Ihra tucson!

[Dean Feiock]

Toby,

No, I don't think that the NHRA sanctioning fees have no bearing on entry fees. They certainly do. That is why I made the statement:"Moreover, if the take at the gate at SIR does not cover the operating costs, they will raise the gate price."

To me, the sanctioning body fees, insurance, wages, etc, etc, are all part of operating costs. And for the most part, those fees are fixed and the tracks know going into a season how many cars at each race it will take to turn a profit.

But again, the bottom line is the take at the gate must offset the operating costs. If it doesn't, the track will not stay open very long. How many tracks have started charging for camping, oil disposal, etc, etc? Why have they started charging for all these things? They are either greedy or their operating costs have risen. If indeed their operating cost's have risen, they will need to find a way to offset them. That in turn will mean that the cost to the racer's will be increased one way or another.

I have spent some time this week talking to Mike at Oahe Speedway. I want to start some race sponsorship to promote a new product I am distributing. He has been very informative about what it really cost's to run a track.

As for SIR, I won't pretend to know why they are switching from NHRA to IHRA. Maybe it is because the IHRA fees are less. I don't know. The switch to IHRA was not why I originally posted a reply to this thread. I replied because I wanted to know who was promoting the combo. The orignal call to support the combo as well as IHRA's involvement was very contradicting. Unfortunately, this thread has swirled out of proportion from there.

Take care, Dean

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Dean Feiock

I have spent some time this week talking to Mike at Oahe Speedway. I want to start some race sponsorship to promote a new product I am distributing. He has been very informative about what it really cost's to run a track.

As for SIR, I won't pretend to know why they are switching from NHRA to IHRA. Maybe it is because the IHRA fees are less. I don't know. The switch to IHRA was not why I originally posted a reply to this thread. I replied because I wanted to know who was promoting the combo. The orignal call to support the combo as well as IHRA's involvement was very contradicting. Unfortunately, this thread has swirled out of proportion from there.

Take care, Dean

Hi Dean,

They (S.I.R.) didn't deliberately switch sanctioning bodies, it was because the promoter of that upcoming March race (Nitro Jam), is owned by the same company (Feld Motorsports) that owns the IHRA, and that was a foul to the NHRA. However, Glendora's decision to cancel their sanctioning from that track is the reason IHRA now has a chance to move in. The racers will decide, and I hope they'll vote them in, because it could speak volumns for expanding IHRA out west to give all of America an option for our class (sportsman) racing dollars. I hope the racers give them a try, because if they don't then we'll just continue with the monopoly that's existed out this way for decades, and continue to watch us sportsman racers continue to pay for the expenses the pros cause (much more than we ever do), which isn't fair....they shouldn't be the only game in town (so to speak).

It's not that I don't like NHRA, but I don't like how they're treating us sportsman racers, and they're doing a good job of pricing us out of our own sport! Moreover (and as others have said either here or in that IRS thread), if the people with their feet on the pavement were compensated proportionaly to the bigwigs, then I would understand it better, but I doubt that they are, and that's not right either...

I wish you well in the product you're distributing too...pm me if it's something I/my car might be able to use?