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Old 10-11-2017, 09:21 AM   #101
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Chris, I can't find the source of that quote, so I'll quote your quote of it.

There are certainly already more than 20 independent big money ("$10,000 to win" level) ET events scheduled through the year. Enough to consider creating an umbrella series of "national events" to bring them together for a championship.

As to whether Bracket Racers will travel to them, I'll bring up what happened at the Fall Fling in Bristol. For Friday's "$50,000 to win" race I counted 249 individual drivers entered (disregarding multiple entries or buy-backs). The drivers represented 29 different states and provinces, with 50 from NC and more than 20 each from PA, TN & VA). There are probably just a handful of LODRS races, and only one NHRA national event (Indy), that had as many overall combined SS & Stk entries.
Bracket racers will travel for a shot at $50,000 but I really don't think they will travel far for the $1200-$1500 a IHRA race is most likely to pay.
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Old 10-11-2017, 10:24 AM   #102
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I glad I converted my Pure Stocker (which got me back into racing) into a regular stocker so I can still class race. But, I'm very bummed to hear this news. I've always enjoyed racing at IHRA meets. They actually made you welcome (and not that they were doing you a favor by letting you race) and that made it fun.

I hope this isn't the handwriting on the wall.
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Old 10-11-2017, 11:47 AM   #103
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I read in an article that it might return in 2019....problem is you've already dug yourself a hole with the racers and the turnout might be lower then before.
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Old 10-11-2017, 11:56 AM   #104
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What will happened to Good Old Charlie Brown one of the best...
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Old 10-11-2017, 12:53 PM   #105
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I read in an article that it might return in 2019....problem is you've already dug yourself a hole with the racers and the turnout might be lower then before.
Hope they are reading these comments.
Lot of information to pay attention to.
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Old 10-11-2017, 01:59 PM   #106
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I read in an article that it might return in 2019....problem is you've already dug yourself a hole with the racers and the turnout might be lower then before.
Where did you read that?
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Old 10-11-2017, 03:51 PM   #107
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It popped up on one of those Facebook Drag Racing sites...tried to find it but, no luck. Basically the title stated "IHRA discontinues sportsman racing, goes to all bracket format, rumored to return to sportsman series in 2019". Not sure if the author was just trying to stir the pot cause the article didn't mention anything about 2019.
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Old 10-11-2017, 04:00 PM   #108
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It popped up on one of those Facebook Drag Racing sites...tried to find it but, no luck. Basically the title stated "IHRA discontinues sportsman racing, goes to all bracket format, rumored to return to sportsman series in 2019". Not sure if the author was just trying to stir the pot cause the article didn't mention anything about 2019.
I saw the same article.
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Old 10-11-2017, 04:40 PM   #109
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Highwinder,
Good old Charlie Brown has been running with the Gear Jammers for a few years. And, doing quite well too.
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Old 10-11-2017, 05:09 PM   #110
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Scooter Peaco, IHRA V.P. is quoted in an email to state that "IHRA will be an all bracket racing oriented organization".
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If memory serves me correct, isn't this what Billy Meyer did when he was president of IHRA?

"IHRA headquarters briefly moved to Waco, Texas in 1988 after it was purchased by Texan racer and track operator Billy Meyer who made many changes to the organization, some of which proved controversial amongst racers such as completely restructuring the sportsman classes overnight."

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