IHRA Nitro Jam Crandall,TEXAS

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by John Kelley

It looks like IHRA is going to try to have a National event at a brand new "green" never used track !!
I've talked to a couple of racers that live within 40 miles of the track and they had NEVER heard of the track !! It sounds like a BIG gamble to me. Not to mention traffic control and all that goes along with a new track !

No offense to your "sources", but talk about living under a rock. I've been aware of the track since they broke ground, and I live in NC. That inner-nit thing is wonderful. Big gamble? So which is it... will there be noone there, or will traffic be a problem? Sheesh...

Take a look at the track: http://www.ihra.com/article/4301.html If we didn't have a Pro-Am & Sportsman National at Richmond the same weekend (about 1,000 miles closer), I'd consider the long hike myself.

And for anyone with concerns about a "green" racetrack, perhaps a refresher course is in order: A little known fact (evidently), IHRA's Jim Weinert oversaw the revamping of the track surface at Route 66 several years ago. The IHRA trucks were rolling out the gate nearly at the same time as the NHRA trucks were rolling in to set up for the national event... where virtually every Pro record was re-set.

And, on top of that, IHRA has also added the availability of an extra day of track time: http://www.ihra.com/article/4471.html

MB - Inviting others to not only become informed, but also to view the glass half full.