Why do you spend your money with NHRA, IHRA?

Wade Mahaffey · 01-11-2010, 03:27 PM

With all of the negativity about the NHRA and IHRA it makes me wonder, what is it that makes racers want to go. It seems to me that if the racers would spend a National event size entry fee (say 300 bucks) at a one day non NHRA/IHRA event, there could be some really good returns for some. Lets say your racing at a National and during the weekend you go around to some of your classmates. You tell them there's a race next (whenever) and the entry is 300. Only class cars are allowed (must have competed in the NHRA/IHRA within the last year and as such be legal). Using a bracket format with no heads-up runs or with, whatever you decide. You pay the footbrake entry (part of the 300) say 30-50 bucks and the other 250 goes into the pot. Now 4 cars has 1000 purse....20 cars is 5 Gs to split....anyway, you get the idea. The track gets 50 per car and a good show for the fans. Even if they offer the time prior to their regular bracket program as to not interfere. Then you could run the bracket show too. LOL You don't have to worry about the Mustangs/Challengers...horsepower they put on ya...teardown...1000 foot runners....cheaters....big money cars...sittin around for four days...two runs a day...held up and/or dropped by a pro session....you will be bracket racing (but only with your kind a guys, just like the big time NHRA Eliminator without the heads-up possibility of course)...(may still have the weather to deal with....but not four days of it) everything thats bringing down drag racing (according to this forum) "WHAT IS IT WE LIKE SO MUCH"? Is it "THE BIG SHOW" is it "TRADITION"? If your bag is seeing who the fastest guy is....have a race for that too (but you will have to police that one). I know about the associations here on CR and I like it. But 80 cars would be a hell of a show and 20,000 to give back. What is it that I'm not seeing here? Why do you spend your money with NHRA, IHRA ?
I will spend my money with them, because I'm OK with the way it is. But I would certainly be happy to run a non NHRA, IHRA race with you for a slice of the 20 Gs

Wade Mahaffey

01-11-2010, 03:27 PM	#1
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 18 Times in 8 Posts	Why do you spend your money with NHRA, IHRA? With all of the negativity about the NHRA and IHRA it makes me wonder, what is it that makes racers want to go. It seems to me that if the racers would spend a National event size entry fee (say 300 bucks) at a one day non NHRA/IHRA event, there could be some really good returns for some. Lets say your racing at a National and during the weekend you go around to some of your classmates. You tell them there's a race next (whenever) and the entry is 300. Only class cars are allowed (must have competed in the NHRA/IHRA within the last year and as such be legal). Using a bracket format with no heads-up runs or with, whatever you decide. You pay the footbrake entry (part of the 300) say 30-50 bucks and the other 250 goes into the pot. Now 4 cars has 1000 purse....20 cars is 5 Gs to split....anyway, you get the idea. The track gets 50 per car and a good show for the fans. Even if they offer the time prior to their regular bracket program as to not interfere. Then you could run the bracket show too. LOL You don't have to worry about the Mustangs/Challengers...horsepower they put on ya...teardown...1000 foot runners....cheaters....big money cars...sittin around for four days...two runs a day...held up and/or dropped by a pro session....you will be bracket racing (but only with your kind a guys, just like the big time NHRA Eliminator without the heads-up possibility of course)...(may still have the weather to deal with....but not four days of it) everything thats bringing down drag racing (according to this forum) "WHAT IS IT WE LIKE SO MUCH"? Is it "THE BIG SHOW" is it "TRADITION"? If your bag is seeing who the fastest guy is....have a race for that too (but you will have to police that one). I know about the associations here on CR and I like it. But 80 cars would be a hell of a show and 20,000 to give back. What is it that I'm not seeing here? Why do you spend your money with NHRA, IHRA ? I will spend my money with them, because I'm OK with the way it is. But I would certainly be happy to run a non NHRA, IHRA race with you for a slice of the 20 Gs Wade Mahaffey Last edited by Wade Mahaffey; 01-11-2010 at 04:02 PM.