[jim reynolds]

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

Thank's Jim Wahl for your efforts of getting the facts.

Jim Reynolds goes farther back than I do in IHRA,but I say he would or will agree with me when I say IHRA has NEVER got back to where it was before Billy Meyer crashed it,there has been a bunch of good people worked hard to try to get it back there,IMO only ones that got close were Jim Ruth,his health ended that and Bill Bader, I believe both had IHRA close to the Larry Carrier days.
I think another thing that has hurt is splitting it into divisions, I believe it would be stronger without the divisions,go for quality rather than quantity.
I think the track operator takes all the financial hit if a race doesn't have a good turn out,from what I understand IHRA gets their money if no one shows up,if you want to get racers and operators to get on board,racers need a chance to win more than they lose for the time off work or win more than it cost them to get there and back and the operator needs a partner that is willing to share the financial burden,why would I have a race that cost me over 10K to put on for a organization and I would be the one that loses if doesn't go well and they don't risk anything???
I love IHRA,in KY we had 4-6 races within 2-4 hours, last few years closest thing to me is 7-8 hours away and if I won one day I would about break even for the weekend,even a hillbilly can do that math,not that I expect to ever make money,but at least like to feel like it is somewhat worthwhile.
Mike Taylor 3601

Right on brother, they definitely hurt themselves splitting it into divisions! I told my friend Larry Coppock, when they did that they were probably shooting themselves in the foot. AND this playoff bulls#it just hurt it badly! I gave it a chance and will still support it and them because I grew up with IHRA and love them to death...even if Robert Leonard and Robert Kinton did tear me down almost every other week...lol!!! I would also like to thank Jim Wahl for caring and his effort on this...we're all brothers and sisters in this! I pray IHRA makes it