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What will most stock and S/S racers do IF NHRA is put out of business by the IRS ? Where would you go to get your fix or would you just quit altogether ? Maybe a friendlier sportsman savy association would take its place ? How about Alex's US Class Nationals ? We havent heard much about the IRS investigation of NHRA lately. Any news ?

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NHRA would reformulate itself with the same people and business model under a new name. Nothing ever really disappears. I already keep a pretty full schedule of non-NHRA events, anyway.

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Then, maybe, just maybe, more people would see the light and race more IHRA! I know they don't cover the whole US like NHRA, but if more racers and manufacturers supported IHRA, they could grow to include those areas they are not in!

The only problem I would see with that is, what would happen the first time 90 stockers, 80 super stockers and 100 each of SR andQR show up at Pittsburgh for a double race weekend??? The would be F'd!!!

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What Mike said. If not, IHRA and SSSSA! Support your local Association! Jim
(but then I all ready do support both!)



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I know here in Div.1 there are S/SS races put on by Great people like David Ley & his Faithful Helpers, which i'm sure if there's no NHRA we will have more of those races in the course of the year.

Also, when you have Great people like Brian VanPoppel & Lee Zane putting on the Big $10,000. Race we would probably have more of those.
Of course you can make Stock & Super Stock seperate eliminators because you should get enough support from the racers.

If there are No more points races then you create your own.

If you charge $150. entry fee x 50 Stockers you have a pot of $7500. minus track fees.
You probably could have $2500 or $3000 to the Winner, more than you would make at a points race.

There are always ways for us class racers to do something other than racing NHRA events.

X tech man will stand behind us....lol

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That would be a good problem and i would be willing to bet they would be prepared for the next one..
Even I might would consider going back to work with them then....I sais might ) lol

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Thanks to how they low-ball'd the Tucson divisional with their desire for a march div. instead of the original Oct. date they offered (and then gave the date to 'Vegas after Tucson embraced Nitro Jam independent of IHRA), I'll be good regardless of what becomes of NHRA (and there enhancements). Being in San Antonio and seeing how the "friendlier sportsman savy association" seemed to be happy that I traveled so far just to support their race (plus the comraderie that I enjoyed there as well), reminded me of why I love this kind of racing (but at a much cheaper cost). Thus, I'm with Mike, Bryan, and Jim on this one whole heartedly!!!

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Only in your wildest dreams. If it would fail Compton could buy ihra with one years salary and keep on truckin. Your just too funny.

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Never say never and I dont believe IHRA's management is any better. Its to bad Bill Bader didnt stick with it. Besides...this was just for coversation. It dosent mean it would happen to either association.

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This is where I go, but in the 60 Corvette! Don't get me wrong, I loved racing this car. I am trying to finish up my Corvette for Super/Stock but could get along just fine if all the racers give up on Super/Stock. The fun is in the building, and then playing with what you created with your own hands, in whatever arena

Super/Gas Racing 95-99.....................................Today cruisin the 5- speed on the street

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Wade Mahaffey

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Key word in that Harry is "could", because first either Feld Motorsports would have to be willing to sell IHRA to them, or they would have to be in dire straits to thus need that offer to possibly come about...neither of which I forsee happening (especially after reading about Tucson's Nitro Jam fan count, and the fans that San Antonio had as well). NHRA made their bed, now they have to sleep in it, and it might not be comfortable for them anymore...they can however keep away from IHRA, because they may have their faults, but making us class racers feel like second class citizens isn't one of them, like the frequently enhanced Glendora group has been doing in recent years!

Please know that it's not that I'm opposed to NHRA racing, but when their top people are making so much money, and our entry fees continue to be enhanced (not to mention lowering our indexes to make those of us with modest budgets barely competitive anymore, and regardless of how/why those enhancements occured), why should I show them love, when they haven't shown me (us) much in return (lately)? Oh and furthermore, I said that without regards to you fast class stocker racers who have to compete with the DP's & CJ's in your same classes....talk about having a knife in a gunfight???

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Nice ride Wade!!!

Heck, I could take my V6 out, trash that computer (and the wiring harness) that I have for a carburetor, and build that car to run 12's or 13's (and still be a fwd car), that would make it quick enough to run in Pro ET (where the bracket money gets decent for a change), and thus my competition would be closer dial-in wise to me, which would make judging them easier...I'm sure a Holley 500cfm carb on an Edlebrock intake would do wonders to make a screamer out of my car, and it'd be a heck of a lot easier to work on!!!