Skooter Peaco's Open Letter To All IHRA National Event Sportsman Competitors

[Eric Merryfield]

heres the link

There is a lot to absorb, and clearly something that was well thought out.

http://www.ihra.com/article/3595.html

[Dave Goob Cook]

That might be pretty cool.

I don't like the position #4-10 National finish order determined by one reaction time, it should revert back to a Divisional points standing or number of races attended, or number of rounds won in competition maybe, but at least it is a move to help a low budget racer to a World Championship.

[Mike McCandless]

If tracks aren't making money at races, you have to do something. You must have the tracks to hold the events. When tracks start telling you they won't hold the event because of lack of profits, what do you do? IHRA has to make money, tracks have to make money, then they will figure things out for the racers. It's really that simple.

[Bart Kilraine]

You need spectators,that is where the money is.IHRA can start by ditching the name "PRO AM",sounds like we're going the watch Z-28 's and Boss Mustang's race around a road course....Bart

[Myron Piatek]

Originally Posted by Bart Kilraine

You need spectators,that is where the money is.IHRA can start by ditching the name "PRO AM",sounds like we're going the watch Z-28 's and Boss Mustang's race around a road course....Bart

"Trans Am" from 1970 racing also had Challengers, Barracudas, Javelins and possibly a Cougar!

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by Myron Piatek

"Trans Am" from 1970 racing also had Challengers, Barracudas, Javelins and possibly a Cougar!

mmmmmmmm....I like Cougars!!

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Bart Kilraine

You need spectators,that is where the money is.IHRA can start by ditching the name "PRO AM",sounds like we're going the watch Z-28 's and Boss Mustang's race around a road course....Bart

I agree. Pro Am sounds as dumb as fill-in-the blank Jam. I finally set up an email filter to send all those Jam-crap-emails to the trash. I like running with IHRA, but some of that circus side show stuff could go, just imho of course. Along with that website guy/gal. Too busy, too much bs, not enough needed content. The anouncers this year at the Tulsa race were very professional. Last year they had two kids trying to anounce that kept screaming like a couple of little girls. Might have been their website guys.

Ignore me, I'm just old.

[Jim Wahl]

You have to give Scooter credit whether you agree with the new system or not, he is addressing a very serious issue. It should be given a chance. NHRA is still in complete denial to all racers problems and will no doubt pay for it in the future, and in turn we all will be adversely affected. Jim

[Bobby Zlatkin]

And in the news they still say "It looks like we may be heading into a recession."

Duh, look around you.

[Bob Pagano]

Not really a new idea, yes there are some new rules but back in the early seventies NHRA ran the Finials at Amarrillo, TX and you got there by what you did in your Div. It puts the best in one place to run for the title and its anyones race to win. Now that comes right out of "The good old days"