Bradenton goes IHRA

Ed Wright · 12-09-2011, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Woods

LOL Ed, Id say the ihra has some of the toughest racers in the country just like nhra does. in fact i would bet on that. ??????????????

Jim, I run both when I can get away. Your right. I'm the only duck there. Around here it's the same guys as at the NHRA races. For some reason I don't understand, just not as many of them. Brit, Slate, and Larry Cummings, The Southland Perf guys, etc, are just as tough there as anywhere else.

Jim Woods · 12-09-2011, 06:34 PM

Ed , good luck in 2012, maybe we will cross paths again, its always good to see you

Mike Taylor 3601 · 12-09-2011, 08:36 PM

Jim,
I need more than a100',can't put enough gear in back to use all four gears in 100'. When I was a kid I had a go kart geared that low though, yeah that's right my go kart had a stick in it!
I hope to at least double my race shedule from last year(one weekend), within 2 weeks of starting the season.Remodel project has drywall hung won't be long now.
Hope to head south in the spring and get early start.
Mike Taylor 3601

HR9121 · 12-10-2011, 12:55 AM

Damn I thought s/ss ran 1000', that's where I see most of them shut it off.

THE LEGEND · 12-10-2011, 08:54 AM

Coot,
That has got to be nominated as POST OF THE YEAR.LOL

HR9121 · 12-11-2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Coot,
That has got to be nominated as POST OF THE YEAR.LOL

I accept this award on behalf of all fellow sarcastic racers out there. It appears my comment was a thread killer Chip.

Chad Rhodes · 12-11-2011, 11:18 AM

wow, I didn't mean to start all this with my comment. My point was that if the people running IHRA stopped long enough to think about "what can we do to attract NHRA racers vs what might we be doing that turns them off?" that racing 1/8 mile at a 1/4 mile facility would be at the top of the list of things not to do.

Will that be a reason for me personally to not go to an IHRA race? Well, it might. I would go to a 1/4 mile combo at bowling green before I went the same amount of miles for an 1/8 mile IHRA points race. Even an 1/8 mile combo might start to look pretty good.

treessavoy · 12-21-2011, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Coot,
That has got to be nominated as POST OF THE YEAR.LOL

AMEN!

JimR

12-09-2011, 06:34 PM	#2
Jim Woods Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: celina, ohio Posts: 623 Likes: 4 Liked 12 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Bradenton goes IHRA Ed , good luck in 2012, maybe we will cross paths again, its always good to see you __________________ Jim Woods

12-09-2011, 08:36 PM	#3
Mike Taylor 3601 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somerset,Ky Posts: 1,372 Likes: 355 Liked 308 Times in 103 Posts	Re: Bradenton goes IHRA Jim, I need more than a100',can't put enough gear in back to use all four gears in 100'. When I was a kid I had a go kart geared that low though, yeah that's right my go kart had a stick in it! I hope to at least double my race shedule from last year(one weekend), within 2 weeks of starting the season.Remodel project has drywall hung won't be long now. Hope to head south in the spring and get early start. Mike Taylor 3601

12-10-2011, 12:55 AM	#4
HR9121 Live Reporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 3,467 Likes: 146 Liked 3,363 Times in 731 Posts	Re: Bradenton goes IHRA Damn I thought s/ss ran 1000', that's where I see most of them shut it off. __________________ James Williamson W200 J/SA. SS/JA

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THE LEGEND VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fayetteville, n.c. Posts: 1,411 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Bradenton goes IHRA Coot, That has got to be nominated as POST OF THE YEAR.LOL

12-11-2011, 11:18 AM	#7
Chad Rhodes VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Where the Green Grass Grows, AL Posts: 2,375 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Bradenton goes IHRA wow, I didn't mean to start all this with my comment. My point was that if the people running IHRA stopped long enough to think about "what can we do to attract NHRA racers vs what might we be doing that turns them off?" that racing 1/8 mile at a 1/4 mile facility would be at the top of the list of things not to do. Will that be a reason for me personally to not go to an IHRA race? Well, it might. I would go to a 1/4 mile combo at bowling green before I went the same amount of miles for an 1/8 mile IHRA points race. Even an 1/8 mile combo might start to look pretty good. __________________ Chad Rhodes 2113 I/SA