IHRA vs NHRA - Page 2

Detroit Bob · 04-12-2009, 05:13 PM

Speaking for my brother and me, the only thing that counts are races close to home. From the Detroit area we have Martin, Grand Bend, and Osceola, on the IHRA side. Norwalk, Stanton, Chicago and Columbus on the NHRA side. Don't care what sanctioning body, just logistics.

Britt1112 · 04-13-2009, 07:14 PM

In NHRA, why is the fuel injected car running in AA,A,and BSA. Does that seem fair?

Myron Piatek · 04-12-2009, 05:11 PM

I haven't heard anything either way, but I think IHRA will eventually combine some classes, like NHRA did with trucks and FI cars.

In the last several years NHRA did add AA/S, AA/SA, SS/AH and allowed pre-1980 cars into GT.
I don't recall where some import classes were added. Comp or SS?
The IHRA CM classes have been around for about 12 years and I don't believe that there have been any significant additions since then.

Or look at it this way, if IHRA didn't come up with the CM classes, IHRA wouldn't be able to provide a more affordable place for Stockers to race on a national level because the Stock class would not have existed in any form. (Unless they would have combined it with SS. But I don't think that would have been a popular option.)

treessavoy · 04-26-2010, 12:29 PM

[QUOTE=Ed Wright;114781][QUOTE=Michael Beard;114686]Car count is a self-fulfilling prophecy... if everybody showed up, there would be a lot of cars.

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Yep, that is correct. Why the SS cars don't show (At least for the 1/4 mile races), I have no idea. I realize lot of the stocker guys hate the crate motors. I don't have a dog in that fight, so don't care.

Yep, they ask me to remove it. the reason I was given was they have had too many of them come loose when a car flips, bounces around inside, and beats the driver up pretty badly. Therefore they took them back out of the rule book years ago. (NHRA used to run them, I was told. Must have been either while I ran a sprint car, or while I was "retired" from racing.) The tech official said if they were mounted so you could get it out in a hurry, they weren't secure enough to stay put if the car flipped. I could have one if it were permantely mounted with tubing and nozzles where needed. I can see how it could happen. I now put it in for IHRA, store it in the trailer for NHRA. No big deal either way.

Ed,

About 10 to 15 years ago a late model Firebird running in Stock had the fire extinguisher blow up and launch itself through the rear glass and land on another car about 100 feet away......it was filled with NOS! He received a lifetime suspension but I wonder if THAT had anything to do with the ban on extinguishers?

JimR

John Kelley · 04-26-2010, 02:08 PM

[QUOTE=treessavoy;184301About 10 to 15 years ago a late model Firebird running in Stock had the fire extinguisher blow up and launch itself through the rear glass and land on another car about 100 feet away......it was filled with NOS! He received a lifetime suspension but I wonder if THAT had anything to do with the ban on extinguishers?
JimR[/QUOTE]

That was a Super Stock car, and I believe light green in color... :-)

X-TECH MAN · 04-26-2010, 03:00 PM

And it was from Calif.

John Kelley · 04-26-2010, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

And it was from Calif.

And he worked at a PRISON !! :-)

04-12-2009, 05:13 PM	#1
Detroit Bob Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Grosse Pointe Woods Mi Posts: 89 Likes: 0 Liked 8 Times in 3 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA Speaking for my brother and me, the only thing that counts are races close to home. From the Detroit area we have Martin, Grand Bend, and Osceola, on the IHRA side. Norwalk, Stanton, Chicago and Columbus on the NHRA side. Don't care what sanctioning body, just logistics. __________________ Bob Kowal STK 345

04-13-2009, 07:14 PM	#2
Britt1112 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Carnegie,Pa Posts: 27 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA In NHRA, why is the fuel injected car running in AA,A,and BSA. Does that seem fair?

04-12-2009, 05:11 PM	#3
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA I haven't heard anything either way, but I think IHRA will eventually combine some classes, like NHRA did with trucks and FI cars. In the last several years NHRA did add AA/S, AA/SA, SS/AH and allowed pre-1980 cars into GT. I don't recall where some import classes were added. Comp or SS? The IHRA CM classes have been around for about 12 years and I don't believe that there have been any significant additions since then. Or look at it this way, if IHRA didn't come up with the CM classes, IHRA wouldn't be able to provide a more affordable place for Stockers to race on a national level because the Stock class would not have existed in any form. (Unless they would have combined it with SS. But I don't think that would have been a popular option.) __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing Last edited by Myron Piatek; 04-12-2009 at 05:15 PM.

04-26-2010, 02:08 PM	#5
John Kelley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tightwad,TEXAS Posts: 911 Likes: 6 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA [QUOTE=treessavoy;184301About 10 to 15 years ago a late model Firebird running in Stock had the fire extinguisher blow up and launch itself through the rear glass and land on another car about 100 feet away......it was filled with NOS! He received a lifetime suspension but I wonder if THAT had anything to do with the ban on extinguishers? JimR[/QUOTE] That was a Super Stock car, and I believe light green in color... :-)

04-26-2010, 03:00 PM	#6
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: IHRA vs NHRA And it was from Calif.