IHRA schedule

[Ed Carpenter]

Can we get a schedule for 2012?

[Chad Rhodes]

Unfortunately I'm not sure IHRA even knows if they will exist next year

[jmcarter]

On another thread Chip indicated a good source said the D9 schedule was close, only awaiting word from one of the tracks.

[Chris1529]

I hope that Chad isn't right about that.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Chris1529

I hope that Chad isn't right about that.

I hope I'm wrong too.

[Chris1529]

I hope they let us claim Pittsburgh as a Div 1 or Div 3 race this year like they used to.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

Unfortunately I'm not sure IHRA even knows if they will exist next year

I'm happy to say that not only will they exist next year, but per Drag Race Central (as well as IHRA.com), they're going to have their 2012 World Finals Race in Memphis, Tn. next year instead of Dinwiddie, Va., for one thing. Moreover, they're adding a Summit Sportsman Spectactular Race Memorial Day weekend at San Antonio International Raceway, and the creation of a Division 7 (for us southwestern USA racers)!

The reason they haven't worked out a schedule yet (one of them as per Skooter Peaco, VP Racing Operations anyway), is they want to schedule around what the NHRA is doing, so both organizations can hopefully maximize their car counts. As of today, my NHRA competition number expires, and I have no immediate plans to renew it for these reasons:

1. How lousy the last 'Vegas divisional went (check out the thread about Patsy and Larry Hills Southwestern Swing, following that race). Furthermore, knowing that Vegas is home to the 2nd and 3rd closest divisional races to Phoenix area racers, adds to the lousy factor!

2. That for just a nickel more than the cost for an NHRA membership ($69.95), I can get not only a membership in the IHRA, but my Stock Eliminator competition number (plus the same number for a bracket class), as well!

3. Knowing that IHRA is creating their own D7, so soon we'll have Pro-Am divisional series points races out in our region too!

4. That San Antonio is getting the afformentioned Summit $5k to winner national event (for only a $200.00 entry fee)!!!

5. Since Salt Lake City was able to triple their car count from last years Nitro Jam race, next years race will be a regular national event, and the winner automatically qualifies for the World Finals!

Sounds like some good reasons to be amped up for next year to me, how about you?

[Lew Silverman]

Couldn't agree more, Gary! I'm anxiously awaiting the full IHRA schedule so I can make my travel plans early.

Although it will involve another 500 or so mile tow, I'm looking forward to the Sportsman's Spectacular at Memphis this year. Another one for the bucket list!

Lew

[BKSG1198]

This should shed some more light onto the scheduling....

http://www.ihra.com/News/2011/11/30/1/

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by BKSG1198

This should shed some more light onto the scheduling....

http://www.ihra.com/News/2011/11/30/1/

Not only did it do that for me, but it magnified the reason I'm not heart-broken about my NHRA competition number expiring the same day! Unlike the Glendora bunch, who've chosen to increase our competition costs (when they should be holding the line or reducing it, to help us racers budgets out), the IHRA (Norwalk bunch), are adding more bang to our traveling buck, so we can have more chances to be championship worthy qualifiers! Although they didn't release anything more about our new D7, I am very happy to know what Rocky Mountain Raceway is doing out here, and that San Antonio Raceway isn't enormously far away from me either!