|
08-06-2014, 08:58 AM | #1 |
Member
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Plainfield (INDY) Indiana
Posts: 468
Likes: 1
Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts
|
No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend?
Really? And the following weekend is what two points races?
__________________
Lynn A McCarty 3470 SS |
08-06-2014, 09:45 AM | #2 |
VIP Member
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 4,060
Likes: 0
Liked 12 Times in 8 Posts
|
Re: No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend?
Correct. The national event at Martin used to have the double-header Pro-Am along with it. Knowing that, last fall we scheduled one of our big money bracket races for the week after at VMP. Then the IHRA schedule came out with this deal. Between that and Pittsburgh being on top of the World Footbrake Challenge, I couldn't make four "In" Division races in any one division, so I haven't run any IHRA all year.
__________________
Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS |
08-06-2014, 09:45 AM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 759
Likes: 16
Liked 625 Times in 86 Posts
|
Re: No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend?
Just one more reason to race with IHRA. I remember when they had 80 stockers at that race in 2002.
__________________
Charley Downing 3548 STK |
08-06-2014, 10:35 AM | #4 |
Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Leclaire, Iowa
Posts: 250
Likes: 392
Liked 140 Times in 43 Posts
|
Re: No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend?
|
08-06-2014, 11:45 AM | #5 |
Veteran Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Sand Springs, OK
Posts: 8,132
Likes: 896
Liked 389 Times in 168 Posts
|
Re: No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend?
And nobody has ever heard of most of their "Pros"
__________________
Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA |
08-06-2014, 12:03 PM | #6 |
Live Reporter
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Dripping Springs, Tx
Posts: 2,698
Likes: 185
Liked 504 Times in 126 Posts
|
Re: No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend?
They did the same stupid s... At San Antonio this year. Stupid
__________________
Ed Carpenter 2005 Chevy Cobalt A/SM Race Engine Development |
08-06-2014, 12:14 PM | #7 |
VIP Member
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,222
Likes: 134
Liked 498 Times in 104 Posts
|
Re: No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend?
Disappointing for me as well. I'll still be there, running the Modified bracket this weekend as I live just 45 mins. from the track. At least they'll be running Stock, Super Stock, etc. at the Pro-Am the following weekend.
__________________
Jim Kaekel 3836 STK |
08-06-2014, 12:38 PM | #8 |
Member
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Plainfield (INDY) Indiana
Posts: 468
Likes: 1
Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts
|
Re: No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend?
Well Billy Meyer bankrupted the IHRA doing the same thing.
I really am not inclined to run NHRA points races as we have a "No SeaDoo racing policy."
__________________
Lynn A McCarty 3470 SS Last edited by Lynn A McCarty; 08-07-2014 at 01:45 AM. |
08-06-2014, 02:23 PM | #9 |
Veteran Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Sand Springs, OK
Posts: 8,132
Likes: 896
Liked 389 Times in 168 Posts
|
Re: No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend?
What is "No SeeDoo" Lynn?
__________________
Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA |
08-07-2014, 01:55 AM | #10 |
Member
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Plainfield (INDY) Indiana
Posts: 468
Likes: 1
Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts
|
Re: No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend?
Two years or so ago we were in a rain situation and every day they started the practice rotation over. So SS got zero runs in 3 days before it rained. You would think common sense would prevail. However, the third day it finally was time for us to make our first pass, and the snowmobiles got sent down ahead of us in a marvelous moment of "changing the run order." Needless to say it rained before we got to run...again.
Now we know our priority in points races, so we plan to attend the least amount as possible. Of course why run for poor pay outs anyway? Thus our "no SeaDoo" policy.
__________________
Lynn A McCarty 3470 SS |
|
|