IHRA - Memphis Event -- records question

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by TOP GUN

three of us. were not allowed to at rockingham div 9 race. let us know if your director oks it so i can call and tell my hero the new rule.thanks

I haven't got it confirmed yet from Frank Kohutek, (Div. 4 Director) but Mike Baker told me today that most of time if the race is contested on the 1/4 mile, then only the 1/4 mile record can be set.
Maybe Mr. Kohutek will call me back.

If that is true, then that sucks. If a racer is going thru all the trouble to set a record and teardown, and the 1/8th mile timers are already on anyway, then why not let 'em go for both records ?

[600ci]

you get both at NHRA just make sure you request it

[Ed Wright]

Since you get the 1/8th times on a 1/4 mile pass, what could be the reasoning there?

[ALMACK]

Just got off the phone with the Div. 4 director and he did not have a problem with setting both 1/8 and 1/4 at the same time.

Even better, they will seal my engine before the record attempts so I can race Sat. and Sun. , then do the teardown at the London , KY event.
Nice.

[Stephen & Horace Johnson]

Originally Posted by ALMACK

Just got off the phone with the Div. 4 director and he did not have a problem with setting both 1/8 and 1/4 at the same time.

Even better, they will seal my engine before the record attempts so I can race Sat. and Sun. , then do the teardown at the London , KY event.
Nice.

A few years ago, at our local track, there was an div race and it was 1/8mile only event, but 1/4 mile track, we were able to set both records, BUT Frank specifially told us we had to tear down and checked before the rec runs....Wasnt to pleased about that, but hey, we played by there rules.. good luck

[Alex Denysenko]

Originally Posted by ALMACK

I haven't got it confirmed yet from Frank Kohutek, (Div. 4 Director) but Mike Baker told me today that most of time if the race is contested on the 1/4 mile, then only the 1/4 mile record can be set.
Maybe Mr. Kohutek will call me back.

If that is true, then that sucks. If a racer is going thru all the trouble to set a record and teardown, and the 1/8th mile timers are already on anyway, then why not let 'em go for both records ?

I had RE-set the IHRA SS/LA record at union grove WI in 2003 at a 1/4 mile pro-am event and asked if i could get the 1/8 mile record as well and was informed that i could not.
the following week we went to pittsburg and set the SS/MA record and were turned down again. back then we were getting 5 points for every record we could set and I was told that was the reason we could not set both the 1/4 and 1/8 well we got luckey and got the championship that year anyway it wasn't about the points for us back then, it was the pride and the glory