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Angela Macy · 11-07-2008, 06:01 PM

Damien - the race you speak of, had you attended it years previously, and if so, what was the car count like previously? I'm trying to get an idea how low the car count was exactly. Also, what month was this race in?

The Divisional races we attended this year all had decent car counts, probably down some from the previous year - but none of them were a huge difference. Kinston had a bad turnout, and I think maybe Carolina did too. We went to those last year but not this year. Note - they were after August.

Anyways, what I'm trying to figure out is if the low car counts are equal across the board, or if some divisions suffered more so than others.

Does it seem like more people attend races in the beginning of the year then they do late in the season to you guys? I guess the logic is that everyone has a clean slate at the first of the year, if someone has a couple bad races, they see themselves out of championship contention hopes and don't see any point in going to the rest of the races. Maybe a solution to this would put more reward on finishing top 10 in your division. #1 and #2 are the only guys who get $$$ currently. Maybe even do a Divisional Shootout for the top 8 finishers - work on getting someone to sponsor this kind of stuff - like well known Engine Builders or local racing related businesses within that Division.

And I'd also like to add that car counts aren't down just at IHRA events, Divisionals and Nationals, but also at local stuff. We're all very aware of all the factors why - the economy, gas prices, etc. Stuff that is out of the hands of IHRA and track owners.

11-07-2008, 06:01 PM	#16
Angela Macy Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Randleman, NC Posts: 301 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Have you heard what IHRA is thinking of doing with the points? Damien - the race you speak of, had you attended it years previously, and if so, what was the car count like previously? I'm trying to get an idea how low the car count was exactly. Also, what month was this race in? The Divisional races we attended this year all had decent car counts, probably down some from the previous year - but none of them were a huge difference. Kinston had a bad turnout, and I think maybe Carolina did too. We went to those last year but not this year. Note - they were after August. Anyways, what I'm trying to figure out is if the low car counts are equal across the board, or if some divisions suffered more so than others. Does it seem like more people attend races in the beginning of the year then they do late in the season to you guys? I guess the logic is that everyone has a clean slate at the first of the year, if someone has a couple bad races, they see themselves out of championship contention hopes and don't see any point in going to the rest of the races. Maybe a solution to this would put more reward on finishing top 10 in your division. #1 and #2 are the only guys who get $$$ currently. Maybe even do a Divisional Shootout for the top 8 finishers - work on getting someone to sponsor this kind of stuff - like well known Engine Builders or local racing related businesses within that Division. And I'd also like to add that car counts aren't down just at IHRA events, Divisionals and Nationals, but also at local stuff. We're all very aware of all the factors why - the economy, gas prices, etc. Stuff that is out of the hands of IHRA and track owners. Last edited by Angela Macy; 11-07-2008 at 06:04 PM.