How do you get (N) racers over to the (I) side

[KingReptile]

I have always enjoyed the hospitality of IHRA they are happy to have you.It would help if they would run more 1/4 mile races.There Nationals are a complete cluster f^&k.They have way too many classes for one and for the most part a bunch of retired old man that cant get out of there own way.Jim and Danny I dont mean you,Mike Baker tries very hard to satisfy his customers unlike the other assocaition.

[Greg Hill]

As my son Andrew says, "racing is racing". When you stage up against another car you're not concerned about which sanctioning body is in control. All I want to do is try and cut a light , hit my shift points and drive the finish line. For all you folks who say you don't like 1/8 mile, I say it will make you a better racer. You have to think quicker and make quicker decisions, plus the last 1/8 mile you're just along for the ride. People we need to support IHRA. We need to have as many places as possible to race. No one knows what the future holds.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by KingReptile

There Nationals are a complete cluster f^&k.

Please be fair. The last national you went to was.... what, Rockingham 2008? That event WAS the worst cluster -- due to many factors, including rain showers throughout the weekend. A single worst-case scenario event over two years ago is NOT indicative of all of "there" Nationals. I won the Spring Nationals at Rockingham (same track) each of the last two years, and they were some of the best races you could ask for. The Nitro Jam scheduling bears no relation to the nationals of the past, good or bad. Heck, last year, I won the race, and we were out the gate on Sunday before 2pm, and I took the missus out to lunch! HARDLY a cluster.

That kind of statement would be like assuming that every single NHRA event is like the cluster I attended at Atco last year. Did it suck? Absolutely! Are all their races, Atco or otherwise, like that? Obviously not.

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by KingReptile

I have always enjoyed the hospitality of IHRA they are happy to have you.It would help if they would run more 1/4 mile races.There Nationals are a complete cluster f^&k.They have way too many classes for one and for the most part a bunch of retired old man that cant get out of there own way.Jim and Danny I dont mean you,Mike Baker tries very hard to satisfy his customers unlike the other assocaition.

Tom, if you kicked out all the "retired old man that cant get out of there own way", you would be sitting there all alone with nobody to race. You aren't making friends talking like that. I happen to be a 59 year old retired guy who resents your comment. Think about it. Jim

BTW: It's "their" not "there".



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