Re: I'm confused about IHRA's Sportsman friendliness
 

Stop all the crying already.... get ya a motor or a big hose and go get all that easy T/S T/D money....ATTENTION.... there is no money in sportsman racing when you consider the COSTS.....If you don't enjoy the circus buy some golf clubs or a bowling ball and stay close to home....It's cheaper

Re: I'm confused about IHRA's Sportsman friendliness
 

X 2 Its all a "Pants" dropping contest anyway.

Re: I'm confused about IHRA's Sportsman friendliness
 

"Show" was not my description, that was a race official's. As I said, if it's a show, nobody is watching. Div races used to pack them in, no more. Div races used to run Top Fuel and Pro Stock also. Probably the reason.

Re: I'm confused about IHRA's Sportsman friendliness
 

see terry
its not about ihra or nhra
its about MONEY
i have lived my dream
Vegas and Fl (2)
now i will stay at home tracks
no money honey

Re: I'm confused about IHRA's Sportsman friendliness
 

In the mid 90's I had the same aguement with the IHRA brass. $100.00 for semi's at a National at Tulsa.
Told them they paid better in the late 70's. Their answer, "if we don't get the cars we can't pay the money!"
DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: I'm confused about IHRA's Sportsman friendliness
 

Agreed, but I guess they can only afford to pay two classes regardless of how many show up. I'm just saying, whats fair is fair, and this is not. The Pay structure should be the same for all classes. Please someone tell me how it wouldn't be better to enter your .90 car or S/SS in the et bracket program at the same race. Half the buy in with more payed to the winners, semis and quaters. They even get contingencies.

Re: I'm confused about IHRA's Sportsman friendliness
 

there is not an ET World Champion and they don't get to race at VMP.

the only way to collect contingency is to win vs the box winner also

don't know about your car but my stocker is a Terrible ET car!

I don't care to win a trophy with ET on it, want mine to say STOCK WINNER!

Keep it up and there will be nothing but ET and pro's anyway, wish we would all band together so the sanctioning bodies and tracks and sponsors could pay what they paid in the 70's and 80's.

If you want T/S or T/D pay....build you one....if you want T/F dragster pay, build you one...if you spent that much money on your SS car, it was probably because you wanted to, or did you say...("If I build me a 1st class SS car for $100k, I bet I could make that back in 20 or 30 years!")

Come to the races, have a good time, hang out with great people. If you happen to win....take the check to the bank. If you loose 1st round like I usually do, support your friends that are still in. Either way, leave the track with a smile on your face because we get to do something that many many people in this world could only dream of doing!

Re: I'm confused about IHRA's Sportsman friendliness
 

Dueces,
Are you going to Houston in March?

Re: I'm confused about IHRA's Sportsman friendliness
 

You are waisting your time Marc. I been there - done that..............Let's see we have class racing ,,bracket racing , bench racing and then there is B**ch racing (getting "real "popular now).................LOL,LOL,LOL...............

Re: I'm confused about IHRA's Sportsman friendliness
 

My bad, you guys are all right. no way should I question the very thing that people come to the races to win. Maybee I should just do like all you old boys and continue to take it in the shorts and just pay my entry and not worry. Well, I can tell you one thing. People my age arn't that stupid, and maybee thats why S/SS is dieing off with all the old addicts. I should just build a fast bracket car cuz the payout is better, right? You people tear me up with wanting it both ways. Your not going to get people in the class if its stupid to run it.

BTW, when I was in NC for 2009 TOC, the et bracket program had the best payout on the grounds by far. Don't tell me they don't run for anything