IHRA Cancels Cayuga National Event

Dave Turner · 06-11-2008, 11:27 PM

They said it would happen if committments were not honoured and guess what....??

http://www.ihra.com/article/2762.html

06-11-2008, 11:43 PM

i heard the owner of the track is a real f%$#@ hole,and now that is fact,I.H.R.A let a few things slide last year,not this time,comunity will take a little hit.

SSGN · 06-12-2008, 07:17 AM

That is more bad economic news we really don;t need.Our economy needs these events and our local racers support it greatly.I hope this can be settled for 09.

jarn05 · 06-12-2008, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by steven Novosel

it's A Shame Cayuga Couldn't Get The Repairs Done In Time....but Instead Of Cancelling The Event Move It To Grand Bend....i Sure The Racers Wouldn't Mind Traveling There To Race...and The Community Of Grand Bend Wouldn't Mind The Extra Income!!!!!

Move It To Sanair!!!!

tpoh815 · 06-12-2008, 08:18 AM

how about ny international raceway park????

Chris1529 · 06-12-2008, 09:54 AM

They added a Sportsnational at Pittsburgh in conjunction with the Divisional. The SN will be Sunday, double pro-am on Fri& Sat.

Dave Turner · 06-12-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tpoh815

how about ny international raceway park????

That gets my vote!!

Tim H · 06-12-2008, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jarn05

Move It To Sanair!!!!

I'll gladly second that .

Jason Oldfield · 06-13-2008, 06:51 PM

I have to say that this smells fishy to me, or I just totally don't understand IHRA's thinking. Assuming IHRA's revenue stream is heavily based upon the spectator gate like NHRA's, then reducing the number of events isn't going to help their financial situation. They've already lost Norwalk and Mansfield was DOA, Pittsburgh's not going this year, and now they cancel this event because the improvements weren't being made to their level of satisfaction. But, who's to say that those improvements wouldn't have been done in time for the event?

Right now, there is an NHRA national event scheduled for September 11 - 14 in Charlotte for a track that isn't anywhere close to the level of completeness that TMP is currently (don't get me wrong, when it's done, I know Charlotte will be nicer than TMP, but as of a week or so ago it was all still dirt). So, is IHRA telling me that there's no way that these improvements could have been made for a race that was supposed to take place a WEEK AFTER the event in Charlotte?

And why CANCEL the event altogether, even if that's true? Why not reschedule it for some other location? I'm sure NYIRP, Grand Bend, or a HOST of other IHRA tracks would jump through hoops to be able to get that race. But instead they just cancel it outright?

I don't believe we're hearing the whole story here. I know TMP has been slow to implement improvements, but there has got to be more to the story than just that.

I feel bad for the racers in WNY and Southeastern Ontario as this was the biggest race in the region. I'm certainly disappointed as well, but for me this clears up the schedule conflict on my calendar, and I will now go to the Jeg's SPORTSNationals in Columbus instead.

Ven302 · 06-13-2008, 07:54 PM

Jason, your argument holds true considering the announcement of the National Event Payout on the third day of the Pittsburgh race! So now they are making a sportsman payout, yet wont have any gate at all.

Smells like Pro Stock Truck

Would this have happened with the "OLD" IHRA?

06-11-2008, 11:27 PM	#1
Dave Turner VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Schomberg, ON, Canada Posts: 1,222 Likes: 1,606 Liked 364 Times in 138 Posts	IHRA Cancels Cayuga National Event They said it would happen if committments were not honoured and guess what....?? http://www.ihra.com/article/2762.html __________________ Dave Turner SS/GT #1153

06-11-2008, 11:43 PM	#2
larry lomascolo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: IHRA Cancels Cayuga National Event i heard the owner of the track is a real f%$#@ hole,and now that is fact,I.H.R.A let a few things slide last year,not this time,comunity will take a little hit.

06-12-2008, 07:17 AM	#3
SSGN Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 644 Likes: 131 Liked 140 Times in 51 Posts	Re: IHRA Cancels Cayuga National Event That is more bad economic news we really don;t need.Our economy needs these events and our local racers support it greatly.I hope this can be settled for 09.

06-12-2008, 08:18 AM	#5
tpoh815 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: West Seneca Posts: 537 Likes: 59 Liked 28 Times in 11 Posts	Re: IHRA Cancels Cayuga National Event how about ny international raceway park???? __________________ EX 5-Doorstocker

06-12-2008, 09:54 AM	#6
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: IHRA Cancels Cayuga National Event They added a Sportsnational at Pittsburgh in conjunction with the Divisional. The SN will be Sunday, double pro-am on Fri& Sat. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350

06-13-2008, 06:51 PM	#9
Jason Oldfield Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 619 Likes: 1 Liked 10 Times in 4 Posts	Re: IHRA Cancels Cayuga National Event I have to say that this smells fishy to me, or I just totally don't understand IHRA's thinking. Assuming IHRA's revenue stream is heavily based upon the spectator gate like NHRA's, then reducing the number of events isn't going to help their financial situation. They've already lost Norwalk and Mansfield was DOA, Pittsburgh's not going this year, and now they cancel this event because the improvements weren't being made to their level of satisfaction. But, who's to say that those improvements wouldn't have been done in time for the event? Right now, there is an NHRA national event scheduled for September 11 - 14 in Charlotte for a track that isn't anywhere close to the level of completeness that TMP is currently (don't get me wrong, when it's done, I know Charlotte will be nicer than TMP, but as of a week or so ago it was all still dirt). So, is IHRA telling me that there's no way that these improvements could have been made for a race that was supposed to take place a WEEK AFTER the event in Charlotte? And why CANCEL the event altogether, even if that's true? Why not reschedule it for some other location? I'm sure NYIRP, Grand Bend, or a HOST of other IHRA tracks would jump through hoops to be able to get that race. But instead they just cancel it outright? I don't believe we're hearing the whole story here. I know TMP has been slow to implement improvements, but there has got to be more to the story than just that. I feel bad for the racers in WNY and Southeastern Ontario as this was the biggest race in the region. I'm certainly disappointed as well, but for me this clears up the schedule conflict on my calendar, and I will now go to the Jeg's SPORTSNationals in Columbus instead. __________________ Jason Oldfield S/G & S/St 1838

06-13-2008, 07:54 PM	#10
Ven302 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stoney Creek Posts: 262 Likes: 41 Liked 34 Times in 7 Posts	Re: IHRA Cancels Cayuga National Event Jason, your argument holds true considering the announcement of the National Event Payout on the third day of the Pittsburgh race! So now they are making a sportsman payout, yet wont have any gate at all. Smells like Pro Stock Truck Would this have happened with the "OLD" IHRA?