ahra resurection

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by art leong

One problem with IHRA down here in the southeast is all of their races are 1/8 mile.

Just a real question here. Why is everyone so down on 1/8 mile racing? Maybe I'm being too simple here, but it's two cars racing side by side to a finish line. What many of us did on the street umpteen years ago. Yes, the traditional distance is a 1/4 mile. I guess I was brought up on it around here because except for IRP (now ORP) many of the local tracks here in Indiana were 1/8 mile.

Not trying to pick on anyone, you have to still work on getting a car to react, leave hard, not as much mph, yes the races are over sooner.

Robert Swartz

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Bob Mulry

Would you be speaking of the elitist organization, the IHRA, who made a decision not to support 50% of the country?

Nope, I'm talking about racers in areas that DO have IHRA tracks, not showing up. Same rules, same indexes, same cars for the most part, very friendly officials who do seem happy to see you show up, the money still spends the same (At least that is what Slate tells me, I haven't collected enough of it to know for sure.). I don't think you can really fault an smaller association for not covering all of the U.S. It takes tracks from other areas joining up. Do you expect them to go out and buy race tracks? I realize I'm a bit slow, but I don't understand more guys not racing with them.