Re: Should Pro's be seperated from Sportsman
 

And then we'd just have new cars, and a few odd ball combos. And deepest pockets win

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Mike, the difference is the ones that want to race and the ones that have image problems. Like you said when IHRA was strong I preferred running IHRA than I did NHRA. One of the main things I liked was that when they had you on the schedule to run, that almost always within an hour of that time you where going down the track. They didn't give preference to the Pros over the sportsmen. Plus for some reason it seemed that you where not rushed like they do in NHRA. They also made you fill like your opinion meant something. You will always have those that will drive by an IHRA race to go to an NHRA race an get treated like crap, but what can you do ; some people just don't see the forest for the trees. Where else could anybody just show up at a national event, join the sanctioning body and the race in the same day. I may be in a minority, but I could give a sh-t if Top Fuel and Funny cars are left out of the mix.

Re: Should Pro's be seperated from Sportsman
 

But the fastest car would win. Then Super Stock and Stock would not be a bracket race anymore.

Re: Should Pro's be seperated from Sportsman
 

with all the rules NHRA has been putting into class racing, will street racing become more prominent?

Re: Should Pro's be seperated from Sportsman
 

The very first IHRA National event that I ever attended had some rain.After they dried the track,they went right into the PROs.(skipped the Sportsman)This was when they actually had PROs.

And IHRA can treat you like crap too.They actually would not let me pit with my parents,because we "didn't arrive together".

With the contingency of today's IHRA,you could WIN the race and probably still not break even for the weekend.

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Jimmy Defrank just had to go through 4 heads-up rounds to win his race this year. Latino had a heads up in the final to win his. Every time one of these races happen the difference between bracket racing and class emerges. Those situations don't appear in Bracket racing....ever. That is exactly why stock/superstock combo's don't appeal to many stock/superstock racers. The lack of heads-up possibilities turns them off.

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IHRA always had a published schedule, specifcally stating the times that Pro sessions ran. That's not 'treating you like crap', it's following an explicit published schedule. Have they always been perfect? I don't think anyone has. One thing with Bader was he always told what a decision was and WHY it was made.

Didn't allow saving of spots? Good! I always hear people holler about all the roping off of multiple spots at NHRA events. Again, IHRA had a published policy. If I couldn't park 'here', I park somewhere else. Not a big deal.

Contingency? Refer to previous post. NHRA contingency is lower now than IHRA was 10 years ago. We and the sanctioning bodies should be kissing the feet of every sponsor out there. Where might NHRA be in 10 years?

Re: Should Pro's be seperated from Sportsman
 

Then they should come to the Bowling Green combo races. We can, and do, have heads up races.

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Will friends/family be allowed to pit together at the upcoming CLASSNATIONALS event you are promoting if they don't "arrive together"?

Re: Should Pro's be seperated from Sportsman
 

Your right Alan, and look at your car counts!