IHRA vs NHRA

Ed Wright · 04-12-2009, 03:38 PM

[QUOTE=Michael Beard;114686]Car count is a self-fulfilling prophecy... if everybody showed up, there would be a lot of cars. [QUOTE]

Yep, that is correct. Why the SS cars don't show (At least for the 1/4 mile races), I have no idea. I realize lot of the stocker guys hate the crate motors. I don't have a dog in that fight, so don't care.

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NHRA makes you REMOVE a piece of SAFETY equipment?!?

Yep, they ask me to remove it. the reason I was given was they have had too many of them come loose when a car flips, bounces around inside, and beats the driver up pretty badly. Therefore they took them back out of the rule book years ago. (NHRA used to run them, I was told. Must have been either while I ran a sprint car, or while I was "retired" from racing.) The tech official said if they were mounted so you could get it out in a hurry, they weren't secure enough to stay put if the car flipped. I could have one if it were permantely mounted with tubing and nozzles where needed. I can see how it could happen. I now put it in for IHRA, store it in the trailer for NHRA. No big deal either way.

bsa633 · 04-12-2009, 04:37 PM

IHRA = NHRA-stockers,FI separatley,CM,FCM(?),PS,(x)T/S(A),S/GT(x),T/STK..anyone left out?
IHRA wants to please everybody it seems..add class after class to get bigger...i dont just think thats the right way..it never is..with all classes they have now i still fail to see that IHRA grows in the "stocker-department" so it has to be something that the racers dont like..i dont know..NHRA's bad decitions latley may change that but nothing else...

Brandon Peterson · 04-12-2009, 05:03 PM

who cares how many classes IHRA has compaired to NHRA....i don't know why the amount of classes that are at a race have anything to do with drag racing...you go to win the race..have a few laughs and make some new friends.....not cry about 40 crate motor cars and only 25 to 30 of your caliber style stockers.....big deal....race and have fun

Greg Hill · 04-12-2009, 05:12 PM

I don't have any problem racing against IHRA cars whatever class they're in. I race against them at combo races all the time and it's still who has the best light and runs closest to their dial. My problem is that their are no decent tracks close by and almost no races. I'm not travellin 10 hours to race at a points meet.

Detroit Bob · 04-12-2009, 05:13 PM

Speaking for my brother and me, the only thing that counts are races close to home. From the Detroit area we have Martin, Grand Bend, and Osceola, on the IHRA side. Norwalk, Stanton, Chicago and Columbus on the NHRA side. Don't care what sanctioning body, just logistics.

Britt1112 · 04-13-2009, 07:14 PM

In NHRA, why is the fuel injected car running in AA,A,and BSA. Does that seem fair?

Ed Fernandez · 04-13-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Britt1112

In NHRA, why is the fuel injected car running in AA,A,and BSA. Does that seem fair?

That's about as fair as my Gremlin getting run down by a big old red Mopar.How ya been?Say hi to pop for me.

Ed

Larry Hill · 04-13-2009, 08:42 PM

I use to race IHRA and had a good time. Then they changed the rules and Top Stock was no more.

I do have a problem with a 502 in a Vega running Stock.

Santa said my superceded parts will arive any day now.

Myron Piatek · 04-12-2009, 05:11 PM

I haven't heard anything either way, but I think IHRA will eventually combine some classes, like NHRA did with trucks and FI cars.

In the last several years NHRA did add AA/S, AA/SA, SS/AH and allowed pre-1980 cars into GT.
I don't recall where some import classes were added. Comp or SS?
The IHRA CM classes have been around for about 12 years and I don't believe that there have been any significant additions since then.

Or look at it this way, if IHRA didn't come up with the CM classes, IHRA wouldn't be able to provide a more affordable place for Stockers to race on a national level because the Stock class would not have existed in any form. (Unless they would have combined it with SS. But I don't think that would have been a popular option.)

treessavoy · 04-26-2010, 12:29 PM

[QUOTE=Ed Wright;114781][QUOTE=Michael Beard;114686]Car count is a self-fulfilling prophecy... if everybody showed up, there would be a lot of cars.

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Yep, that is correct. Why the SS cars don't show (At least for the 1/4 mile races), I have no idea. I realize lot of the stocker guys hate the crate motors. I don't have a dog in that fight, so don't care.

Yep, they ask me to remove it. the reason I was given was they have had too many of them come loose when a car flips, bounces around inside, and beats the driver up pretty badly. Therefore they took them back out of the rule book years ago. (NHRA used to run them, I was told. Must have been either while I ran a sprint car, or while I was "retired" from racing.) The tech official said if they were mounted so you could get it out in a hurry, they weren't secure enough to stay put if the car flipped. I could have one if it were permantely mounted with tubing and nozzles where needed. I can see how it could happen. I now put it in for IHRA, store it in the trailer for NHRA. No big deal either way.

Ed,

About 10 to 15 years ago a late model Firebird running in Stock had the fire extinguisher blow up and launch itself through the rear glass and land on another car about 100 feet away......it was filled with NOS! He received a lifetime suspension but I wonder if THAT had anything to do with the ban on extinguishers?

JimR

04-12-2009, 04:37 PM	#2
bsa633 Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 310 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA IHRA = NHRA-stockers,FI separatley,CM,FCM(?),PS,(x)T/S(A),S/GT(x),T/STK..anyone left out? IHRA wants to please everybody it seems..add class after class to get bigger...i dont just think thats the right way..it never is..with all classes they have now i still fail to see that IHRA grows in the "stocker-department" so it has to be something that the racers dont like..i dont know..NHRA's bad decitions latley may change that but nothing else...

04-12-2009, 05:03 PM	#3
Brandon Peterson Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 436 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA who cares how many classes IHRA has compaired to NHRA....i don't know why the amount of classes that are at a race have anything to do with drag racing...you go to win the race..have a few laughs and make some new friends.....not cry about 40 crate motor cars and only 25 to 30 of your caliber style stockers.....big deal....race and have fun

04-12-2009, 05:12 PM	#4
Greg Hill VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Louisville , KY Posts: 1,995 Likes: 68 Liked 279 Times in 68 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA I don't have any problem racing against IHRA cars whatever class they're in. I race against them at combo races all the time and it's still who has the best light and runs closest to their dial. My problem is that their are no decent tracks close by and almost no races. I'm not travellin 10 hours to race at a points meet. __________________ Greg Hill 4171 STK

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Detroit Bob Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Grosse Pointe Woods Mi Posts: 89 Likes: 0 Liked 8 Times in 3 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA Speaking for my brother and me, the only thing that counts are races close to home. From the Detroit area we have Martin, Grand Bend, and Osceola, on the IHRA side. Norwalk, Stanton, Chicago and Columbus on the NHRA side. Don't care what sanctioning body, just logistics. __________________ Bob Kowal STK 345

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Britt1112 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Carnegie,Pa Posts: 27 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA In NHRA, why is the fuel injected car running in AA,A,and BSA. Does that seem fair?

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Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,630 Likes: 1,923 Liked 10,683 Times in 2,223 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA I use to race IHRA and had a good time. Then they changed the rules and Top Stock was no more. I do have a problem with a 502 in a Vega running Stock. Santa said my superceded parts will arive any day now. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

04-12-2009, 05:11 PM	#9
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA I haven't heard anything either way, but I think IHRA will eventually combine some classes, like NHRA did with trucks and FI cars. In the last several years NHRA did add AA/S, AA/SA, SS/AH and allowed pre-1980 cars into GT. I don't recall where some import classes were added. Comp or SS? The IHRA CM classes have been around for about 12 years and I don't believe that there have been any significant additions since then. Or look at it this way, if IHRA didn't come up with the CM classes, IHRA wouldn't be able to provide a more affordable place for Stockers to race on a national level because the Stock class would not have existed in any form. (Unless they would have combined it with SS. But I don't think that would have been a popular option.) __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing Last edited by Myron Piatek; 04-12-2009 at 05:15 PM.