My favorite quote in that article ... The sportsmen sat and waited in the rain all day Saturday without running.
Wasn't Saturday a complete washout for everyone?
What should NHRA have done in that situation? Attention in the pits ... OK guys, it's raining hard now, Super Comp to the lanes.
NHRA implements an oil down fine. 8 years of sportsman racing, 1 oil down for our team. Would have been one $250 fine over 8 years. Thats $31.25 per year. At 10 nationals per year, thats about $3.12 per race. With 4 cars, thats about $0.78 increase per car.
So for our team, our NHRA fee went up about $0.78 per car per race.
Our IHRA fee went up about $40 per car per race.
My NHRA win in 9.90 = $14,600
My IHRA win in 9.90 = $4,500
NHRA semi-final finish = $650
Dad's semi-final finish at IHRA = $150
So how exactly does IHRA treat the sportsman racer better? Rich Dorr, tell us about your gate treatment at Cayuga. Ray Sawyer, when you were first in line at Rochester, where did they park you? Where did the park everyone who arrived after you? Shane Carr, what happened with the 1995 Quick Rod points? You race a lot, why don't you IHRA race anymore?
Jason Kenny
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