"WHAT IF" part 4

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

What about the AHRA ("Alternative" Hot Rod Association)

IMO, if you want credibility, you need to use a serious name not a slap in the face to other organizations. I would suggest that if you want to get at the other sanctioning bodies the best way would be to take their customers.

[Trevor Weiss]

They let the Pinks Show race at tracks that are NHRA and IHRA. Pinks is not a part of either orginization.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Trevor Weiss

They let the Pinks Show race at tracks that are NHRA and IHRA. Pinks is not a part of either orginization.

Trevor, Pinks is not actually directly competing with either NHRA or IHRA, the new association would certainly be considered to be in direct competition with both.

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Trevor, Pinks is not actually directly competing with either NHRA or IHRA, the new association would certainly be considered to be in direct competition with both.

Good point but it raises another question: Would NHRA/IHRA let us run on the tracks they have contracts with or control. If we are competing against them where would we be allowed race?

Track owners would not want to take the chance of losing contracts with the HRA's by hosting our races....just something to think about!

[X-TECH MAN]

Just to let you know that we are still working on things. Its a slow process.

[randy wilson]

i think it is great to let the mods and modified stock run comp. with real indexes of course. we will support you!

[House of Darts]

About the name... If you google CRA you get many organizations including oval track racers. If you search IHRA you can as the 1st hit find the International Harm Reduction ***. As an organization that is in its infancy, we will be competing against many groups. Since the internet is here to stay, all attempts should be made to allow the search engine to pull up this group with no confusion. The goal is to GGRRROOOWWW. This means racers and more importantly spectators. Last minute what to do today or this weekend should be a painless search. High car counts + high spectator counts = More sponsors and $!

[Trevor Weiss]

Alan, I agree that it would be in competition race car wise, but Pinks is in competition with them with the fans. Just look at how many people go and watch this show, there are as many at Pinks watching as there are at a National event on Sunday. Am I wrong?

After thinking about what I posted and after reading it I have made no sence,I think I have breathed in to many paint fumes today. I guess what I was trying to say is that Pinks is in competition with them and they are letting them put on their show at affiliated tracks and that I did not think it would be a problem with some one else doing the same thing just in another format but I'm probably wrong.

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by GUMP

IMO, if you want credibility, you need to use a serious name not a slap in the face to other organizations. I would suggest that if you want to get at the other sanctioning bodies the best way would be to take their customers.

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Trevor, Pinks is not actually directly competing with either NHRA or IHRA, the new association would certainly be considered to be in direct competition with both.

Good points by both of you. I wasn't around for the US Class Nationals. How was that handled? Wasn't it run at an NHRA or IHRA facility? Being a one time event, probably didn't raise too many eyebrows back then.

If you consider it from this angle. Many tracks run nothing but bracket racing. Back in my day, there used to be all kind of different "events", alcohol Funny Cars, Outlaw Pro Stock shows, bike drags. These were run as adjunct events to the regular shows. What makes this any different? Other than it's being planned as a stand alone event. I don't believe anyone thinks this is going to supplant the big organizations. If you race under either #HRA, I imagine you'll still run those events, won't you?

Am I reading this wrong. Isn't this mainly an attempt to bring together the various grass roots S/SS organizations that run combos now. Or more to the point, bringing back a form of racing to the mainstream that isn't as recognised as it should be.

You might not get one of the premier facilities. I'm sure there's a track out there that would be suitable for this endeavor. And wouldn't have to surrender their sanction to run the event(s).

After all this, I still like the AHRA name. What ever this ends up being called. I still think it has tremendous potential. If it never comes about, just hope there's still a combo race to run when I get my car together.

Robert Swartz

[GUMP]

Did anyone post "ACRA" (American Class Racers Association)?