Let's have a discussion about setting records

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Rsmith38

Took me 3 years to set the IHRA record (bad fuel, Hurricane -only 1 run)
but I finally got it done! You can't do it at divisonals - so only a few chances to set one.

It was the other way around for us. We always set records at the IHRA Pro-Am events, not national events. You'd teardown on Friday, have everything checked, then sealed when it went back together, and set records on Saturday.

You used to get 5 points for setting a record, which you could earn up to 2x per year. Myron Piatek and I used to bounce records back and forth by a few hundredths to get points. (except the one time we found a bad intake gasket during teardown... I tagged the J/CM 1/4-mile record more than intended, even lifting early! LOL)

There were a few championships decided on record points. Eventually they did away with them.