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Originally Posted by Harry 6674
What exactly is an NHRA type?
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I will quote from "The Miz" of WWE fame by saying...really? REALLY? Really? I think you've been around the drag racing block Harry long enough to know what I mean by this...diehard NHRA types are those who no matter what the IHRA presents them (and no matter how much better a bang for the buck they can get by stepping out of their more expensive NHRA comfort zone), won't place their operation in an IHRA sanctioned pit area, let alone run their car/truck down an IHRA sanctioned track.
Have you forgotten how dismal the entries were at the San Antonio "Summit Sportsman Spectactular", last year? It was awful! Although the entry lists were better for the other ones they had further east, in comparison to Indy, and some other east coast national/divisional events, even their turnouts were subpar! Why? My best observation is the diehard NHRA types didn't care about racing for $5,000 bucks instead of $1,500 to maybe nearly $2,000 from the NHRA sportsman categories...ohh, and only paying $200 bucks instead of the then $305 for an entry fee! I guess there are those who would rather spend more and race for less, just for the glory (or nowadays lack thereof) of being in an NHRA national event?
Perhaps the next time you see Mark Faul in your area, ask him how he feels about not being a diehard NHRA type, and what it's done for his racing budget???
p.s. I'll excuse those of us who (per geographic location) don't have that option, but for those of you who do, it doesn't make sense to me....however, it's your money and you'll spend it as you please....I just don't see the logic in overlooking another sanctioning body who places more significance on us sportsman racers, than the one who lets us know (numerous times), that we're the "FILLER CLASSES" for the down-time between each pro session/round...I would think we should want to be respected and appreciated more than that, imho...