Ok Div. 5, 6, & 7 Sportsman racers.....

[GarysZ24]

In the wake of Glendora's decision to cancel Southwestern International Dragway from their sanctioning body, both SIR, and Rocky Mountain Raceway in Salt Lake City are now interested in knowing if you will embrace the thought of IHRA coming west? The window of opportunity is here, are we going to open it and climb into it? They're waiting on our feedback, and so is the IHRA!!!

[Peter Ash]

Now if they were to add Ashcroft ? hmmm.

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by Peter Ash

Now if they were to add Ashcroft ? hmmm.

Ashcroft IS an IHRA sanctioned track now, as is Prince George, and I believe, Kelowna.

[SPRSTK]

IHRA Division 6 for Summit Super Series

To accompany its rapid expansion westward, the International Hot Rod Association is proud to announce the formation of a new division in the Summit SuperSeries made up of tracks in western Canada and the north west portion of the United States.

Beginning in 2011, 10 tracks in three Canadian provinces and four U.S. states will begin immediate competition in Division 6 with the Summit SuperSeries grassroots racing series. Each track will be eligible to compete in the Summit Team Finals which will be held next season at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta.

The newly formed division will consist of Castrol Raceway and Race City Motorsports Park in Alberta, Gimli Motorsports Park in Manitoba, Thunder Mountain Raceway, Prince George Motorsports Park and Nl’akapxm Eagle Motorplex in British Columbia and Rocky Mountain Raceways, Alaska Raceway Park, Magic City International Dragway and Philips County Motorsports Dragstrip in the United States.

“Forming this new division has been in the making for two years and it is great to finally see it come to life,” said Phil Gingerich, IHRA Director of Track Development. “This will provide the west coast exposure to the benefits of IHRA racing and could result in more new tracks joining in the future.”

IHRA officials also haven’t ruled out the possibility of expanding the division to include the Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am series in the near future. For now, however, the focus is on getting the founding tracks of the new division up and running as members of the Summit SuperSeries and continue to grow the division over the next few years.

[west coast]

I was gioing to go to Tucson again this year now that has change with the schedule. We in the Northwest have not had much doings with IHRA but I think there are alot of peolpe that are willing to go for it. It could be a big turn out if they get a track in Washington or Oregon. I htink the closest in the past has been Alberta for us.

[aspen7709]

Yes Gary i agree we need to support IHRA if they come out...BUT word on the street is that NHRA has scheduled their first vegas divisional on the same day as the IHRA event @ tucson.. This is a BIG F YOU to the sportsmen racers from NHRA to make us choose and car counts will suffer.We have multiple cars on our team that are still in the points hunt for Jegs Allstars. So now what??? give up all star points to support IHRA? Once again we out west will get screwed. NHRA makes us choose one or the other and if we support the ONE race for IHRA we lose points for our NHRA season which has alot more races and impact BUT if we dont support the ONE race then the possibilty of a west coast alternative goes away... I thought we lived in a democratic non monopolistic society...We DEFINITELY dont race in one...

God help us and & our sport
Kenny Newsome 7709 ?/sa

ps, yes my car is gonna stay parked until the drag packs factor out....

[Bob Pagano]

Drag pacs and Mustangs have their own class and index in IHRA so your old car can run

[Michael Beard]

The Nitro Jam race at Tucson is E.T. and Jr's only, so there's no conflict.

If the racers push the tracks, maybe you could get some to go IHRA and have a new Pro-Am Division, but the only one you've got out west right now is Edmonton (June 24-26). You had Salt Lake last year, but racers didn't support it, so now it's just for TD, TS, ET, and Jr's.

You really want to DO something? Save up and go to Edmonton. There's no schedule conflicts that I can see. Show up in force, and make a statement. Show the tracks that you will support them if they make the commitment.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by SPRSTK

IHRA Division 6 for Summit Super Series

To accompany its rapid expansion westward, the International Hot Rod Association is proud to announce the formation of a new division in the Summit SuperSeries made up of tracks in western Canada and the north west portion of the United States.

Beginning in 2011, 10 tracks in three Canadian provinces and four U.S. states will begin immediate competition in Division 6 with the Summit SuperSeries grassroots racing series. Each track will be eligible to compete in the Summit Team Finals which will be held next season at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta.

The newly formed division will consist of Castrol Raceway and Race City Motorsports Park in Alberta, Gimli Motorsports Park in Manitoba, Thunder Mountain Raceway, Prince George Motorsports Park and Nl’akapxm Eagle Motorplex in British Columbia and Rocky Mountain Raceways, Alaska Raceway Park, Magic City International Dragway and Philips County Motorsports Dragstrip in the United States.

“Forming this new division has been in the making for two years and it is great to finally see it come to life,” said Phil Gingerich, IHRA Director of Track Development. “This will provide the west coast exposure to the benefits of IHRA racing and could result in more new tracks joining in the future.”

IHRA officials also haven’t ruled out the possibility of expanding the division to include the Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am series in the near future. For now, however, the focus is on getting the founding tracks of the new division up and running as members of the Summit SuperSeries and continue to grow the division over the next few years.

Thanks Mike for your added info. I spoke with Scooter Peaco yesterday, and he told me much of the same things you put here, but he also told me that although the Rocky Mountain race is as Michael Beard mentioned, if the racers contact them in at least a 24ct participant number (as one of the Super Classes has done, and contact their track), they could modify their planned race to include those extra classes...again it's up to racer interest. Furthermore, it's no coincedence that the 'Vegas divisional was scheduled the same wknd as the Tucson "Nitro Jam" race (to put a fly in the ointment of thoughts of sportsman classes being there this year), however next year and beyond will be a different story, so as not to conflict with anything D5 (?), 6, or 7 will schedule...also per Scooter....again it's up to racers contacting those tracks, or contacting Scooter, Phil, or even Hank Blankenship. They're waiting, and interested in talking with us!

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

if the racers contact them in at least a 24ct participant number (as one of the Super Classes has done, and contact their track), they could modify their planned race to include those extra classes...again it's up to racer interest.

Well, there ya go, guys! Can't beat that. You should be able to scrounge up 24 Stk and 24 SS cars and go have a great race at Salt Lake. Call yer buddies.