No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend? - Page 3

Ed Wright · 08-08-2014, 10:45 AM

A double is much easier when you have 20 or fewer cars in S & SS.

Myron Piatek · 08-08-2014, 11:31 AM

Personally I love the doubles with the travel time and money it saves. Apparently it's do-able for NHRA because they've done it in Atlanta. (Haven't been there myself.) But one drawback is time for teardowns if setting records in either sanction.

Chris1529 · 08-08-2014, 01:22 PM

I don't know why they are trying to separate them this year. It costs the track double to pay for the IHRA Officials to come back 2Hardly anyone knows the INRA pros, so right now, I can't see how it is much of a draw anyway. Unless they can get some names to establish the brand, I don't see how it is going become much.

I would like to see IHRA go to Friday/Saturday for the 2 day races. Most racers could be at the track ready to run Friday evening.

They also need to consider running the stand alone pro ams on a Saturday at tracks with a Sunday Morning start time curfew. If folks from outside the division travel there and can't start till noon on Sunday, if you do very good, its 430 or 500 getting on the road then have a 6 hour drive home.
I think its alot easier to take a Friday off and travel to the race to be ready then have Sunday as rain/date or leisurly travel day home. Otherwise, getting home at 10 or 11 pm after a long day then trying to get up Monday morning for work is tough when you travel very far from home.

08-08-2014, 10:45 AM	#21
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend? A double is much easier when you have 20 or fewer cars in S & SS. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

08-08-2014, 11:31 AM	#22
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend? Personally I love the doubles with the travel time and money it saves. Apparently it's do-able for NHRA because they've done it in Atlanta. (Haven't been there myself.) But one drawback is time for teardowns if setting records in either sanction. __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing

08-08-2014, 01:22 PM	#23
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: No Sportsmen at IHRA Martin this weekend? I don't know why they are trying to separate them this year. It costs the track double to pay for the IHRA Officials to come back 2Hardly anyone knows the INRA pros, so right now, I can't see how it is much of a draw anyway. Unless they can get some names to establish the brand, I don't see how it is going become much. I would like to see IHRA go to Friday/Saturday for the 2 day races. Most racers could be at the track ready to run Friday evening. They also need to consider running the stand alone pro ams on a Saturday at tracks with a Sunday Morning start time curfew. If folks from outside the division travel there and can't start till noon on Sunday, if you do very good, its 430 or 500 getting on the road then have a 6 hour drive home. I think its alot easier to take a Friday off and travel to the race to be ready then have Sunday as rain/date or leisurly travel day home. Otherwise, getting home at 10 or 11 pm after a long day then trying to get up Monday morning for work is tough when you travel very far from home. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350