National event chaos?

[ghost]

No tech inspection and random pair first round. For me, no problem with it. Anyway, i done the tech in LORDS. Random pair first round! O.K. but NO HEAD-UP.
I hope the money saved by NHRA return to the sportsman racers entry.

[Bob Don]

Originally Posted by ghost

I hope the money saved by NHRA return to the sportsman racers entry.

Don't bet on that!

[Ok stocker]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

If you remember when the pros ran at the divisional events there were no super comp, gas and street. Also no TS and TD classes. No Jr dragsters either. Only stock, SS, Modified and Comp then the pro classes. There aren't enough pros left in existence to race at the divisional level again. Plus there is not enough time with the other classes that are in the program now. Some of the divisions have snowmobile and 3-4 classes of Harleys running too.

True on all counts. It was a long time ago. I do believe if there were even a small pro cars even promos at night on Saturday would help bring people in.

[ken robinson]

I agree with Billy we should have a vote , with the money spend on membership fee's and all the other costs , its like owning stock in a company / nhra with no say . SSGT mustang has a very good point ....Let the bracket cars 8.50 /10./& 11.5 , come be the filler for $330 and 3days off out of the work week....O wait they let them in on sat am for less $$$

[SS3718]

Personally, I'm not sure what I think about the possibility of no tech at National events. Obviously, there's an issue of ensuring a "fair" race in the possibility of a heads up run. I would hope there's some thought given to this.

On the flip side, I think some responsibility to follow the rules should be placed on the racer. Should the tech personnel have to ensure a racers safety equipment is up to date? Should they have to ensure you have and are wearing the proper safety equipment based on class/elapsed time or speed? Should they have to ensure your running the correct class or that your minimum weight is correct? Isn't that the racers responsibility and if you're unsure, maybe you could take the iniative at a Divisional race to make sure your car is correct.

Maybe random spot checks and/or checking all quarter finalists for the various items that are typically checked in the technical inspection process. Just my $.02!

Nick Morris
FGT/F 3718

[Tom Meyer]

Lets get back to the original subject, if you look they still have class at
events, will we still have to go across the scales? fuel check? We have all sat in the tech lines for hours just to get are tech card stamped so we could stand in another line at the trailer to get entered into the event. Having how many tech guys working all day before the events is maybe what there after and once the event starts back to the norm? Tom

[Casey Miles]

OK, all the posts have some interest, but who do we contact at NHRA to listen to our grievances that will listen? We can post all we want, NHRA managing honchos don't read this thread, if they did, we would see changes in S/SS already. So who and how do we get their attention? I for one pay for services that I'm not getting any longer, why and what happened?

Casey Miles
248H "F" Stock

[Bernie Cunningham]

This is a joke right?
What other official, world wide sanctioning body takes away a technical inspection of a vehicle that's a race car before it goes down their highly regulated (read insurance requirements) race track.
There are so many issues associated with this here and on so many levels. !! I'm dumb -founded.

My 2 cents worth for today, Insurance companies need to quit controlling society and businesses, they seem to have way too much power and adjust the way you have to live, just say'in. Bloody Hell !!

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Bernie Cunningham

This is a joke right?
What other official, world wide sanctioning body takes away a technical inspection of a vehicle that's a race car before it goes down their highly regulated (read insurance requirements) race track.
There are so many issues associated with this here and on so many levels. !! I'm dumb -founded.

My 2 cents worth for today, Insurance companies need to quit controlling society and businesses, they seem to have way too much power and adjust the way you have to live, just say'in. Bloody Hell !!

NHRA is self insured! Jim

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[Jim Wahl]

With all the changes the IHRA is making for 2017 it might be worth looking into for some of you. Starting next year they will be checking fuel in S/SS. S/SS will return to National Events. They have gone back to a National Points program where there are no more "Divisional" boundaries.You will be allowed to claim points from your best 7 of a maximum of 10 races. Whom ever has the most points at the end of the year is the Champion. Just like NHRA is now.

"The renewal of the partnership with Summit Racing Equipment also includes some updates to the existing sportsman programs. The Summit Pro-Am Tour will be replaced and move from a divisional based system to a national based points system in 2017.* The change in structure will eliminate “divisions” and return to utilizing a national points based system that will improve a competitor’s ability to pick and choose the races he or she wants to attend without having geographical constraints. Additionally, the Summit SuperSeries will feature an increased and expanded Summit World Finals purse.
“The sportsman racer, at every level, has been and will continue to be one of the most important components of the Summit Racing Equipment family,” said Summit Motorsports and Events Manager Jim Greenleaf.* “We are proud to support the men, women and kids who gather at their local IHRA track to participate in the Summit SuperSeries or travel throughout their region chasing a class racing championship.* It is a great feeling for us to see Summit SuperSeries champions from all over North America show up at Memphis for the Summit World Finals to race*for a World Championship.* It takes the entire family of IHRA racers, member tracks, sanctioning body staff and Summit Racing Equipment working together to move the sportsman racing component of IHRA Drag Racing to the incredible level of support and enthusiasm we have today and we are proud to continue our efforts in these programs,” Greenleaf continued.
The new national class racing program will be called the Summit Sportsman National Championship and it will feature the same line-up of classes including: Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Super Stock, Stock, Quick Rod, Super Rod, Hot Rod and a class for Juniors.* The Summit Sportsman National Championship will kick off in Immokalee, Florida (Immokalee Regional Raceway) in early February and conclude in West Salem, Ohio (Dragway 42) in late September.* Complete details and dates for the new Summit Sportsman National Championship will be released soon.
In addition, the Summit Sportsman National Championship will boast a championship point fund that pays more than anything currently in the marketplace with $15,000 to win the national championship, $5,000 for second and $3,000 for third place in each of the seven primary classes.* The Junior champion will win $2,000, $1,500 for second place and $1,000 for the third place finisher in the national points chase.* The event purses have also been improved to ensure the IHRA is extremely competitive in the market while still having an entry fee that is less than any other event of its type.*
IHRA was the first organization to live stream the entire series of class racing events and in 2017 will build upon that platform by announcing a new media partnership with a major network provider.** The new partnership will provide unprecedented live stream coverage of each Summit Sportsman National Championship event in its entirety with an industry leading provider of sports content. This partnership will be announced shortly and will further demonstrate IHRA’s dominate role in providing national exposure to sportsman competitors."

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