Not so simple solution

[barnca2010]

Someone with a lot of money needs to buy IHRA. Change the name to SHRA. Sportsman Hot Rod Association.. Good payout and you guys don't have to worry about getting bent over by NHRA. But till you walk away from them.. You will continue to get screwed.

[Pinballer]

Or...-Don't- buy IHRA and form your own Sportsman association. Have 10 sensibly divided divisions across America and Canada so the western guys out in the wide open spaces won't have to haul 1000 miles to get some points. I'm sure if you'd tell a track owner you wanted to bring 150+ wheelstanding cars in for a weekend, they'd probably be interested in providing a facility.

[MadMax404]

I can't ever pass up a good shameless self promotion plug when it presents itself but there's already an SHRA(southwest heritage racing association) that I helped build and run. It's a nostalgia series here in division 4. We do have a Nostalgia super stock class too btw!

I couldn't help it, the shameless plug opportunity was just too good to pass up!

[j gardiner]

Unless your giving out Wallys or bringing in John Force so they can race on the same track they're not coming.

[Superfan1]

Originally Posted by j gardiner

Unless your giving out Wallys or bringing in John Force so they can race on the same track they're not coming.

I agree. The lack of support for the Northern Class Nationals in 2014 and 2015 is a perfect example.

[barnca2010]

How about a race at LVD. All NHRA and IHRA classes are welcome. Would try to get a date that doesn't conflict with national events or divisional events in in the northeast and east coast.. It's time to put up or shut up.. When the D1 schedule comes out we will try to get a date at LVD. And if it doesn't get any racer support.. Then you are the ones to blame.

[BKSG1198]

Originally Posted by Superfan1

I agree. The lack of support for the Northern Class Nationals in 2014 and 2015 is a perfect example.

Have to agree with Bill,

Before the Northern Class Nationals you had the Combo in the Hills run by Lee Zane & Brian Van Poppel and the .90 Nationals run by myself. Both were run on off weekends from the local D1 Divisional & National events and the Combo in the Hills was a success on the first year in 2011 for Brian & Lee with car counts (Around 90+) but, the rest of the events we all took a bath by the time everything came out. We had great sponsors who supported the event in contingency (Maybe not $$$ but, in product GC returns) that we gave back to racers with "best losing packages, perfect tree, etc" and still didn't show up. Finding a track that ALL will actually show up is a battle and finding a track that the cost will not be so much. I can tell you from my research besides Numidia your looking at $14,000 to $20,000 a weekend for track rental. You look at LVD with a D1 Race and it always falls pretty short with .90 cars because a lot are based down here and don't like driving to LVD.

I'm not saying it's not a bad idea but, I've been there, done that and my rear end still hurts 3 years later