FEEDBACK ARTICLE - GARY SCELZI ON LICENSING PROCEDURES 

Gary's message is right on target. The price to pay should be attendance at an accredited school such as Hawley, Smith, Hill, Bryce, etc. A passing grade and certificate would be required. Then the real process begins. You would have to do your licensing under the watchful eyes of a committee of racers appointed by PRO as well as the NHRA officials. Our system of justice says we are to be judged by a jury of our peers. Let them be judged by the folks who have to pull up beside them on the track. After the required runs are made, time and speed criteria met, the committee meets with NHRA officials. The person's techniques, etc. are evaluated and a decision rendered. Then, and only then, are you issued a license and given permission to race. You don't pass muster, you pay to go back to school, and take the class over again. Or you go back to our roots of being a weekend warrior at home. A person can possibly do all the passes within the rules, get a license, and still not be able to truly, safely drive the car. The experience of folks driving every week along with those officials watching every run every week joined together might just keep that one person out of the seat that will be a menace to everyone they race. - Ted Smith, Hickory, NC

FEEDBACK ARTICLE - GARY SCELZI ON LICENSING PROCEDURES 

Gary's message is right on target. The price to pay should be attendance at an accredited school such as Hawley, Smith, Hill, Bryce, etc. A passing grade and certificate would be required. Then the real process begins. You would have to do your licensing under the watchful eyes of a committee of racers appointed by PRO as well as the NHRA officials. Our system of justice says we are to be judged by a jury of our peers. Let them be judged by the folks who have to pull up beside them on the track. After the required runs are made, time and speed criteria met, the committee meets with NHRA officials. The person's techniques, etc. are evaluated and a decision rendered. Then, and only then, are you issued a license and given permission to race. You don't pass muster, you pay to go back to school, and take the class over again. Or you go back to our roots of being a weekend warrior at home. A person can possibly do all the passes within the rules, get a license, and still not be able to truly, safely drive the car. The experience of folks driving every week along with those officials watching every run every week joined together might just keep that one person out of the seat that will be a menace to everyone they race. - Ted Smith, Hickory, NC