If NHRA did this the boards would be going nuts!
 

SPORTSMAN CARS GO DIRECTLY INTO ELIMINATIONS

TULSA, Okla. - 2 p.m. - In order to take advantage of a weather window today, Sportsman racers have been put on an hour-notice to prepare for eliminations.

Since many of the cars were not here at the first running of the event or for last night's appreciation race, all Sportsman eliminators will be randomly-paired throughout eliminations by drawing cards.


So you show up for a IHRA National event that IHRA told is open to new competitors and they dont even give you a time shot????

Personally, I think it's the way to go. It'll weed out the weaklings for sure.

Most everyone was there Friday for the FREE appreciation race so they got time runs then. Yes, if NHRA had a free race this board would go nuts.

My first NHRA National event race ever was in Atlanta several years ago.
We had one total qualifying pass on Thursday around noon.
Because of weather, and the pros etc., we sat until Sat. evening at 5 P.M. for first round. Thats nearly 2 1/2 days between 1 time shot and first round.
I'll take drawing cards and running quickly anytime over that.





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lets face it guys, some people cannot function without finding something negative to say . would you whine if you won the lotto and they paid you in one dollar bills too ? geezz get on with it

I would rather do that than make a third trip out there.
Chip

Chip Johnson

when did NHRA offer a free race for contingency payout?????? you must not race. we raced friday and did i forget to mention it was, oh yeah free!!!!!!! we got two time trials friday in bad weather conditions. NHRA would have said just ONE, SORRY when we run one round of eleminations friday then run second saturday thats without a time trial. whats the difference?????? don't get me wrong i like NHRA but give IHRA a break they did a VERY good job under the circumstance's. there shouldn't be anyone out there that thinks they're too good for another sanction. if everyone would get off there high horse we could get more nationals closer to your home.

Who won the free race?Didnt see any results .

Lyn Smith

Lyn, There weren't any "results" posted like we normally see. But IHRA listed the winners in this news story afterwards.

http://www.ihra.com/article/1108.html

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Everyone should've been able to make at least three runs on Friday (two time trials and first round of the FREE race). This is more runs than a typical national event where we get two qualifiers on Friday and go right into first round on Saturday. I got home at 1am last night and was thankful that if Cody really HAD to put an .014 package on me first round, I was happy to have Sunday to travel.

Tony did a great job on me Friday night, too!

If y'all were there, maybe you'd understand how things really went down. Tulsa has a great facility and IHRA did a great job of dealing with some very adverse conditions.

Wierd... everybody at the race had a great time, and somebody that didn't go is complaining? LMAO!


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