Motor City Nationals R.I.P. - Page 6

Jason Oldfield · 11-20-2008, 05:37 PM

Mike,

You've got to remember what you're comparing Columbus to, and when you compare Columbus to the standard IHRA national event track, yes it would be considered a good track.

As for Norwalk, I wouldn't ever see NHRA leasing out existing national event track locations for IHRA events because it COULD hurt NHRA at the gate. We all know that spectators come to see the fuel cars, and IHRA has Top Fuel (Nitro F/C is gone, right?) So, spectators in that particular geographic area might decide to only go to one of the events, and its possible (though highly unlikely at this point) that they might choose the IHRA race over the NHRA one, especially if the NHRA date wasn't particularly convenient for them.

Now obviously, they are 2 completely different shows, but now what's to say that some of the NHRA teams don't start running IHRA races if they are taking place at the exact same venues? I wouldn't expect them to go to an IHRA race if it conflicted with an NHRA date, but who knows if the weekend is free. And if the fan wants to see Tony Schumacher and he's going to be at Norwalk for both the IHRA and NHRA races, which one does he choose?

Sure, the NHRA race makes more sense, but from a business standpoint, leasing out existing NHRA national event tracks to the IHRA would seem to be a risky proposition (it might be a short term gain for a long term loss).

So, that's where I was leading with Columbus. The typical IHRA national event track is not as nice as an NHRA national event track, and is probably more up to snuff with an NHRA divisional event track. So, why not an IHRA national event at Columbus, or Bradenton, or Tuscon, or ???

Bud Lefevre · 11-21-2008, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael Lyons

So the points races are gone too? Where is this announcement?

Well Mike , looks like you guessed correctly.
All of a sudden Ohio is not a good place to live and be an IHRA member.

http://ihra.com/article/3645.html

11-20-2008, 05:37 PM	#51
Jason Oldfield Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 619 Likes: 1 Liked 10 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Motor City Nationals R.I.P. Mike, You've got to remember what you're comparing Columbus to, and when you compare Columbus to the standard IHRA national event track, yes it would be considered a good track. As for Norwalk, I wouldn't ever see NHRA leasing out existing national event track locations for IHRA events because it COULD hurt NHRA at the gate. We all know that spectators come to see the fuel cars, and IHRA has Top Fuel (Nitro F/C is gone, right?) So, spectators in that particular geographic area might decide to only go to one of the events, and its possible (though highly unlikely at this point) that they might choose the IHRA race over the NHRA one, especially if the NHRA date wasn't particularly convenient for them. Now obviously, they are 2 completely different shows, but now what's to say that some of the NHRA teams don't start running IHRA races if they are taking place at the exact same venues? I wouldn't expect them to go to an IHRA race if it conflicted with an NHRA date, but who knows if the weekend is free. And if the fan wants to see Tony Schumacher and he's going to be at Norwalk for both the IHRA and NHRA races, which one does he choose? Sure, the NHRA race makes more sense, but from a business standpoint, leasing out existing NHRA national event tracks to the IHRA would seem to be a risky proposition (it might be a short term gain for a long term loss). So, that's where I was leading with Columbus. The typical IHRA national event track is not as nice as an NHRA national event track, and is probably more up to snuff with an NHRA divisional event track. So, why not an IHRA national event at Columbus, or Bradenton, or Tuscon, or ??? __________________ Jason Oldfield S/G & S/St 1838