Live from PBIR

[Wade Mahaffey]

It's a real shame that IHRA can't get anymore racer support than what I'm seeing on DRC. They are providing you a place to race, and maybe that can place just a little presure on the NHRA. I thought the folks on here bitchin about the way they get treated (by the NHRA) would take a stand. I guess it's not really that bad after all. I say thank you to the folks that made the trip...the ones that race just to race. They are keeping it alive, and I will be happy to join them again soon! I often hear the racers saying "support the manufactures that support racing" hell the racers won't even support the sanctioning body. I hope that I don't develope the "I'm to good for IHRA syndrome" when I come out. I know I never did when I was out before!

Wade Mahaffey

[Freddie]

I would have been there is we were able to get one of these darn cars finished..... Did not think it would be this bad to update a car ( almost 2 years now). And running low on funds to get the new Dragster finished, but soon it will be done and Ill be back to breaking parts, I mean racing with everyone else...

[Jason Oldfield]

Originally Posted by Wade Mahaffey

It's a real shame that IHRA can't get anymore racer support than what I'm seeing on DRC. They are providing you a place to race, and maybe that can place just a little presure on the NHRA. I thought the folks on here bitchin about the way they get treated (by the NHRA) would take a stand. I guess it's not really that bad after all. I say thank you to the folks that made the trip...the ones that race just to race. They are keeping it alive, and I will be happy to join them again soon! I often hear the racers saying "support the manufactures that support racing" hell the racers won't even support the sanctioning body. I hope that I don't develope the "I'm to good for IHRA syndrome" when I come out. I know I never did when I was out before!

Wade Mahaffey

Wade, you do realize that it was only January 29th, right? Most people aren't even thinking of racing yet. Sure it's nice to get out of the cold weather in late January for a trip down to Sunny Florida, but in order to do that it also means that you need to do a lot of work on your stuff between November 1st and mid-January, not to mention the holidays are mixed in there are well.

IMHO, IHRA screwed up by having this race so darn early. I realize they'll be racing in Bradenton in 2 weeks, but I think their turnout would have been MUCH better had they scheduled this in late-February, or early March.

Just my $0.02.

[Robbie Welch]

Yeah, We did park next to each other, that's the year you won (your Div) I think ,wasn't it? We're going to Immokalee Wednesday. We'll be parked by Rudy Matthews and Craig Porter. Good luck with whatever racing you do this year.

[luckydog]

Originally Posted by Robbie Welch

Yeah, We did park next to each other, that's the year you won (your Div) I think ,wasn't it? We're going to Immokalee Wednesday. We'll be parked by Rudy Matthews and Craig Porter. Good luck with whatever racing you do this year.

Thank you. Tell Rudy I said hey.....Him and my dad go WAYYYYYYYY back (bout as far back as you can go). That was 07 when we parked together, which was the year I won my division and the national HR title. Good luck down there