IHRA vs NHRA - Page 11

Michael Beard · 04-26-2010, 12:26 PM

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I think that's the turn-off a lot of 1st class NHRA racers have. When they go to a IHRA event and find themselves qualified mid pack.

The "1st class NHRA racers" can and do regularly out-qualify the crate motor cars, when they bother to show up.

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

John Kelley · 04-26-2010, 02:08 PM

[QUOTE=treessavoy;184301About 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[/QUOTE]

That was a Super Stock car, and I believe light green in color... :-)

X-TECH MAN · 04-26-2010, 03:00 PM

And it was from Calif.

John Kelley · 04-26-2010, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

And it was from Calif.

And he worked at a PRISON !! :-)

Ed Carpenter · 04-27-2010, 01:54 AM

Ok who was it?

Bret Kepner · 04-27-2010, 04:32 AM

...and it was twenty-five years ago.

04BlackSilverado · 04-27-2010, 11:38 AM

*** Comming from a COMPLETE nubie to the sport***

I would HAVE to go with IHRA... Epping is 10 min. from my house. I have done many Street nights there and bracket raced the Truck Nationals there a few years back and did pretty well too.

When is the next points race there, so I can go watch and meet some of you guys and learn more about the sport? I'll be back in NH in mid May.

Steve

04-26-2010, 02:08 PM	#103
John Kelley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tightwad,TEXAS Posts: 911 Likes: 6 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA [QUOTE=treessavoy;184301About 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[/QUOTE] That was a Super Stock car, and I believe light green in color... :-)

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04-27-2010, 11:38 AM	#108
04BlackSilverado Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 11 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA * Comming from a COMPLETE nubie to the sport* I would HAVE to go with IHRA... Epping is 10 min. from my house. I have done many Street nights there and bracket raced the Truck Nationals there a few years back and did pretty well too. When is the next points race there, so I can go watch and meet some of you guys and learn more about the sport? I'll be back in NH in mid May. Steve __________________ 2004 RCSB Silverado 6.0L 2WD