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How would you consider IHRA more accommodating than the NHRA?

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Experience

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I was curious as to what experiences specifically?

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How about running Stock since 1972?

That count...?

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You won't see CM car's or Stock GT in NHRA, their cutting back on Stock and SS car's. The rigs are so big now they don't have the room anymore. Besides it's just a filler for the Pro's, It's sad it's come to this. IHRA is more for the sportsman racer, to bad more people don't support it. It will survive probably as Long as the NHRA sportsman series. Young people today can't spend the big money, not unless Dad&Mom help out.

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Regardless of what class or car you run, anyone who missed the IHRA race this past weekend missed good racing at a really nice facility. The track owners there have done a super job at re-furbishing the whole complex. easy off of I-71, has plenty of room for large rigs and even had some shade trees.

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When was the last time you raced with NHRA? I find them more than accommodating to race with. By the way they do have double division races so you can scratch that from your earlier statement.

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I was looking for an actual personal experience, for my own education, but that's obviously not the type of interaction you're looking for. I'm looking for perspective from someone who has been there, done that. I guess I got the wrong guy.

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Dude...you are not looking for perspective.
You are trying to validate your argument that you do not like PS or CM.

I got ears, eyes, read ND, comments on Class Racer about xHRAs.
Especially the future of Stock ranging from informative to bitter.

NMCA and other independent race organizations invite all S/SS classes to compete.
Also know that not all NHRA races are packed filled.
NHRA Canada allows IHRA Stockers to compete to get a few more cars to attend.
Merging NSS, IHRA and NHRA S/SS has been done before with absolutely zero negative impact.

It is my experience that IHRA has always been more racer friendly.
Easier to communicate to get questions answered.
Not as easy with NHRA but you can get through.

I think NHRA is an awesome organization.
They manage their operation and races well.

IHRA is just easier to do everything with.
Number one thing I like is racing...two races in a weekend.
I can find a parking place and love the attention my Pure Stocker gets.

For the future of Stock Eliminator.
It is my experience that NHRA would be wise to adopt IHRA Classes.

One valid argument is there are too many classes.
I would like to see the old A-Z structure reinstated where all the Stock GT, PS, CM, Truck, FWD, FS and Stock fitted into each of them.
Have more class runoffs.

For example my F/PS would fit in Q or R/SA.
CM or GT with more HP would fit well in the upper classes.
It compresses the classes a bit getting a few more heads up races.
Hopefully more competition for National Records.

So it is not like this topic has not been floated at NHRA.
Since I support IHRA I have only done a little advocating at NHRA.
But that may change soon !!

The advantage for future of our sport is to get more people to build Stockers.
Already know several racers would build a PSer or CM car if they can attend both xHRA's.
Just what they prefer..!

I think you are just scared of us !! :D

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When I ran IHRA, they kept tech open til 9pm on the first day. More than once, I had taken off work early just to get to an NHRA event, and they shut down tech at 5:00:00. I'd had my tech card stamped in the tech trailer, and as I walked around front, they slammed the window -- couldn't take another 10 seconds of their time. Other times, they turned around a line of cars in tech instead of servicing their customers.