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Div. 7 racers, R.M.R. has a BIG RACE 4 US!
We may have bombed with regards to Tucson, but I just spoke with Ron Craft (the manager of the drag strip at Rocky Mountain Raceway, in Salt Lake City), and here's what they're offering us during their upcoming "Nitro Jam Race" the weekend of June 17-18th (Fri-Sat): A Stock/Super Stock Combo race that will have these features:
1. An entry fee of only $150 bucks. 2. A payout of $1,600 to the winner, $900 to the runner-up, $500 to the semi's, and $100 to the quarter-finalist, as long as a minimum of "9" entries show up for the race! 3. An Ironman trophy will also be awarded to the winner. We need to jump on this, and I plan on doing so, so how about it racers??? Since they only need a minimum of "8" racers (because I've already committed to going), and if Paul Plummer from D6 country shows up too, then we'll only need "7" minimum? There won't be contingency postings at this race, but with a guaranteed payout of $1600 to the winner for a race that cost less to enter than a D6 or D7 divisional, that's pretty damn good I think. So here it is racers, I know that D5 & D6 have divisionals going on that same weekend, but D7 doesn't so this is our opportunity to embrace the competition that we claimed we wish we had....I'll be there, who's with me??? Oh and there will be weight and fuel checks there also, as well as I.H.R.A. classes, so those of you with DP's and CJ's will not be racing amongst the carbureted class cars...after all, R.M.R. is an I.H.R.A. track. $1,600 bucks to the winner and an Iron Man Trophy? Sounds like an operation that's proving it cares for us sportsman racers to me!!!
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I have been in contact with Skooter and Ron as well - I am planning on attending the Salt Lake race. I am also personally posting another $200 to pick up someone's entry fee and a little gas money via a random drawing for those stockers/superstockers who show up to race. Also, there is an NHRA division race at my home track of Spokane the same week-end - 1/2 hour away from my house. I am foregoing a division race in my backyard, planning on traveling 11 hours to race on top of mountain and support IHRA out west. It is a small price to pay for what is always a great time with IHRA!
Come join us and have some fun. By the way, I know there are a lot of bumper and wheel polisher types that have street cars in Salt Lake. Instead of going to the burger joint and BS each other about how fast your sled is, why not take it to the track during Nitro-jam and enter stock in pure stock class. There likely won't be many if any cars in your class, you can foot brake bracket race all week-end long, run at a National Event and have a chance to win some real money. At the burger stand you can't even win a hamburger!
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03-21-2011, 04:06 PM | #3 | |
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03-21-2011, 07:59 PM | #4 |
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Additionally per my chat with Ron Craft, If you are not an IHRA member, you can purchase for $25 bucks a "one race" membership/competiton number/ chassis certification ( as long as your NHRA status is current). If it is not current, then an IHRA membership etc., will be required at IHRA rates (which are still half of what NHRA now charges).
"See my adjustment to the original post...due to clarification by Ron Craft". Again this race WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD FINALS "TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS" race after all, due to it being a combo race, and not a regular Stock Eliminator and regular Super Stock Eliminator race....that will be changed next year, with the success of this race helping that quest out!
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My first post on this forum. This is worth trying to get the car count up in class racing in the new division 6 of IHRA. I will be there for sure , and possibly 2 other super stocks and 3 stockers from Wyoming and Colorado. The track is great, Ron and the personel are super to work with and really appreciate the sportsman racer. It's in June and there is lots to do in the Salt Lake Valley.See you there! This is one super stock that's in for sure!
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Here is the extent of my personal ability to attract racers to the Salt Lake Event.
There are three stock eliminator racers in my community. I personally only know one of the other two. I do know that both of these guys are died in wool NHRA competitors. This isn't meant to be negative. They and their friends have raced together at the NHRA events for years. As I stated in a post several months ago, we are not only fighting multiple division races scheduled the same week-end but also battling the family reunion nature of the NHRA santioned races. Needless to say I am the only local racer willing to fore-go my local division race and travel to Salt Lake. I do have a good friend who is an old school super-stock racer who is working hard to get his car together and is expressing sincere interest in going to the Salt Lake event. I would say we have a 50/50 shot of getting him. Travel costs will definitely be an issue for him. So all of that having been said, I do have a few other outside-the-box ideas that I think would best be discussed sans email or phone vs. this forum. Ideas that we could work out with Skooter at IHRA and Ron at RMR. Email me at m900rider@gmail.com or call me at 208-691-6394 to discuss. Thanks,
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Terry Hombre - are you doing the Spokane Division Race? If not, come and visit us, I still feel a little guilty about missing second gear and then driving around you when you thought I broke!!!! Come and trailer me!! If not, good luck at the division race in Spokane. Ok, so let's start a running list of confirmed participant's so far. If we get enough names on this list, some of the people on the fence may just step down and commit. Each time someone new commits, add the new names to this list, and repost. By the end of this thread we will have a final count of the "committed" who probably should be committed. Here goes: 1) Gary Hampton 2) L Rush 3) Paul (Jody) Plummer 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)
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