[Hagen Gary]

Mr. Beard. That race you talk about in Belle Rose where only 32 cars showed was in the middle of the summer in South Louisiana and a Tropical Storm/ Huricaine was projected to be in Belle Rose on Sunday. My dad ran the car in it, so we were there. It was miserablely HOT. The humidity in S LA adds a whole new factor of heat. I'm sorry to say it, but Older people have a hard time staying in a car with no A/C for that long. Why do you think there isn't any HRA racing around here that time of year? Car counts suck. Just look how Memphis National never drew cars. ITS HOT. People also have a hard time heading to a race to possibly get stuck in a Huricaine.

There is no way you can justify the differences in payout structure. Thats what I'm talking about. Who gives a crap if the winner takes home $1000 more in T/S? But they pay out 16 cars no matter how many show. If 16 SS show, only 4 go home without the weekend being a total loss, and 2 of those only make a $100 dent in thier weekend bill. I don't feel good about winning 3 rounds to take home a trophy and a bunch of money. I'd rather go 6. I don't care how many rounds I have to go. I want more cars to show up and give IHRA a try. Take a look at last years list, only the best show up to IHRA races down here. They are that good because they race twice as much as the NHRA loyalist.

1 400A SS/BM Larry Cummings, Hammond LA, '06 Cavalier 8.368 9.70 -1.332
2 41 SS/BS Byron Latino, St. James LA, '09 G5 8.831 10.05 -1.219
3 4006 GT/HA Dale Hulquist, Cosby TX, '98 Grand Am 10.162 11.35 -1.188
4 4022 GT/GA Jeff Teuton, Houma LA, '70 Duster 10.040 11.20 -1.160
5 428 SS/BM Kevin Helms, Schriever LA, '95 Achieva 8.604 9.70 -1.096
6 4735 SS/CM Slate Cummings, Hammond LA, '08 Cavalier 8.857 9.95 -1.093
7 4420 SS/AA Tim Hebert, Thibodaux LA, '68 Barracuda 8.868 9.95 -1.082
8 4166 SS/GA Larry Stewart, Clinton MS, '67 Nova 9.780 10.85 -1.070
9 4789 GT/EA Hagen Gary, Pearland TX, '02 Camaro 9.897 10.95 -1.053
10 4426 SS/AA Joe Teuton, Schriever LA, '68 Barracuda 8.966 9.95 -0.984
11 4957 SS/GA Mike Braswell, Ft. Worth TX, '66 Nova 9.869 10.85 -0.981
12 6021 GT/EA Mark Faul, Tacoma WA, '98 Grand Am 9.981 10.95 -0.969
13 6104 SS/AM Brad Plourd, Maple Valley WA, '05 Cavalier 8.568 9.42 -0.852
14 4737 SS/HA Benny Smith Jr., Baton Rouge LA, '68 Camaro10.049 10.90 -0.851
15 4500 GT/AA Alvin Guillard, Destenham LA, '90 Camaro 9.585 10.40 -0.815
16 4442 GT/FA Sid Bonnecarrere, Gray LA, '68 Barracuda 10.348 11.10 -0.752
17 1781 SS/EA Dan Fletcher, Churchville NY, '69 Camaro 10.355 10.65 -0.295

BTW, T/S drew 15 cars last year. And they payed through the nose to all 15. Thats $7,700 for $3,000 collected at the gate.
and T/D drew 22. So $7,900 for $4,400 at the gate. HMMMMM