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Jim Bailey · 11-05-2017, 09:53 PM

AND THE POINT IS WHAT ? ... There's only so many weekends per year. (That's never changed in the history of time.) I've raced every year for 45years. (For 11 of those years I ran "every" IHRA National Event.) Not once did any Sanctioning Body(s) call me up and ask what my schedule was for the up coming season! ( The fact is they don't care.) I learned about "choices" at a very young age. If you love this sport - make a "tentative" schedule at the beginning of the season based on the available races, ( Sanctioning Bodies make schedules available to us, in advance, as quickly as they can put their deals together with track owners). Check your wallet, time available, and have at it ...What's the big deal? ... (And the last time I checked - no one was making me do this !) - The next thing I'll hear is, "IF" all the sanctioning bodies got together, and made a annual race schedule with no conflicting dates I'd go to every race ....ya OK - maybe if they add a class for keyboards !

11-05-2017, 09:53 PM	#2
Jim Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 674 Likes: 15 Liked 584 Times in 94 Posts	Re: NMCA NHRA Conflicting races AND THE POINT IS WHAT ? ... There's only so many weekends per year. (That's never changed in the history of time.) I've raced every year for 45years. (For 11 of those years I ran "every" IHRA National Event.) Not once did any Sanctioning Body(s) call me up and ask what my schedule was for the up coming season! ( The fact is they don't care.) I learned about "choices" at a very young age. If you love this sport - make a "tentative" schedule at the beginning of the season based on the available races, ( Sanctioning Bodies make schedules available to us, in advance, as quickly as they can put their deals together with track owners). Check your wallet, time available, and have at it ...What's the big deal? ... (And the last time I checked - no one was making me do this !) - The next thing I'll hear is, "IF" all the sanctioning bodies got together, and made a annual race schedule with no conflicting dates I'd go to every race ....ya OK - maybe if they add a class for keyboards !