Motor City Nationals R.I.P.

[Michael Lyons]

I'll be interested to see how well this all works out, see what the car count tallies are after the 09 season. I'm sure increases in costs(fuel, entry fees, etc) and decreases in purses and contingency along with NHRA adopting the T/S and T/D classes have all contributed to the decrease in car counts. I'm sure if fuel costs stay down that will be more of a reason for increases in car counts. If its back up to $4 a gallon again time the races get here, alotta people won't go. I'm sure the people who live closer to NC are happy about this new format and the people who don't live anywhere near there, aren't. And now without Milan, thats at least three less IHRA races I will go to in 09. Thats also another decent track that had a points race. The starting lines are getting so bad at points race tracks its alarming! I guess I'm really glad I reupped my NHRA license this year.

[STEVEN NOVOSEL]

I haven't seen anything on the 2009 i.h.r.a. Divisional schedule...hopefully milan will keep their race .....

[jeff klei]

Originally Posted by Michael Lyons

I'll be interested to see how well this all works out, see what the car count tallies are after the 09 season. I'm sure increases in costs(fuel, entry fees, etc) and decreases in purses and contingency along with NHRA adopting the T/S and T/D classes have all contributed to the decrease in car counts. I'm sure if fuel costs stay down that will be more of a reason for increases in car counts. If its back up to $4 a gallon again time the races get here, alotta people won't go. I'm sure the people who live closer to NC are happy about this new format and the people who don't live anywhere near there, aren't. And now without Milan, thats at least three less IHRA races I will go to in 09. Thats also another decent track that had a points race. The starting lines are getting so bad at points race tracks its alarming! I guess I'm really glad I reupped my NHRA license this year.

Mike, sent you a P.M. Thanks, Jeff klei.

[THE LEGEND]

You guys up north had it made nationally the last few years. You had Norwalk-Milan-Martin, Throw in a couple Canada races and you had 5 or6 nationals within a few hours. In the south we had Rockingham and that was it. Schedule looks a little more even now.
div 1 you got MIR-Epping
div 9 Rockingham-MIR
Div ? Martin-grand Bend
Div 4-Baton Rouge-Dallas-Tulsa
Plus a host of Sportsnationals everywhere. I applaud IHRA for making things a little more EQUAL.
Chip