A source tells CompetitionPlus.com many of the Cacklefest participants at the National Hot Rod Reunion are being told there are no nitro distributors planning to be on-site at the Bowling Green, Kentucky-based event. This information came from a letter penned by the NHRA's Hot Rod Heritage Series director Steve Gibbs and instructs the nitro racers and cackle particpants to "fend for themselves". The letter reportedly concludes with the statement, "I'm afraid the nitro problem is for real."