Random thought about the *HRA - Page 5

randy wilson · 10-25-2015, 11:32 AM

I think it's what you grew up with. We had 4 1/8th mile tracks within 100 miles of us, so we all raced1/8th mike. Lawrence, Bethany, Eddyville, and Lee County. 1,000' would be a good compromise in my humble opinion.

Michael Beard · 10-27-2015, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Bailey

I suppose, if the NFL shuts down, I'll watch Arena Football. Then again, maybe not...

More than just the size, it's the country club name brand that matters to people. The XFL played on a regular field, offered some really entertaining football played by guys that weren't multi-million dollar prima donnas, and revolutionized the presentation of the game with unique camera work that the NFL later adopted. But nobody cared, because it wasn't "NFL".

Jim Bailey · 10-27-2015, 11:08 AM

Couldn't agree with you more Michael ! But let's at least have some consistency. If you're gonna have "Nitro Jam" quarter mile events. Then allow every class to run quarter mile. If you're gonna run 1/8 mile at your points meets, then run EVERY points meet, at EVERY track 1/8 mile. Ends any confusion, plus it gives credibility - " This is how we (IHRA) do it. " - If a track can't comply, oh well, then make the necessary adjustments or upgrades. - I'm not bashing IHRA. I ran every IHRA National Event from 1992 through 2001. Had a lot of fun, and made a lot of money. I just think there are subtle changes that could be made that would really add to the professionalism and add much more needed credibility to the IHRA Racer.

Mike Pearson · 10-27-2015, 11:22 AM

Here in Fla. we don't have any IHRA only racers in Super Stock. All of the guys we race with are regular NHRA racers. There are a few crate motor stockers that run here but not many. So there is no issue with professionalism and credibility here in Fla. The IHRA purse that I won in Immokalee earlier this year was actually more than the NHRA purse at their LODRS events. Probably not as much contingency though. I did get paid by all of the companies for my contingencies with in 2 months except for ATI and that was my fault for not getting the paperwork sent back to them in a timely manner.
As for racing 1000 Ft. that would require a whole new set of indexes and neither sanctioning body will put forth the effort for that. Plus the 1/4 mile only guys wont run 1000 Ft. either.

10-25-2015, 11:32 AM	#41
randy wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 882 Likes: 0 Liked 22 Times in 22 Posts	*Re: Random thought about the HRA** I think it's what you grew up with. We had 4 1/8th mile tracks within 100 miles of us, so we all raced1/8th mike. Lawrence, Bethany, Eddyville, and Lee County. 1,000' would be a good compromise in my humble opinion. __________________ don,t have one

10-27-2015, 11:08 AM	#43
Jim Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 674 Likes: 15 Liked 584 Times in 94 Posts	*Re: Random thought about the HRA** Couldn't agree with you more Michael ! But let's at least have some consistency. If you're gonna have "Nitro Jam" quarter mile events. Then allow every class to run quarter mile. If you're gonna run 1/8 mile at your points meets, then run EVERY points meet, at EVERY track 1/8 mile. Ends any confusion, plus it gives credibility - " This is how we (IHRA) do it. " - If a track can't comply, oh well, then make the necessary adjustments or upgrades. - I'm not bashing IHRA. I ran every IHRA National Event from 1992 through 2001. Had a lot of fun, and made a lot of money. I just think there are subtle changes that could be made that would really add to the professionalism and add much more needed credibility to the IHRA Racer.

10-27-2015, 11:22 AM	#44
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,451 Likes: 615 Liked 1,937 Times in 582 Posts	*Re: Random thought about the HRA** Here in Fla. we don't have any IHRA only racers in Super Stock. All of the guys we race with are regular NHRA racers. There are a few crate motor stockers that run here but not many. So there is no issue with professionalism and credibility here in Fla. The IHRA purse that I won in Immokalee earlier this year was actually more than the NHRA purse at their LODRS events. Probably not as much contingency though. I did get paid by all of the companies for my contingencies with in 2 months except for ATI and that was my fault for not getting the paperwork sent back to them in a timely manner. As for racing 1000 Ft. that would require a whole new set of indexes and neither sanctioning body will put forth the effort for that. Plus the 1/4 mile only guys wont run 1000 Ft. either. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS