Ihra tucson!

[Dean Feiock]

Toby,

No, I don't think that the NHRA sanctioning fees have no bearing on entry fees. They certainly do. That is why I made the statement:"Moreover, if the take at the gate at SIR does not cover the operating costs, they will raise the gate price."

To me, the sanctioning body fees, insurance, wages, etc, etc, are all part of operating costs. And for the most part, those fees are fixed and the tracks know going into a season how many cars at each race it will take to turn a profit.

But again, the bottom line is the take at the gate must offset the operating costs. If it doesn't, the track will not stay open very long. How many tracks have started charging for camping, oil disposal, etc, etc? Why have they started charging for all these things? They are either greedy or their operating costs have risen. If indeed their operating cost's have risen, they will need to find a way to offset them. That in turn will mean that the cost to the racer's will be increased one way or another.

I have spent some time this week talking to Mike at Oahe Speedway. I want to start some race sponsorship to promote a new product I am distributing. He has been very informative about what it really cost's to run a track.

As for SIR, I won't pretend to know why they are switching from NHRA to IHRA. Maybe it is because the IHRA fees are less. I don't know. The switch to IHRA was not why I originally posted a reply to this thread. I replied because I wanted to know who was promoting the combo. The orignal call to support the combo as well as IHRA's involvement was very contradicting. Unfortunately, this thread has swirled out of proportion from there.

Take care, Dean