Is IHRA Going Under?

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

They had the national w/ sportsman at MDIR aka MIR aka buds creek

You are right. They were at a couple of selected Nitro Jams this year. None at Orlando and Philly I know. Jim

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[MadMax404]

I don't know about the rest of what has been said but Ihra announced no DRM in January.

http://www.ihra.com/ihra-tracks/trac...ne-going-green

The Mike Dunn announcement was early February. I sure hope the world finals is still on this year I've ran 6/8 races in D4 in super rod and still have a shot at making it. Would suck to spend all that time and money this season.

[Shabs]

I know exactly where it's gonna end up. Where neither sanctioning bodies exist right now... Big $ Bracket Racing. With the if the stock and super stock guys raced bottom bulb races purses would probably have a nice little bump up. And you can enter a $10k for like $150. And if ya lose on Saturday you can race on Sunday. Just a prediction

[HR9121]

I actually renewed my IHRA membership this year and was planning to go to some of the D2 races but then I found out it was 1\8 mile at SGMP and Orlando, just couldn't see towing 9 and 10 hours for that.
Planned to go to Piedmont, they cancelled on a Wednesday could have ran it in my opinion. Then I thought I would go to Darlington, forecast looked horrible so I didn't go, they couldn't finish it.
Wanted to go to Budds Creek but was having RV trouble.
When I look at the way they've made decisions and handled things over the last few years I'm not surprised, I'm disappointed but not surprised. Just hope it's not true.....

[THE LEGEND]

Wow. Very Sad. Lets hope its not so.

[Casey Miles]

There may be a little coincidence that PBIR has been closed for the past two weeks saying that the timing system isn't working correctly. I've heard that the track was sold to an investment company, maybe this is just away of side stepping any connection with IHRA and legally avoid liabilities to the IHR association.
We are hoping that they even open again and not sold out to Prat and Whitney aircraft engine building plant. P/W just got over a billion dollar contract for plane engines and may need to expand, PBIR is just across the street latterly. .

Casey Miles
248H Stock

[Daran Summerton]

A lot of good times our family had with IHRA. The association race here in div 7 last week had 3 cars show up and the Div 6 Lucas race had 30 cars. Seems class racing is at a all time low even the millionaires don't show up for Lucas races any more. Be thankful for big $ bracket races on the east coast because there is nothing out here. Hope Loose Rocker will expand west!

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Casey Miles

There may be a little coincidence that PBIR has been closed for the past two weeks saying that the timing system isn't working correctly. I've heard that the track was sold to an investment company, maybe this is just away of side stepping any connection with IHRA and legally avoid liabilities to the IHR association.
We are hoping that they even open again and not sold out to Prat and Whitney aircraft engine building plant. P/W just got over a billion dollar contract for plane engines and may need to expand, PBIR is just across the street latterly. .

Casey Miles
248H Stock

Casey, PBIR is owned by IAG which owns IHRA currently. IHRA was (or is) planning to move their headquarters from Norwalk to Palm Beach. Several of the higher ups said they would not move knowing how unstable the company was. Don't know if the PBIR being closed has anything to do with that.Jim

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[joespanova]

Here's my perspective.......
It's not 1975 any more. Look for drag racing vids on YouTube.
I see video after video of Nitrous , Turbo and Blower combos...guys running all these different "small" sanctioning bodies.
Todays racers aren't much interested in SS , S or Comp style racing.
All they want to do is go fast using whatever means they can.
I used to go to the Southern Nat's every year specifically to watch SS , Comp and Pro Stock. SS , minus the "chrome bumper" cars is a bore.....too many automatics too ( LOL ). Boy do I miss traditional muscle cars in drag racing.....read that "classics" , with 4 speeds thank you. Not nearly enough of them for me.............never have been.
The fuel cars were cool in the eighties..................now its just a circus freak show that , as far as I'm concerned , should just go away. Mike Dunn , you and your Nitro classes suck. The only ones that care about fuel cars are the fuel racers and some casual fans impressed by the "freak show".
Even Pro Stock has become a monotonous bore. The NHRA hangs on and the IHRA was always the minor league..............always.
Anyone that won world championships in the IHRA , from what I observed , would have had their butt handed to them in the NHRA.........at least in the Pro classes anyway.
If the IHRA dies because Dunn has no appreciation for sportsman racers................then the hell with em.

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Casey Miles

There may be a little coincidence that PBIR has been closed for the past two weeks saying that the timing system isn't working correctly. I've heard that the track was sold to an investment company, maybe this is just away of side stepping any connection with IHRA and legally avoid liabilities to the IHR association.
We are hoping that they even open again and not sold out to Prat and Whitney aircraft engine building plant. P/W just got over a billion dollar contract for plane engines and may need to expand, PBIR is just across the street latterly. .

Casey Miles
248H Stock

United Technologies is there too.
They should have plenty of room to build engines..!

WPB old Moroso Speedway can run Sports Cars and Drag Races.

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