[Mike Taylor 3601]

I haven't forgotten 1988 or 9-11,Billy Meyer was disliked as much as Bin Laden by IHRA class racers That's probaly why he had to move IHRA to Waco ,Tx. cause Bristol probaly was'nt a safe place for him to be.Billy Meyer dropped stk.,S/S and Modified in 1988, replaced w/.90 classes 7.90-12.90 was bad move.I remember back then alot of guys were diehard IHRA and wouldn't even consider racing NHRA so, SCRA was started had Moroso,I remember as one sponsor,Had race@MT Park ClayCity,Ky. Meyer got out I think had a group racers/investors?Carlton Phillips,Jim Ruth,Sonny Leonard,Ted Jones maybe? bought it moved back
to bristol put all back like it was then no class cars were showing up all were mad &racing with SCRA
(sportsman class racers association). Ted Jones was one of owners ,I think, but he made deal to buy
SCRA and "merge" with IHRA , no one has seen it since.
10.5 class put in modified, Have traditional mod/comp type classes maybe add some of "fastest street
car classes" but this goes against my traditional class racing beliefs.
Mike Taylor 3601
I keep hear NHRA&IHRA say class car counts are strong I know we could be dinosaurs Knowledge of class racing has fell severe last 20 years average racers/fans don't even know we exist.Went to IHRA pro am @MT.Park 3-5 tech guys, Hank Blakenship was only one there I know has any class knowledge,others I don't know if they even knew whatStk.S/S was not being negative towards them I just felt they didn't know class,they looked @safety stuff that was it.