Live from the Sportsman Spectacular

[Robbie Welch]

Well I lost in the second round, but I've never had this happen. We had Identical red lights -002. Just another story to tell went I get old ( I mean older)

[Joe Pinkston]

Great pics Robbie! Thank you for sharing them.




Hey Dan Moore, you're #1.

RIP Mark Graham & WB Hutto

[Robbie Welch]

No problem Joe, glad you liked them. How's your summer going.
Congratutations to the .90 winners and RUs
H/R Doug Wood RU James Williamson
S/R Steve Furr RU Mike Daymude
Q/R Jake Milstead RU Bo Upton

[BKSG1198]

Congrats to all the winners down at MIR over the weekend....My Boy Derek Clark almost pulled it off in Super Rod. That sure would have been a nice B-Day gift for big Mike!

So unfortunatly I couldn't make it down to MIR as I'm in Florida for work but, if IHRA is to have another one next year I will not let work get in the way of this event. I mean I can't really say much because I was not there but, my question is why wasn't there more .90 Cars there? Was it because of Epping this weekend (I'm sure we'll see 60 S/C & 50 S/G Cars up there), The forcast of rain?, The economy (Gas is bad but, it's not as bad as it has been in years past and I think most of us have started to know how to live off these prices), Naperville NHRA Race, The fear of having killer names come in for big money races and you not feeling you have a shot? The Buybacks?

I mean I know no matter how hard you try you will never figure out why people don't come but, 26 cars in Super Rod, 33 in Quick Rod and Stock & SS was even not that great. I mean MIR is one of the premier tracks in the country that is not NHRA Sanctioned and they are putting up 5 GRAND! I mean I know it's not a little golden wally & 1800 dollars but, I'm baffeled how the cars counts were actually lower then last year and it looked like more NHRA guys came out to play....Clark, Goldman, Livezey, Cultrera, DiBartolomeo.

Hopefully IHRA doesn't get fed-up next year after seeing the car counts at San Antonio & MIR because I plan on being there next year as long as the motor is 110% and I am not working.

[THE LEGEND]

I think the Heat kept a lot at Home. The car count was not great but better than any other IHRA race we went to this year. I think for these races to make people will have to accept the Re-Entry format and the NHRA racers will need to swallow their pride.
If I was running IHRA I would'nt be as concerned with getting new racers to come out as much as I would be why past racers are not coming back.

Chip Johnson

[HR9121]

I feel like the weather was a issue for some, the mixed forecast had me thinking about the decision to go or not mid week but decided to go anyway. The WFC at Bristol pulled some people also but I feel alot of NHRA guys are probably just not willing to come because their budgets don't allow it. By the time they run their divisional and national races on their schedules there may just not be the time or money left so I can respect that. I think this may be the reason for them not participating more than some of the reasons we often think about, just don't think that its because its IHRA or the format. But then again, what do I know? Maybe some of the guys can let us know if I'm right or not.

[THE LEGEND]

Cooter,
Good Job. How bads your Bullet.
Chip