Just talkin' here #4

[Jack McCarthy]

Just talking here ... if the pros had a reduced schedule that would lead one to believe the old practice of a few match races on tap during Sunday’s at the sportsman race ... pat joffrion did the best ever first two years had a couple TAD nitro guys testing and licensing I think and he packed that place ... and sold a lot of beer & food

Hmmm match races

[MikeMoller]

That was the IHRA format basically, and it went down the tubes. Only IHRA race that had spectators (and a LOT of them) was at Budd's Creek couple of years ago, they had brought in some match racing, a guy on a jet skate board, and something else. Place was really packed, I talked to the owners when I got paid (semi's) and we agreed hadn't seen a crowd like that since the old match race days.

If there was a 'sportsman' only show, it would have to be 'spiffed up' somehow and ADVERTISED, not gonna work as a pure standalone.

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by MikeMoller

That was the IHRA format basically, and it went down the tubes. Only IHRA race that had spectators (and a LOT of them) was at Budd's Creek couple of years ago, they had brought in some match racing, a guy on a jet skate board, and something else. Place was really packed, I talked to the owners when I got paid (semi's) and we agreed hadn't seen a crowd like that since the old match race days.

If there was a 'sportsman' only show, it would have to be 'spiffed up' somehow and ADVERTISED, not gonna work as a pure standalone.

I was at that race.
Never understood why IHRA did not repeat that format?
The spectators were coming over to talk and look at our cars.