NHRA Looses another racetrack

[Jeff Foster]

Yep signing on with a sanction body who has already lost their own race track and offices seems like a great move

[Sean Kennedy]

Does NHRA actually take them seriously as a viable sanctioning body?

If so, NHRA management might be even more inept than previously thought.

It's laughable, and a really petty move.

[Dinsdale]

Originally Posted by Sean Kennedy

Does NHRA actually take them seriously as a viable sanctioning body?

If so, NHRA management might be even more inept than previously thought.

It's laughable, and a really petty move.

Exactly.. The track hasn't signed on with AHRA but was trying to fill some vacant weekends and give racers more opportunity to play. The idea was to call the AHRA dates "rental weekends" but the response by NHRA wasn't unexpected. The other alternative was to loose money until the place had to close.

The location (100 miles from nowhere) does make it a tough sell but it's a good little track and the operators treat you well.

[Steves68Nova]

Originally Posted by Dinsdale

Exactly.. The track hasn't signed on with AHRA but was trying to fill some vacant weekends and give racers more opportunity to play. The idea was to call the AHRA dates "rental weekends" but the response by NHRA wasn't unexpected. The other alternative was to loose money until the place had to close.

The location (100 miles from nowhere) does make it a tough sell but it's a good little track and the operators treat you well.

Same thing happened at Tulsa. They heard from the NHRA the day the schedule came out. The track owner dropped the AHRA race like a hot bolt. So far the racers at Tulsa have not been impressed with the NHRA because of all the new fees. (Like the $10 pit vehicle fee.) A weekend or two ago the chassis inspector was there all day Saturday and had cars left over.

Steve

[Jeff Foster]

The AHRA is a sanction body just like NHRA and IHRA. you cant run an IHRA race at a NHRA track or a NHRA race at an IHRA track, same for AHRA. Other associations like ADRL, AHDRA, AMA dragbike dont sanction tracks so they can hold events at any sanction bodies track under a track rental type agrement. But when AHRA decided to sanction tracks it put them into the place as IHRA is to NHRA.
Also Eagle was planing on running an AHRA reunion tour national events too.

[Sean Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Jeff Foster

The AHRA is a sanction body just like NHRA and IHRA. you cant run an IHRA race at a NHRA track or a NHRA race at an IHRA track, same for AHRA. Other associations like ADRL, AHDRA, AMA dragbike dont sanction tracks so they can hold events at any sanction bodies track under a track rental type agrement. But when AHRA decided to sanction tracks it put them into the place as IHRA is to NHRA.
Also Eagle was planing on running an AHRA reunion tour national events too.

Their logic is somewhat justified. NHRA took away the divisional and then took them out of the bracket finals rotation. I'm not saying that track was a good spot for a divisional, but I was there for a bracket finals event and personally didn't think it was so bad. They didn't get any support from the sanctioning body to try and keep them afloat, adn they looked at adding a few races a revenue stream.

Of all companies, you would think the big N would understand the importance of trying to stay afloat in the current economic climate.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by Jeff Foster

Yep signing on with a sanction body who has already lost their own race track and offices seems like a great move

Please elaborate, not to say I havent been paying attention to the AHRA (I havent) what is this about

[west coast]

The track is about 3 1/2 hours from the border crossing at Sumas. It is a great drive up a hilly canyon, your foot is on the floor most of the time. Yes you do need a pass port to go across here in Washington.

[Harry 6674]

I wonder what the indian sitting on the top of the hill radioing to the starting line when a car goes off the end is going to do? Another one over the cliff.