IHRA Pro-Am Schedule & D-1 Open Schedule

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by tpoh815

Looks like I'm staying home again this year !

Mike, we need more Mopar content and more "Am" in the Can Am Series. Come on over!!

[THE LEGEND]

Ben,
They just added that yesterday. That's good news I always liked Mooresville. Farmington Double was run well last year even with the rain. Glad its back.
Chip

[tpoh815]

Originally Posted by Dave Turner

Mike, we need more Mopar content and more "Am" in the Can Am Series. Come on over!!

Dave to be perfectly honest with you the Can-Am races are becoming a much better deal !

[Sam Capizzi Jr]

The can am race during the grandbend event was great. Just need to have a race or two on the am side lol

[speed-rcr]

Has no one noticed the "Win and You're In" part is gone. At least it's back to some form of a points chase.

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by speed-rcr

Has no one noticed the "Win and You're In" part is gone. At least it's back to some form of a points chase.

Yup, best three in each Division go to the TOC. Period. Good move. Jim


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[Mike Carr]

Originally Posted by speed-rcr

Has no one noticed the "Win and You're In" part is gone. At least it's back to some form of a points chase.

That is a GREAT thing. I'm not a fan of the T.O.C. format, and glad to see the 'win one race and you're in' part go away. Imagine this scenario:

A) Most of the typical IHRA racers (Beard, Piatek, Bertozzi, Cummings, Folk, Stillings, etc) support IHRA like they always do. Win a Nat'l or two, win a Div'l or two, and, under a normal points chase, would likely win the World Championship, or finish Top 5.

B) Meanwhile, someone goes to a TOC qualifier in June. Drives well, gets a break or two, and wins the race. That person is (or, was) in. So they choose not to race anymore IHRA that year, or get a new job that doesn't allow them to, etc. They go to the World Finals, again, drive well, catch a break or two, win the race and the so-called 'World Championship'. While the ones who supported IHRA get a .009 package laid on them first round, and don't even get a Top 10 number out of the deal.

That scenario, which easily could have happened, was my #1 beef with the TOC. Had the person in scenario B been me, I would have a hard time calling myself (or anyone) a "World Champion", having only attended two races all year, while drivers who WON 4-5 races don't get a 1-10 number. Actually, had I only ran the one TOC Qual race and won, I wouldn't have gone to the World Finals at all, and would have preferred to let the deserving drivers run for it.

I'm still not a TOC fan, but I admit I like the new 'Top 3 in each Division' rule much better. You have to support, and succeed, first, before getting to go run for the big prize.

[THE LEGEND]

Mike your scenario has happened. I know racers that have won 1 race and attended 1 weekend won the TOC and were the World Champ. Here is a better account.
2010 I won the last Nitro Jam race at VMP which in fact was a qualifying race for 2011.
I then proceed to finish 8th in my division although I did compete in 20+ events ranging from divisionals,TOC, and NJ events. I would not have been in the TOC for 2011 if I had not won the final 2010 race. I won the 2011 TOC runoff to be crowned 2011 Hot Rod World Champ. Fast forward to 2012. I lost the Division Championship on the last weekend of the year by 5 points. I then went to Memphis as a Qualifier and got beat 1st rd. I was .008 10.898 to a .000 10.910. My opponent got bye to 6 cars and a top ten. I go home licking my wounds.
My take on this is I did everything I could. I won a World Championship under their rules and I lost one under those same rules. That being said. I like the Top 3 only rule thats the way it should have been all along.
Chip Johnson

[HR9121]

Are the Sportsman Spectacular races over?

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Mike your scenario has happened. I know racers that have won 1 race and attended 1 weekend won the TOC and were the World Champ.

Who was it?

Anybody that can enter TWO races and WIN BOTH RACES (one of which was the TOC) is a pretty good driver.Maybe not a "World Champ" to some,but WINNING 2 out of 2 is pretty good!

Originally Posted by HR9121

Are the Sportsman Spectacular races over?

From what I understand,they are over.Very little support.I am not surprised.There were 4 or less Super Stockers in San Antonio racing for $5,000 to win.