How Cool is this, Reminds me of the old Bowling Green Sportsnationals,

[Myron Piatek]

Originally Posted by fredjohnston

Can't figure out what is so great about this. NHRA has these type of races going on for several years now. They are called JEGS Sportsnationals. They are a big success and they pay great money to win.

The only way this will work for IHRA is if they pay a decent (alot) amount of money to win, in cash and not rely on the 6-8 contingency sponsors they will probably have in 2011. In 2010, unless the IHRA race was in your backyard, the prize money wasn't worth pulling out of the driveway.

What's great about it is that they didn't have it before and now they will! They are TRYING to accomodate the sportsman racers, including NHRA cars, but those racers have to show up to make it successful so IHRA can continue the format. It's a business and they can't stick their neck out too far. Payouts haven't been announced, but even if they aren't equal to the "hallowed" NHRA, it sounds like it has the potential to be at least as good a race. The market is good in that region. Racers just need to support it so IHRA can continue and possibly grow their version of the Sportsnationals.

Besides, there is always only one winner and one runner up, where most of the money goes to. But you don't get anything if you stay on the porch because the "steak" isn't quite big enough.

I gotta ask, what is in your driveway anyway?