Is IHRA looking a little better for DP and CJ haters
 

With the new Ford and Dodge engines moving on down the alphabet, does the IHRA see this as an opportunity to pick up on the older combinations cast aside? It seems to me, that to most folks on here it's all about going fast. So what do the diehard fast guys do when they have to run underated DP and CJ cars? Do they just take the beat down and then spend more and work more, or would they move over to IHRA and race like they used too? This could be a good time for IHRA to open the door real wide.

Wade Mahaffey

Re: Is IHRA looking a little better for DP and CJ haters
 

Wade ,they have been open ,just not many entering yet. Hope you are right.......

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Wade....We dont hate the new cars. We just dont like the HP factors assigned to them. Its not even close to being fair. Its like running a 396/375 HP or a 427 HP 69 Camaro in G/S.

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I love those cars. Just wish they were in the correct classes at the correct hp ratings.

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The cars themselves are neat. So is the factory involvement. What people don't like is the major screwing they take because of the completely ludicrous factors they've been assigned. Not to mention that major screwing came with more of the same. There were a lot of other things done to make that screwing happen that most people missed, because they had no idea what was going on behind the scenes, and who we had trying to help us.

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This type of screwing has been going on for years in NHRA stock racing.

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Yeah, I agree, but this is a serious escalation.

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Wade what you must understand is that these guys are suffering from something very similar to spousal abuse syndrome if you offer them help or a way out or an alternative they will often back away and deny that the abuse is actually occurring, sometimes they will even go as far as to justify what their abuser is actually doing to them as is often illustrated by some of the post found on this forum. All you can do is continue to offer them support and maybe one day they will decide to escape their abuser but often times it is too late. James

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I think it has a lot to do with which "abuser" is offering the most contingency money.

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Jim I agree with you but it's almost like the chicken or the egg, and which comes first. I think if we support IHRA with additional cars maybe the contingency money will come back. i really think IHRA is doing some things to try and make things better for sportsmen racers.