IHRA DIV 5 IS STILL THE RED HEADED STEP CHILD

Real Racer · 05-19-2007, 08:33 PM

NO QUALIFYING RESULTS FROM BYRON?
WHATS UP D R C?

Ed Fernandez · 05-19-2007, 09:52 PM

I'm probably going to get ripped for this post but I really dont give a flying flock.
I see where there was a low turnout at this race.
What are the excuses for not going?
1)Low payouts
2)Too far to travel
And any you care to add.
Here's my take on it.NHRA doesn't pay much more and their entry fees are much higher.Most of the entrants
go home with zippo anyway.What kills me is that everyone complains about payouts but look at the self inflcted costs.Motorhomes for the rich and famous,stacker trailers the homeless would consider mansions,pit vehicles that cost more than some bottom line new cars,not to mention multi car drivers.I dont begrudge guys who have the means to do it that way but by the moaning it sounds like we're a bunch of welfare recipients being taken by NHRA.
Maybe if more people tried supportng IHRA the payouts would go up.How much can you pay out if you only get 22 SS/cars at a race.
I ran at MIR last week and was impressed at how they appreciated you being there.
At an IHRA Por-Am the R/U gets a payout,a hat and a winners circle picture.
Last year when I won Atco the DD was longgone when the picture was taken.I still like NHRA but I gained alot of respect for both the IHRA organization AND the racers.My .02cents

Ed F.
NHRA #15 T/SA
IHRA #1945 T/SA

Duane Eiskant II · 05-19-2007, 10:04 PM

my computer must be broke, i cant find anything from Byron..

Lil Duane

Ed Fernandez · 05-19-2007, 10:20 PM

Duane;
Go over to the pay per post site.Daryl Bureski posted some info.

Ed F.

Larry Sullivan · 05-19-2007, 10:43 PM

Byron is proving to be a challenge - the tower is the size of a phone booth and already has four people working in it, no phone lines, no Internet connection, and the reporter's cellular air card doesn't work at the track. He couldn't even find a flat place to set his laptop up in the tower, so he is working out of his car and his hotel room.

Since he was unable to work in the tower, race officials wouldn't let him take today's tech cards out of the tower to get driver names and such into his computer, so he had to wait until the end of today's activities and have them download the race info from the CompuLink timing system on a floppy disk. Meanwhile, he went out and bought an overpriced USB floppy drive so he coule read the driver info from the floppy and he is going to work on the reports tonight, in his hotel room.

Bottom line - maybe tonight, maybe in the morning for today's race, a little quicker for tomorrow's race since he will have all the driver info already loaded to get started with. Still won't be able to post anything until he leaves the track, however, and may not send anything until he gets back home tomorrow night.

- Larry

Michael Beard · 05-19-2007, 11:24 PM

Many of us appreciate all the efforts that you and your fellow reporters make. Thanks, Larry.

Michael Beard
Staging Light Graphic Design & Printing
Duck Tape/Loctite Racing
H - I - J/CM '80 Volare 360 Magnum

tpoh815 · 05-20-2007, 09:06 AM

i concur. thank you larry

Larry Sullivan · 05-20-2007, 09:33 AM

Hey, we knew it wasn't going to be easy, many of the SREPA events are at small tracks with limited facilities. I enjoy visiting the smaller tracks, even though some of them do present a challenge for our reporters - most of them are run by people who do it because they are drag racing fans.

- Larry

05-19-2007, 09:52 PM	#2
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	I'm probably going to get ripped for this post but I really dont give a flying flock. I see where there was a low turnout at this race. What are the excuses for not going? 1)Low payouts 2)Too far to travel And any you care to add. Here's my take on it.NHRA doesn't pay much more and their entry fees are much higher.Most of the entrants go home with zippo anyway.What kills me is that everyone complains about payouts but look at the self inflcted costs.Motorhomes for the rich and famous,stacker trailers the homeless would consider mansions,pit vehicles that cost more than some bottom line new cars,not to mention multi car drivers.I dont begrudge guys who have the means to do it that way but by the moaning it sounds like we're a bunch of welfare recipients being taken by NHRA. Maybe if more people tried supportng IHRA the payouts would go up.How much can you pay out if you only get 22 SS/cars at a race. I ran at MIR last week and was impressed at how they appreciated you being there. At an IHRA Por-Am the R/U gets a payout,a hat and a winners circle picture. Last year when I won Atco the DD was longgone when the picture was taken.I still like NHRA but I gained alot of respect for both the IHRA organization AND the racers.My .02cents Ed F. NHRA #15 T/SA IHRA #1945 T/SA __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

05-19-2007, 10:04 PM	#3
Duane Eiskant II Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Alexandria, Va Posts: 501 Likes: 261 Liked 57 Times in 33 Posts	my computer must be broke, i cant find anything from Byron.. Lil Duane __________________ Duane Eiskant 1354 Stock/Super Stock

05-19-2007, 10:20 PM	#4
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Duane; Go over to the pay per post site.Daryl Bureski posted some info. Ed F. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

05-19-2007, 11:24 PM	#6
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Many of us appreciate all the efforts that you and your fellow reporters make. Thanks, Larry. Michael Beard Staging Light Graphic Design & Printing Duck Tape/Loctite Racing H - I - J/CM '80 Volare 360 Magnum __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

05-20-2007, 09:06 AM	#7
tpoh815 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: West Seneca Posts: 537 Likes: 59 Liked 28 Times in 11 Posts	i concur. thank you larry __________________ EX 5-Doorstocker

05-19-2007, 08:33 PM	#1
Real Racer Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 99 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	IHRA DIV 5 IS STILL THE RED HEADED STEP CHILD NO QUALIFYING RESULTS FROM BYRON? WHATS UP D R C?

05-19-2007, 10:43 PM	#5
Larry Sullivan Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Baytown, TX Posts: 340 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Byron is proving to be a challenge - the tower is the size of a phone booth and already has four people working in it, no phone lines, no Internet connection, and the reporter's cellular air card doesn't work at the track. He couldn't even find a flat place to set his laptop up in the tower, so he is working out of his car and his hotel room. Since he was unable to work in the tower, race officials wouldn't let him take today's tech cards out of the tower to get driver names and such into his computer, so he had to wait until the end of today's activities and have them download the race info from the CompuLink timing system on a floppy disk. Meanwhile, he went out and bought an overpriced USB floppy drive so he coule read the driver info from the floppy and he is going to work on the reports tonight, in his hotel room. Bottom line - maybe tonight, maybe in the morning for today's race, a little quicker for tomorrow's race since he will have all the driver info already loaded to get started with. Still won't be able to post anything until he leaves the track, however, and may not send anything until he gets back home tomorrow night. - Larry

05-20-2007, 09:33 AM	#8
Larry Sullivan Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Baytown, TX Posts: 340 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Hey, we knew it wasn't going to be easy, many of the SREPA events are at small tracks with limited facilities. I enjoy visiting the smaller tracks, even though some of them do present a challenge for our reporters - most of them are run by people who do it because they are drag racing fans. - Larry