IHRA DIV 5 IS STILL THE RED HEADED STEP CHILD

[Ed Fernandez]

I'm probably going to get ripped for this post but I really dont give a flying flock.
I see where there was a low turnout at this race.
What are the excuses for not going?
1)Low payouts
2)Too far to travel
And any you care to add.
Here's my take on it.NHRA doesn't pay much more and their entry fees are much higher.Most of the entrants
go home with zippo anyway.What kills me is that everyone complains about payouts but look at the self inflcted costs.Motorhomes for the rich and famous,stacker trailers the homeless would consider mansions,pit vehicles that cost more than some bottom line new cars,not to mention multi car drivers.I dont begrudge guys who have the means to do it that way but by the moaning it sounds like we're a bunch of welfare recipients being taken by NHRA.
Maybe if more people tried supportng IHRA the payouts would go up.How much can you pay out if you only get 22 SS/cars at a race.
I ran at MIR last week and was impressed at how they appreciated you being there.
At an IHRA Por-Am the R/U gets a payout,a hat and a winners circle picture.
Last year when I won Atco the DD was longgone when the picture was taken.I still like NHRA but I gained alot of respect for both the IHRA organization AND the racers.My .02cents


Ed F.
NHRA #15 T/SA
IHRA #1945 T/SA