CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - How do you get (N) racers over to the (I) side

JeremyDuncan · 01-31-2011, 05:36 PM

For myself the reason are in order of importance:

1)Not enough time to run both sanctions. I enjoy the challenge of chasing points and only have 15-16 weekends available to do it.

2) Quality and location of tracks local to me (Louisville, KY area). The only local one that runs a IHRA race is a dust bowl. The IHRA tracks for the most part are farther away than the NHRA tracks.

3) 1/8 mile racing. Have done it on occasion, heck I even won a IHRA points race on a former IHRA track (1993 @Ohio Valley). I enjoy the challenge of racing on the 1/4 mile!

4) Too many classes. I don't like too much the modified classes in NHRA Super Stock and IHRA has those classes plus Super Stock production cars. Just another negative to me to racing IHRA.

5) Constant harping on classracer by IHRA supporters/fanatics about NHRA racers being elitist. Some people like Pepsi. Some like Coke-Cola. Some enjoy both. Most people have their reasons for not racing with one sanction over the other. Just cause you don't agree with reason does not mean that it's not valid!

01-31-2011, 05:36 PM	#3
JeremyDuncan Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 264 Likes: 1,169 Liked 354 Times in 79 Posts	Re: How do you get (N) racers over to the (I) side For myself the reason are in order of importance: 1)Not enough time to run both sanctions. I enjoy the challenge of chasing points and only have 15-16 weekends available to do it. 2) Quality and location of tracks local to me (Louisville, KY area). The only local one that runs a IHRA race is a dust bowl. The IHRA tracks for the most part are farther away than the NHRA tracks. 3) 1/8 mile racing. Have done it on occasion, heck I even won a IHRA points race on a former IHRA track (1993 @Ohio Valley). I enjoy the challenge of racing on the 1/4 mile! 4) Too many classes. I don't like too much the modified classes in NHRA Super Stock and IHRA has those classes plus Super Stock production cars. Just another negative to me to racing IHRA. 5) Constant harping on classracer by IHRA supporters/fanatics about NHRA racers being elitist. Some people like Pepsi. Some like Coke-Cola. Some enjoy both. Most people have their reasons for not racing with one sanction over the other. Just cause you don't agree with reason does not mean that it's not valid! Last edited by JeremyDuncan; 01-31-2011 at 06:59 PM.