lane dragstrips..

November 10, 2023, 06:18 PM

markemark

quote:
Originally posted by slantzilla:
Broadway Bob used to do crazy **** like this himself at Union Grove.

You mean like Broadway hoisting a beer while riding to the starting line on the nose of a jet engine dragster that’s lit and huffing smoke out the back ….. lol

November 13, 2023, 09:35 AM

Shawn Pinkerton

WDRA saw an opportunity and took a shot at Darlington. Remember in the initial releases around WDRA that Darlington and Jeff Miles were 1 of 5 tracks/owners that were involved as a critical component to the advisory committee and getting the organization going. I say if Darlington didn't announce sanctioning changes just after mid season that there would have been zero announcement from WDRA and it wouldn't even be a topic.

November 13, 2023, 10:39 AM

ferndaleflyer

Where was Jeff Miles when WDRA came to be? He was at Carolina, then was at Memphis and supposed to be buying it, then he showed up at Darlington and is supposed to own it. Does he? Just curious.

November 13, 2023, 02:53 PM

muggs

I do not understand all the fuss. Not the best of choices that warrants no more than do not do again or you will be banned.

We did a lot worse on the street and survived.

November 13, 2023, 03:54 PM

Goob

quote:
Originally posted by muggs:
I do not understand all the fuss. Not the best of choices that warrants no more than do not do again or you will be banned.

We did a lot worse on the street and survived.

Social media and cell phone cameras have ruined everything.

November 14, 2023, 08:57 AM

SlyFox

quote:
Originally posted by ferndaleflyer:
Where was Jeff Miles when WDRA came to be? He was at Carolina, then was at Memphis and supposed to be buying it, then he showed up at Darlington and is supposed to own it. Does he? Just curious.

Interesting - so maybe he owns Darlington and maybe he doesn't?

November 17, 2023, 08:23 AM

Phil Dees

The last sale of Darlington appears to have been in 1988.

November 17, 2023, 10:33 AM

Nim Rod

406, you're a clown if you are trying to defend JJ and justify him costing Darlington it's sanctioning agreement. People wouldn't be so quick to dismiss WDRA dropping DD if they weren't going IHRA next year. Were they not, I think people would have much stronger opinions. And the long term effects I'm talking about would be the potential closure of DD after losing there sanctioning agreement. They could lose BBB promoters in the future over not having insurance. The effects could've been dire, and I'm sure it never crossed JJ's mind when he decided to pull the stunt. It seems like none of that will happen, and I'm grateful for that. But it easily could have, thanks to the lack of forethought of JJ da Retard.

November 17, 2023, 09:28 PM

Hotrod Corvette

Well it seems that quite a few people are forgetting how they were when they were young.

The guys that remember being young and foolish...I tip my hat to you...

November 18, 2023, 02:42 AM

Tom396

You know how you can tell if a track is NHRA, IHRA, WDRA, AHRA, or sanction at all, when you pull in the gate?

Me either. Take care. Tom Worthington

November 18, 2023, 08:26 AM

Eman

quote:
Originally posted by Hotrod Corvette:
Well it seems that quite a few people are forgetting how they were when they were young.

The guys that remember being young and foolish...I tip my hat to you...

I think the same thing when I hear many people talk. Here's what I was doing 50 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU2O_hTrnRA

Unlike JJ's buddy we didn't stay on for the whole ride. I've been on one of these when it did a moonshot wheel stand. I would have done what JJ's buddy did when I was young. We didn't know what insurance was.