Well, I guess I disagree on one aspect of it, and that's because it's FREE entry. Sure, with Mansfield not being contested this year there was the opportunity to add this 2nd race as a Mansfield replacement. But, there's nothing that says that IHRA had to give free entry into the race. They could have just as easily said that they were going to have a 2nd race, normal entry fee applied, for anybody that's interested. I'd be surprised if anybody that went back to Tulsa wouldn't have paid the extra $150 to race in the 2nd race.
Granted, this is still self-serving, as I'm sure IHRA is concerned about the number of entries returning to Tulsa. They could have offered $100 in tow money to everybody that attends, and then charged their normal entry fee for the 2nd race.
Anyway, I realize this wasn't done completely to benefit the racer, but in the end IHRA didn't have to give free entry into the 2nd race.
Jason Oldfield
S/G & S/ST 1838
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