IHRA Ends Stock & Super Stock Racing

[Mike Jones]

Originally Posted by ssracer3821

Great decision - Jeff and Joe!

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Mike A114

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Andys dad

Does any one remember AHRA?

Ron (former GT3 national event competitor and champion)

Tulsa went AHRA for a while. I never could slow my car down enough to run with that deal. Never saw so many cars with no front bumpers. Tulsa scedualed a National event with them. I ran off my own record in NHRA back then. I decided I would just set the AHRA record where I needed it at that race. Their tech guy, Vance Brady about had a stroke when I went down for the rear down. Told me I "was not going to screw our guys over like that". His whole little bald head turned red. And, said that if I was not happy running off the record as it was, to just take my ***** somewhere else to race. I was just going to knock it down 1.10 seconds. Slowest bunch of cars I had ever seen. Only good AHRA car I remember was Alan Patterson's '55. Very nice car.
Some of us used to call it the Arkansas Hillbilly Racing Association.

[Mike Jones]

Originally Posted by Andys dad

Does any one remember AHRA?

Wasn't Billy the Kidd involved in that?
Can you explain their demise?
Thanks
Mike A114

[jimi]

I find it very concerning that IHRA did this. It wouldn’t be so far fetched to think NHRA could eventually do the same thing?
Maybe it is time to start looking at how to preserve and protect our investment into our cars and classes?
Think about the massive investment that all the stock,Super stock racers have made over the last 50 plus years into race cars ,parts ,car haulers etc . Not to mention the investment into NHRA!
I would hate to see with the stroke of a pen our classes get reduced to just an index bracket. With the knee jerk reactions we see from time to time(like the recent prostock joke) it is a possibility. Instead of waiting for something to happen we need to make sure it never can.

[Ed Carpenter]

Ihra sportsman program failed because of the "I'm too good to run ihra" crowd in nhra. Personally had racers tell me I'm not running my stuff in Ihra. I asked why not real good racers race Ihra. They said Ihra is a second class citizen. Damn must be nice for your **** not to stink. IMHO it's a huge EGO deal. In any event, they killed it for the rest of us. Thanks guys....

[Steve1118]

It's sad, but if it won't be supported, then it won't be there. Simple.

[Frank Castros]

It's the bean counters who make decisions like these, however the time has come to get back to the grass routes of class racing, which is now the "local" Stock/SS association events. Support theses and you'll be fulfilled.

[Kenney Kelley]

Originally Posted by Ed Carpenter

Ihra sportsman program failed because of the "I'm too good to run ihra" crowd in nhra. Personally had racers tell me I'm not running my stuff in Ihra. I asked why not real good racers race Ihra. They said Ihra is a second class citizen. Damn must be nice for your **** not to stink. IMHO it's a huge EGO deal. In any event, they killed it for the rest of us. Thanks guys....

You are right Ed. Kenney Kelley

[Bill Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Tulsa went AHRA for a while. I never could slow my car down enough to run with that deal. Never saw so many cars with no front bumpers. Tulsa scedualed a National event with them. I ran off my own record in NHRA back then. I decided I would just set the AHRA record where I needed it at that race. Their tech guy, Vance Brady about had a stroke when I went down for the rear down. Told me I "was not going to screw our guys over like that". His whole little bald head turned red. And, said that if I was not happy running off the record as it was, to just take my ***** somewhere else to race. I was just going to knock it down 1.10 seconds. Slowest bunch of cars I had ever seen. Only good AHRA car I remember was Alan Patterson's '55. Very nice car.
Some of us used to call it the Arkansas Hillbilly Racing Association.

I well remember the AHRA having raced at many of national events around the the country, all the Tulsa races & even the one at Orange County. I may not have had a front bumper on my Gremlin but I did on my Camaro. Unlike Ed I have many fond memories racing with future NHRA national event winners & a Super Stock World Champion from Tulsa.

[larrylomascolo]

A.H.R.A.tried to make a come back 8-10 years ago.It had a few tracks under their sanction ,but it fizzled out .With this stupid news it would probably be successful