LIVE from IHRA Sportsman Spectacular @ MIR

[Daran Summerton]

Well I myself throughly enjoyed the event as did Dad and are both very happy we supported it. Facility was OUTSTANDING and well run. We towed 15 hours one way and had a great time. $5000 to win is HUGE!! If it takes buy backs to do it, so be it. No we did not buy back but as Beard, we are also on the learning curve with our car. I would however like to see Class runoffs at the future events. Overall a awesome job. Thank you IHRA and Summit racing. All future parts orders will be with them!!!

[Lambertcars]

HEY CHIP It was I that started the dont like BUYBACKS at a big sportsman class race like the one this past weekend at MIR. Lets just say that it is the 4th round of any race, bracket or class and car #1 has won the first 3 rounds and car #2 lost the first or second round and bought back in and car #2 wins that round so both cars have won 3 rounds and lost 1 round but car #2 is still in the race and car #1 is out because he lost the wrong round. That is the reason that I dont like BUYBACKS plain and simple. Now I know that BUYBACKS will never go away and a lot of tracks need BUYBACKS to survive but I think that BUYBACKS should never be used at a big race like the one this past weekend at MIR. And I do realize that Stock & Super Stock racing is just a bracket race unless it is a heads up run.
Allen

[THE LEGEND]

Allen,
First off it's not a Buyback it's a RE-ENTRY. You have to win the re-entry rd to get back in the race. That means a re-entry car has to go an extra rd.
Re-enrtry- also means you can run for $5,000 instead of $1,000.
Chip

[j gardiner]

First off reentry made an extra round for everybody in stock, not just the ones who reentered. Second with the amount of people who reentered compared to the amount who possibly didn't come because of reentry, it most likely was a wash.

[Brandon Peterson]

Well I supported the re entry and runnered up...so thanks IHRA.....if u don't like the format don't go to the race...if u don't like the track don't go to that track...if u don't like the sanctioning body don't run there events...everybody that went chose to go to the race weather they liked the re entry or didn't like the idea...those that didn't like it apparantly didnt re enter the race....we can nit pick this event if we wanted to for awhile but the bottom line is it was a well run race with a few minor set backs with the track and computer but all was corrected and completed....ask Myron if he is complaining about the 8 grand he took from me(lol) I know I wouldn't...200 entry 5000 to win national contengcy ill see you all at VMP....good job MIR SUMMIT AND IHRA...thanks we had a blast

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by Brandon Peterson

Well I supported the re entry and runnered up...so thanks IHRA.....if u don't like the format don't go to the race...if u don't like the track don't go to that track...if u don't like the sanctioning body don't run there events...everybody that went chose to go to the race weather they liked the re entry or didn't like the idea...those that didn't like it apparantly didnt re enter the race....we can nit pick this event if we wanted to for awhile but the bottom line is it was a well run race with a few minor set backs with the track and computer but all was corrected and completed....ask Myron if he is complaining about the 8 grand he took from me(lol) I know I wouldn't...200 entry 5000 to win national contengcy ill see you all at VMP....good job MIR SUMMIT AND IHRA...thanks we had a blast

Well said Mr P!!!!....even coming from a tall guy - LOL. If I finish the Mustang in time, I WILL be at VMP.

[j gardiner]

I was there and I supported the race. But if people don't stop and look at the big picture and figure out how we got to this. Reentry is just a band-aid if they don't come up with real solutions we'll all people looking for somewhere else to race. So either I'll have an overpriced bracket car or I'll have to spend more money to do something else.

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by brandon peterson

.....if u don't like the format don't go to the race...if u don't like the track don't go to that track...if u don't like the sanctioning body don't run there events...everybody that went chose to go to the race weather they liked the re entry or didn't like the idea.....200 entry 5000 to win national contengcy ill see you all at vmp....good job mir summit and ihra...thanks we had a blast

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