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Old 06-15-2014, 05:42 PM   #18
Michael Beard
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Default Re: Division 4 IHRA support

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Originally Posted by Charley Downing View Post
Myself and other guys here in Div3 quit racing IHRA pts because the payouts went from around $2200 to win a race to $1200
Contingency has gotten very bad -- in both sanctioning bodies. I make less at NHRA Divisionals and Nationals now than what I did at IHRA races 10 years ago. NHRA had better put that in perspective and consider where *they* are going to be 10 years from now. They should be kissing the feet of every sponsor.

>> $250 to enter two races

It's $135/race, so it'd be $270. To be fair, you'd have to compare the costs to run two races across the board.

To run 2 races:
IHRA - 3 days, 1 round-trip in towing fuel, $270 in entry fees
NHRA - 8 days, 2 round-trips in towing fuel, $320 in entry fees

>> The last time I ran a IHRA pts race I went 5 rounds to the semis and got $5 less then my entry fee.

When was that? 5th round loser gets $160, which is $25 more than the entry fee.
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