Does IHRA run "class?"

[Ed Myers]

So I guess you won a lot of those races ?

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Ed Myers

So I guess you won a lot of those races ?

Never said I did. It was the same guys that I saw at Div 4 NHRA races, just very few of them. It was still on small tires then, before Eastexas Racecars back-halved it. The marginal starting lines made it pretty much a crap shoot. NHRA Div 4 track prep is the best I've been on. If I never ran with anybody else, I could have left it that way. Now, it will hook anyplace. A lot of my enjoyment comes from seeing all my raceing friends. Hardly anybody ever showed up. The cars that came were friends, pretty much all hitters. Didn't take long to catch up with everybody. :-)
If it's better in your area, I am happy for you having more places to race. I ran it about 2 years before giving up. Thought it would grow, never did.

[Rob Petrie E395]

While we are on the subject of IHRA. Why do they race on Friday and Saturday? Instead of sat/sun.

[Chris1529]

Originally Posted by Rob Petrie E395

While we are on the subject of IHRA. Why do they race on Friday and Saturday? Instead of sat/sun.

What are you talking about? I wish they would race Friday and Saturday. I don't enjoy leaving the track at 5 O'clock Sunday evening and face a 6-8 hour drive home.

[Ed Wright]

They ran some like that around here. I don't know if they still do. Have not run with them for a while now. Some guys need to realize not every division is run the same, or as well.

[Chris1529]

Its really a shame that only 10-20 or so cars show up at a lot of the races outside of the Carolinas. I guess its just a vicious circle. If IHRA checked fuel more, weighed cars more often (most tracks for the pro-ams use portable scales where you have to start and stop/start twice to get on/off the scales), maybe more people would show up.
But my guess in not in most areas of the country. Unfortunately, in a lot of the country, a lot of the races are far away, and when people are spending over $1000 to get to a race, most die-hards are going to go to an NHRA event. I think that the current ownership of IHRA is trying to do all they can to re-build the brand, but its going to take a long time. When only a handful of cars show up for a pro-am, its hard to get the tracks to keep having them and who would blame them. That's just more of the vicious circle though because if more tracks had points races, then more racers would be entering because the tracks are probably closer to their home. If they start collecting points, they are more likely to travel to other tracks. If there is more competition, it would make sense to check fuel more and scale more............
No one is right or wrong. It is just determined by your personal situation and what you want out of the sport you choose to spend your money on.

[Another Friendly Racer]

Originally Posted by Chris1529

What are you talking about? I wish they would race Friday and Saturday. I don't enjoy leaving the track at 5 O'clock Sunday evening and face a 6-8 hour drive home.

You're going to be a happy man. IHRA made a good chunk of their races fri/sat events for 2015.

[Brett C]

I personally like the timing. Race on Fri, race on Sat, get home on Sun...or another day to race in case of weather issues.

[Myron Piatek]

Originally Posted by Rob Petrie E395

While we are on the subject of IHRA. Why do they race on Friday and Saturday? Instead of sat/sun.

It may be marketing. I bet they get more spectators when they have the Nitro Jam cars Fri. & Sat. evening rather than Sunday.

[Chris1529]

Originally Posted by Myron Piatek

It may be marketing. I bet they get more spectators when they have the Nitro Jam cars Fri. & Sat. evening rather than Sunday.

Sorry...I don't pay much attention to the Nitro Jam Schedules. I was just talking about the regular Pro-Am points races.