Internet rumors-what happens if IHRA folds?

[danny waters sr]

What diff does it make what kind of pro show is going on as long as you have somewhere to race. The pro show is exactly that and you still have the sportsman race that is still in effect as always has been. Now if you don't show to race because of the type of pro show that is going on then ,you must not want to race in the first place. just my opinion..........

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by danny waters sr

What diff does it make what kind of pro show is going on as long as you have somewhere to race. The pro show is exactly that and you still have the sportsman race that is still in effect as always has been. Now if you don't show to race because of the type of pro show that is going on then ,you must not want to race in the first place. just my opinion..........

Danny,the more "Feld Entertainment" IHRA adds the more non race orientated fans you get.Eventually the thrill wears off and your left with less and less fans in the seats.Face
it,they're going for the entertainment buck,which can be very fickle.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by danny waters sr

What diff does it make what kind of pro show is going on as long as you have somewhere to race. The pro show is exactly that and you still have the sportsman race that is still in effect as always has been. Now if you don't show to race because of the type of pro show that is going on then ,you must not want to race in the first place. just my opinion..........

It's not the same sportsman race... it's BETTER! We get continuous track time, uninterrupted, and don't have to fill in the schedule around the pros. You don't have to take hardly any time off work anymore, and you're typically done early afternoon on Sunday, leaving plenty of time to get home. We even got extra qualifying runs at some races. Got on TV three times this year, too!

The only negative to the new format for the Sportsman racer in my opinion is just how they handle Class (fastest qualifier instead of eliminations). And that's barely a corollary to the program as a whole.

As long as they have a place for us to race, it doesn't really matter to me what kind of show they run in the evening... it's all taking place after we're done anyway. If a given format doesn't pan out for them, they'll do something different. It's silly to think they'd say, "Oh well, we tried. Throw everything in the can, and shut the lights out."

I actually *go* to these events. I've met a lot of very interested and knowledgeable fans.