Both or neither this week in Phoenix!!!

GarysZ24 · 02-26-2013, 11:51 PM

If losing .3 of a second, and altitude correction factors originally dubbed for Super Class racers (et.al.), weren't enough, now I can't even race my local divisional points race! Why? Because I can't afford to race both of the upcoming LODRS races being held this week at Firebird International Raceway. $330 bucks is a lot of money for two divisional races, and at no other time in the year will a divisional event have back to back races. Yet in order to run the first of the two, you have to pay for both (or you don't get to play)!

Try as I may to support the NHRA (or was it the decision of our Div. Director Mike Rice, or possibly the track manager Charlie Allen?), I now have another reason why I wish (pray) that the IHRA will continue to grow, and strengthen their efforts to move out west here with their "Pro-Am" series! They have back to back divisional races every year and you are not required to enter both to participate in either (and their divisionals are $135 bucks regardless of division)! All I wanted to do was enter one divisional points race, that would allow me the chance to earn some points, hang out with my buds, and if I didn't win enough rounds to earn the funds for race #2, to pack up and go home, but NOOOO!!! Not thanks to this sanctioning body, or div. director, or track manager (or all of the above)!

For a sanctioning body who says the sportsman racers are the "backbone of our sport", this sure is a nice way of proving it....NOT!!!

RobbieRacer · 02-27-2013, 07:53 AM

That BLOWS!!!

Harry 6674 · 02-27-2013, 12:20 PM

Maybe it's a sign that stock class drag racing has gotten to expensive for you. There are other options. Stick with brackets or find a way to increase your income. Lots of gold laying around in Arizona. Buy a detector and get ya some of that yella stuff.

Mark Yacavone · 02-27-2013, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry 6674

Maybe it's a sign that stock class drag racing has gotten to expensive for you. yella stuff.

Perhaps for you to...I mean t-o-o

.... after searching 6674 in DRC

Harry 6674 · 02-27-2013, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Perhaps for you to...I mean t-o-o

.... after searching 6674 in DRC

Your exactly right. I found out a while ago I was getting priced out. I still bracket race some and may even try stock again but doubt it. My bracket car is fun (53 Stude w/turbocharged chevy six) and my investment is low compared to a stocker as fast as the Stude. The fact is I'm not going to complain because I choose not to spend the money to class race. When I started racing it was more about the work you were willing to invest rather then the money. Of course that was pre shoe polish days.

aspen7709 · 02-27-2013, 09:59 PM

Official word id this... You CANNOT run just the thursday/friday (#1) race. BUT you can just run the saturday/sunday (#2) race however you cannot get in early or purchase your tech card before saturday am. So hangin on thurs/fri and not racin not happinin. Some people cannot make the #1 race because of jobs etc but still bought a tech card just to get a grade point. then racing the #2 race.

Rich67stang · 02-27-2013, 10:00 PM

IHRA has been running double race weekends for years, with no problems, Leave it to NHRA/racers to complicate the ***** out of it.

Andys dad · 02-27-2013, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry 6674

Maybe it's a sign that stock class drag racing has gotten to expensive for you. There are other options. Stick with brackets or find a way to increase your income. Lots of gold laying around in Arizona. Buy a detector and get ya some of that yella stuff.

WTH...

Ron

Jody Lang · 02-27-2013, 02:12 PM

"Yet in order to run the first of the two, you have to pay for both (or you don't get to play)!"

Gary you have to be pulling our legs. This doesn't make sense.

Jody Lang · 02-27-2013, 02:32 PM

There's no mention of having to run both races in their ad.

I am blown away at the price of crew passes at $30 per day! Test and tune $95!!

There should be some kind of discount when someone enters both races. Especially for the crew passes.

02-27-2013, 12:20 PM	#3
Harry 6674 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 589 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Both or neither this week in Phoenix!!! Maybe it's a sign that stock class drag racing has gotten to expensive for you. There are other options. Stick with brackets or find a way to increase your income. Lots of gold laying around in Arizona. Buy a detector and get ya some of that yella stuff.

02-27-2013, 09:59 PM	#6
aspen7709 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: sunny,az Posts: 165 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Both or neither this week in Phoenix!!! Official word id this... You CANNOT run just the thursday/friday (#1) race. BUT you can just run the saturday/sunday (#2) race however you cannot get in early or purchase your tech card before saturday am. So hangin on thurs/fri and not racin not happinin. Some people cannot make the #1 race because of jobs etc but still bought a tech card just to get a grade point. then racing the #2 race.

02-27-2013, 10:00 PM	#7
Rich67stang Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Jackson, NJ Posts: 312 Likes: 3 Liked 111 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Both or neither this week in Phoenix!!! IHRA has been running double race weekends for years, with no problems, Leave it to NHRA/racers to complicate the ***** out of it.

02-27-2013, 02:12 PM	#9
Jody Lang Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 305 Likes: 28 Liked 89 Times in 28 Posts	Re: Both or neither this week in Phoenix!!! "Yet in order to run the first of the two, you have to pay for both (or you don't get to play)!" Gary you have to be pulling our legs. This doesn't make sense.

02-27-2013, 02:32 PM	#10
Jody Lang Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 305 Likes: 28 Liked 89 Times in 28 Posts	Re: Both or neither this week in Phoenix!!! There's no mention of having to run both races in their ad. I am blown away at the price of crew passes at $30 per day! Test and tune $95!! There should be some kind of discount when someone enters both races. Especially for the crew passes.

02-26-2013, 11:51 PM	#1
GarysZ24 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tempe, Az. Posts: 1,261 Likes: 880 Liked 224 Times in 88 Posts	Both or neither this week in Phoenix!!! If losing .3 of a second, and altitude correction factors originally dubbed for Super Class racers (et.al.), weren't enough, now I can't even race my local divisional points race! Why? Because I can't afford to race both of the upcoming LODRS races being held this week at Firebird International Raceway. $330 bucks is a lot of money for two divisional races, and at no other time in the year will a divisional event have back to back races. Yet in order to run the first of the two, you have to pay for both (or you don't get to play)! Try as I may to support the NHRA (or was it the decision of our Div. Director Mike Rice, or possibly the track manager Charlie Allen?), I now have another reason why I wish (pray) that the IHRA will continue to grow, and strengthen their efforts to move out west here with their "Pro-Am" series! They have back to back divisional races every year and you are not required to enter both to participate in either (and their divisionals are $135 bucks regardless of division)! All I wanted to do was enter one divisional points race, that would allow me the chance to earn some points, hang out with my buds, and if I didn't win enough rounds to earn the funds for race #2, to pack up and go home, but NOOOO!!! Not thanks to this sanctioning body, or div. director, or track manager (or all of the above)! For a sanctioning body who says the sportsman racers are the "backbone of our sport", this sure is a nice way of proving it....NOT!!! __________________ Gary Hampton '86 Z24,173 V6 CF/S #5824 (#78 in 2021)

02-27-2013, 07:53 AM	#2
RobbieRacer Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 320 Likes: 17 Liked 118 Times in 41 Posts	Re: Both or neither this week in Phoenix!!! That BLOWS!!!