Is IHRA Going Under?

[BLIND MULE]

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[Tex013]

Originally Posted by BLIND MULE

http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-...lian-expansion

All is not rosy here in Australia , there is some nice exaggeration and padding in that report . Thunder400/IHRA has created a major schism in the sport , and drag racing here is quite a minor sport . With only a small , compared to USA , number of racers and tracks . Simply we do not have enough racers to support 2 series . Too many chiefs and not enough Indians .


Tex

[Dan Fahey]

What happened to IHRA that made it change to its current form?
Was business doing well when IHRA changed its format in early 2000's?
Fwiw when Super Stock Magazine die, a lot died with it!
I loved that magazine better than HR, CC, MT et al!

D

[larrylomascolo]

SUPER STOCK DRAG ILLUSTRATED was the best magazine.i have so many,i cant throw them out, The T.O.C was the worst thing,,you could be a world champ with 1 win,unheard of.

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

What happened to IHRA that made it change to its current form?
Was business doing well when IHRA changed its format in early 2000's?
Fwiw when Super Stock Magazine die, a lot died with it!
I loved that magazine better than HR, CC, MT et al!

D

Right on Dan! Why was it changed?! It's like the old saying "If if ain't broke, don't fix it!" Jim

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[j gardiner]

They put all their eggs in Evan knoll's basket that and the economy took a crap at the same time and some ill advised decisions.

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

Right on Dan! Why was it changed?! It's like the old saying "If if ain't broke, don't fix it!" Jim

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I wish IHRA would hire me.
Need a lot of passion and determination to move a good organization.
IHRA is floundering and can make an impact the little things that compromises a persons experience.
Life has moved on what keeps a person attracted to a sport or other community event.
Same principles just done differently today.
About having fun and translating it into a repeat experience.

Fwiw I think Galot in NC features a lot of useful innovations.
They need to do more but made a huge step in right direction.
One idea is to keep some event, business or service where the public is visiting everyday.

D

[Chris1529]

Personally, I think this thread needs to disappear as it really doesn't help anything out to promote drag racing. If someone who was thinking about racing or going to a race were to read or hear about this, it would most certainly turn them off.
It has also done damage to the IHRA which is unfair to them.

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Chris1529

Personally, I think this thread needs to disappear as it really doesn't help anything out to promote drag racing. If someone who was thinking about racing or going to a race were to read or hear about this, it would most certainly turn them off.
It has also done damage to the IHRA which is unfair to them.

Ok Chris, lets just bury our heads in the sand, ignore the facts and mumble "everything is going to be all right". and ignore any problems or trends in our sport! I have had 22 positive emails, 0 negative and 98% of the posts here are positive and have some great ideas to promote and grow the sport. Sorry if you don't think that's a good thing. Jim



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[dragracer2011]

Originally Posted by Chris1529

Personally, I think this thread needs to disappear as it really doesn't help anything out to promote drag racing. If someone who was thinking about racing or going to a race were to read or hear about this, it would most certainly turn them off.
It has also done damage to the IHRA which is unfair to them.

X2, I agree with Chris

just my ..02