vmp next year?

[THE LEGEND]

Gary,
No slap IHRA was moving to Memphis anyway.

[Lew Silverman]

Has anyone heard when a 2012 schedule will be posted by IHRA? The silence is deafening!

Lew

[BKSG1198]

Hopefully IHRA doesn't drag their feet like last year with the schedule. I know the NHRA Divisional schedules usually come out in mid-november but, last years IHRA National Event Schedule didn't really come out till like December and the Divisional Schedule in January / Feb.

I think they have to wait till VMP get's done their 2011 schedule for NHRA to announce anything or whenever the "official" contract is done. If everyone remembers from last year VMP was going to come over to NHRA then but, IHRA still had them under contract and wouldn't let them out of it. Time to start the WAIT & SEE process

[Bryan Worner]

If IHRA was smart, they would wait until NHRA's schedules are out, then make theirs, to prevent conflicting dates! I know it's not always possible, but don't schedule a race the same weekend as an NHRA race in the same division, which has happened each of the last two years!

[danny waters sr]

Originally Posted by Bryan Worner

If IHRA was smart, they would wait until NHRA's schedules are out, then make theirs, to prevent conflicting dates! I know it's not always possible, but don't schedule a race the same weekend as an NHRA race in the same division, which has happened each of the last two years!

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[HR9121]

Originally Posted by Bryan Worner

If IHRA was smart, they would wait until NHRA's schedules are out, then make theirs, to prevent conflicting dates! I know it's not always possible, but don't schedule a race the same weekend as an NHRA race in the same division, which has happened each of the last two years!

Good point but the only problem is alot of the racers will say they already planned out their schedules and can't afford or have the time to attend both races.

[BKSG1198]

Originally Posted by Bryan Worner

If IHRA was smart, they would wait until NHRA's schedules are out, then make theirs, to prevent conflicting dates! I know it's not always possible, but don't schedule a race the same weekend as an NHRA race in the same division, which has happened each of the last two years!

Bryan is right, I mean the Dutch & VMP World finals have been on the same weekend for the past 3 years. Add onto Atco & Numidia have huge bracket races on the same weekend every year, makes it kind of hard to be in multiple places at once and have good car counts. Hopefully IHRA was pleased with the turn-out at VMP and will do the Sportsman Race next year at MIR.

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by BKSG1198

Bryan is right, I mean the Dutch & VMP World finals have been on the same weekend for the past 3 years. Add onto Atco & Numidia have huge bracket races on the same weekend every year, makes it kind of hard to be in multiple places at once and have good car counts. Hopefully IHRA was pleased with the turn-out at VMP and will do the Sportsman Race next year at MIR.

I'm not saying you guys are wrong about that just not sure it would really make that big of a difference and there are other things they must consider also such as track schedules, bracket finals, etc. I don't believe they schedule against some of these events on purpose atleast I hope not. In the end I don't believe they would gain many more cars if any.

[jwsamuel]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

Wow, and to think IHRA just had their World Finals just 2wknds ago, and then this pops up in less than a week afterwards....kind of sounds like a slap in the face to IHRA from VMP to me....

There's more to it. This move has been brewing for more than a year.

Jim

[Dave Ribeiro]

Didn't I hear that the Dutch is going to be a week earlier next year because of a special date...? 50 th .... That may help, the conflict in 2012 .... But I agree with Bryan , there can be better planning ......