car count at i.h.r.a. opener

04-04-2008, 12:32 PM

is this a record low car count for san antonio,,,,,,,,,stock 18 ,s/s 12 or for that matter a nat event,do not understand why u would schedule a event on the same weekend of another large event,

david ring · 04-04-2008, 01:12 PM

could it be that in scheduling the event, the IHRA didn't care about the sportsman racer? Oh no, that would not fit in with the notion that it's racer friendly. And no the Kenny's did not approve this message, but we all know how they feel aout the iHRA.

KEN BUGAJ · 04-04-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by david ring

could it be that in scheduling the event, the IHRA didn't care about the sportsman racer? Oh no, that would not fit in with the notion that it's racer friendly. And no the Kenny's did not approve this message, but we all know how they feel aout the iHRA.

Now David,,
Let's see final 4 is in town,, no rooms Basketball !!! Oh forgot, Oneonta didn't make it..
IHRA scheduling was done last year,
Yes, IHRA is RACER FRIENDLY,,, So is NHRA,,, Living in the hills of Oneonta you miss alot..
I raced NHRA for over 30 years... Had fun, Made alot of friends and even won class a few times...
Winter is over, relax,, You'll be able to race in June,,, LOL
Sorry, I forgot you can run 4 hours to Englishtown...

david ring · 04-04-2008, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by KEN BUGAJ

Now David,,
Let's see final 4 is in town,, no rooms Basketball !!! Oh forgot, Oneonta didn't make it..

Two reasons we are not in the Final 4. 1. We are division III school. 2. We expect our athletes to actually be students. We did once win a national championship-in women's soccer-half the seniors on the team went on to grad school. We used to be Division I in men's soccer. Of the two best players who were my students, one graduated with a 3.98 GPA and obviously was academic all-American and the other got his Ph.D in Economics and is now a dean at Lafayette. See what I mean about them being students?

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Originally Posted by KEN BUGAJ

Living in the hills of Oneonta you miss alot..

Actually, my car, the one Lee Zane drives in comp, has run twice this year in FL. He did ok-semis and R/U, but school kept me from going to either race. I will make it to Dinwiddie for that race. And as far as winter being over, this is Oneonta-we know snow is possible for at least another month. Unfortunately-that nothing to laugh about.

Ed Carpenter · 04-05-2008, 10:51 PM

Guys there is 18 SS in San Antonio. Only 17 ran the Sportsman race because Clegg broke and engine in the AM car. Richardson beat Beard in the final by .001 I heard. Maybe tommorow I can get a green light. Were having a good time down here even though the car isn't running very good at all. ED

Larry Sullivan · 04-05-2008, 11:45 PM

The Sportsman National SS final was 0.0003 seconds - which ends up being a small fraction of an inch. Unfortunately, we have all rounds to go in the Amalie Oil Nationals Sportsman eliminations, so it will be a long Sunday. Fortunately, the forecast is for great weather.

Michael Beard · 04-08-2008, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by david ring

could it be that in scheduling the event, the IHRA didn't care about the sportsman racer?

I'm not sure who scheduled which race on top of which race... whichever one was scheduled last, probably not a good idea. I wouldn't have thought it wise to schedule the race the same weekend as the NCAA and NASCAR both in Texas, in terms of trying to draw fans. However, the stands were full Saturday night.

That being said, I think suggesting that IHRA doesn't care about the sportsman racer is ludicrous when they gave us the opportunity to run *two* national event points claims plus Class eliminations in a single weekend.

I made the tow to Texas from North Carolina. If the car counts were low, look in the mirror.

Even if the race could've been on a different weekend, IHRA did a great job with the race, and it was a great opportunity.

Charley Downing · 04-08-2008, 02:04 PM

Mike IHRA had 207 sportsman cars for seven classes good job is not the word I would use in this case. Pat had the Belle Rose race scheduled almost half a year before the IHRA sportsman DH was. It was very poor planning on IHRA part period. The car count could have easily been over 400 sportsman cars if someone at IHRA would have been thinking just a little.

Jim Woods · 04-08-2008, 05:26 PM

I'm sorry, those of you that are putting down the ihra event, I did not have the opportunity to chat with you this weekend. Where were you parked?
jim

Charley Downing · 04-08-2008, 09:06 PM

Belle Rose half track and two the right.

Over 80 stocker and 50 SSers

04-04-2008, 12:32 PM	#1
larry lomascolo Guest Posts: n/a	car count at i.h.r.a. opener is this a record low car count for san antonio,,,,,,,,,stock 18 ,s/s 12 or for that matter a nat event,do not understand why u would schedule a event on the same weekend of another large event,

04-04-2008, 01:12 PM	#2
david ring Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oneonta.,NY Posts: 889 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: car count at i.h.r.a. opener could it be that in scheduling the event, the IHRA didn't care about the sportsman racer? Oh no, that would not fit in with the notion that it's racer friendly. And no the Kenny's did not approve this message, but we all know how they feel aout the iHRA.

04-05-2008, 10:51 PM	#5
Ed Carpenter Live Reporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dripping Springs, Tx Posts: 2,709 Likes: 186 Liked 520 Times in 132 Posts	Re: car count at i.h.r.a. opener Guys there is 18 SS in San Antonio. Only 17 ran the Sportsman race because Clegg broke and engine in the AM car. Richardson beat Beard in the final by .001 I heard. Maybe tommorow I can get a green light. Were having a good time down here even though the car isn't running very good at all. ED __________________ Ed Carpenter 2005 Chevy Cobalt A/SM Race Engine Development

04-05-2008, 11:45 PM	#6
Larry Sullivan Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Baytown, TX Posts: 340 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: car count at i.h.r.a. opener The Sportsman National SS final was 0.0003 seconds - which ends up being a small fraction of an inch. Unfortunately, we have all rounds to go in the Amalie Oil Nationals Sportsman eliminations, so it will be a long Sunday. Fortunately, the forecast is for great weather.

04-08-2008, 02:04 PM	#8
Charley Downing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 761 Likes: 16 Liked 632 Times in 88 Posts	Re: car count at i.h.r.a. opener Mike IHRA had 207 sportsman cars for seven classes good job is not the word I would use in this case. Pat had the Belle Rose race scheduled almost half a year before the IHRA sportsman DH was. It was very poor planning on IHRA part period. The car count could have easily been over 400 sportsman cars if someone at IHRA would have been thinking just a little.

04-08-2008, 05:26 PM	#9
Jim Woods Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: celina, ohio Posts: 623 Likes: 4 Liked 12 Times in 7 Posts	Re: car count at i.h.r.a. opener I'm sorry, those of you that are putting down the ihra event, I did not have the opportunity to chat with you this weekend. Where were you parked? jim __________________ Jim Woods

04-08-2008, 09:06 PM	#10
Charley Downing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 761 Likes: 16 Liked 632 Times in 88 Posts	Re: car count at i.h.r.a. opener Belle Rose half track and two the right. Over 80 stocker and 50 SSers