IHRA D4 Schedule is out

Ed Carpenter · 11-29-2010, 08:32 PM

2011 IHRA Division 4 Summit Pro-Am Tour Schedule

Dallas Raceway ¼ Mile March 11-13
Thunder Road Raceway Park ¼ Mile May 13-15
State Capitol Dragway ¼ Mile May 27 - May 29
San Antonio Raceway ¼ Mile September 2-4

Thunder Road is in Shreveport, LA

Ed Wright · 11-29-2010, 09:05 PM

Used to be Red River?

Alan Warman · 11-29-2010, 09:17 PM

Two race's in LA. in May. How about one in April. Hell it don't matter, I will go anyway.
And why are they running the Baton Rouge race the same weekend as No Problem.

John Kelley · 11-29-2010, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by deuces wild

Thunder Road is in Shreveport, LA

When did they move it ??
It used to be in Gilliam about 20 miles north of Shreveport... :-)

Chad Rhodes · 11-29-2010, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Warman

Two race's in LA. in May. How about one in April. Hell it don't matter, I will go anyway.
And why are they running the Baton Rouge race the same weekend as No Problem.

well they did just move the No Problem race, but why make the racers choose. IHRA should spread its schedule out some anyway.

Myron Piatek · 11-29-2010, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by John Kelley

When did they move it ??
It used to be in Gilliam about 20 miles north of Shreveport... :-)

For marketing purposes, the sanctioning bodies often use the largest city in the general area for "locating" the event.

Dragsinger · 11-29-2010, 10:42 PM

Thunder Road is the same track in the same location as Red River. It changed ownership last year and the name was changed also.

And yes it is about 25 miles North of Shreveport in Gillam.

Myron was there 2001 driving the same Locomotion car as he runs today. The 2001 the IHRA World Finals. Only one more Nationals was held there the next year.

It is a very nice track, well laid out, racer friendly.

Myron Piatek · 11-29-2010, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragsinger

It is a very nice track, well laid out, racer friendly.

But heaven help you if your pitted in the grass/dirt and there is a heavy rain!

Dragsinger · 11-29-2010, 10:58 PM

O my yes, must stay on paved areas! It is that black gumbo soil, you do not leave tracks, you pick them up and take them with you

It does have large paved areas but for a National just not enough.

Dave Casey · 11-29-2010, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Myron Piatek

For marketing purposes, the sanctioning bodies often use the largest city in the general area for "locating" the event.

That is the reason why when I won the IHRA National in Epping ,New Hampshire, I got winners hats in the mail that said "Boston"

11-29-2010, 08:32 PM	#1
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Alan Warman Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Angelo Tx Posts: 231 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: IHRA D4 Schedule is out Two race's in LA. in May. How about one in April. Hell it don't matter, I will go anyway. And why are they running the Baton Rouge race the same weekend as No Problem. __________________ Alan Warman STK 4107 Last edited by Alan Warman; 11-29-2010 at 09:24 PM.

11-29-2010, 10:42 PM	#7
Dragsinger VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Liberty City [East Texas] Posts: 1,760 Likes: 5 Liked 99 Times in 60 Posts	Re: IHRA D4 Schedule is out Thunder Road is the same track in the same location as Red River. It changed ownership last year and the name was changed also. And yes it is about 25 miles North of Shreveport in Gillam. Myron was there 2001 driving the same Locomotion car as he runs today. The 2001 the IHRA World Finals. Only one more Nationals was held there the next year. It is a very nice track, well laid out, racer friendly. __________________ Larry Woodfin 471W

11-29-2010, 10:58 PM	#9
Dragsinger VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Liberty City [East Texas] Posts: 1,760 Likes: 5 Liked 99 Times in 60 Posts	Re: IHRA D4 Schedule is out O my yes, must stay on paved areas! It is that black gumbo soil, you do not leave tracks, you pick them up and take them with you It does have large paved areas but for a National just not enough. __________________ Larry Woodfin 471W