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cujo3116 · 06-16-2008, 12:40 AM

IHRA is full of it. This is just another dumb move on their behalf, the fact that the Pittsburgh Pro AM was announced so soon after cancelling the TMP National event just made it clear to me they had this planned from the get go. You don;t pull a divisional out of NO WHERE in 3 days.

This BS that they put out there about the track not making the proper upgrades is garbage!. I have raced at a few of IHRA's National tracks and their telling us TMP is not good enough?? I'd like to use Rockingham as an exampkle.

The pits are hardly any better then TMP's, many Pro teams when we were there were parked on grass. the sportsmans pits for the most part where un-paved and dusty roads, (Atleast at Cayuga all sportmans pits have PAVED return roads with some Paved pitting area!)

Rockingham washrooms looked like Cayugas old ones just with paint! (Cayuga has a new washroom facility with showers! on both sides of the track for racers and spectators) and the tower (as far as I was able to see) had no where near the sophisticated VIP and control area that TMP has. INFACT if you go on to YouTube you can find the IHRA management team and announcers enjoying the use of one of the VIP rooms to play the INTERNATIONAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CUP IN BALL Tournamant during the sunday rainout last year..... you look at that and tell me that tower doesn't look nice, ALL the VIP rooms are like that.

NOW! I'm not saying Rockinham is a dump, very far from it!. I enjoyed racing at the ROCK and would love to go back, its a great facility run but a outstanding gentleman who does an excellent job promoting and operating his track, but compared to Cayuga on many levels it doesn't stack up, and viewing it from the position of IHRA I can;t see how Rockingham would have an event if Cayuga is Sub Par.....

If TMP is that bad why not step in and help? why turn your back on one of the BIGGEST MARKETS in the world!?!?! I work in the marketing business and if I suggested to my boss that we turn our back on one of our top potenital revenue sources because we had some difficulties I would be laughed at then probably fired... exactly in that order !

Sorry for the long post jsut figured it needed to be said!

Andrew Stirk

06-16-2008, 12:40 AM	#18
cujo3116 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 53 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: IHRA Cancels Cayuga National Event IHRA is full of it. This is just another dumb move on their behalf, the fact that the Pittsburgh Pro AM was announced so soon after cancelling the TMP National event just made it clear to me they had this planned from the get go. You don;t pull a divisional out of NO WHERE in 3 days. This BS that they put out there about the track not making the proper upgrades is garbage!. I have raced at a few of IHRA's National tracks and their telling us TMP is not good enough?? I'd like to use Rockingham as an exampkle. The pits are hardly any better then TMP's, many Pro teams when we were there were parked on grass. the sportsmans pits for the most part where un-paved and dusty roads, (Atleast at Cayuga all sportmans pits have PAVED return roads with some Paved pitting area!) Rockingham washrooms looked like Cayugas old ones just with paint! (Cayuga has a new washroom facility with showers! on both sides of the track for racers and spectators) and the tower (as far as I was able to see) had no where near the sophisticated VIP and control area that TMP has. INFACT if you go on to YouTube you can find the IHRA management team and announcers enjoying the use of one of the VIP rooms to play the INTERNATIONAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CUP IN BALL Tournamant during the sunday rainout last year..... you look at that and tell me that tower doesn't look nice, ALL the VIP rooms are like that. NOW! I'm not saying Rockinham is a dump, very far from it!. I enjoyed racing at the ROCK and would love to go back, its a great facility run but a outstanding gentleman who does an excellent job promoting and operating his track, but compared to Cayuga on many levels it doesn't stack up, and viewing it from the position of IHRA I can;t see how Rockingham would have an event if Cayuga is Sub Par..... If TMP is that bad why not step in and help? why turn your back on one of the BIGGEST MARKETS in the world!?!?! I work in the marketing business and if I suggested to my boss that we turn our back on one of our top potenital revenue sources because we had some difficulties I would be laughed at then probably fired... exactly in that order ! Sorry for the long post jsut figured it needed to be said! Andrew Stirk