The New IHRA ???

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

You make a great point...
IHRA should video tape their events and show them on Speed like PINKS all Out does.
Add some drama with a good team of announcers and history.
It is interesting watching old Videos of races in the 70's.
There were exciting to watch.

Bringing PRO Classes back is a good idea.
Do it the IHRA way and does not have to do what NHRA does.

Drag Racing needs to attract a wide and more affordable level racing.
Fixing up the Pit Area to accommodate Large Trailers and Driven Cars.
Add electrical connections and other facilities to quiet the Generator noise.
Make easy to get in and out of parking spaces for drive cars.
Smaller spaces for towed car trailers....

I have often wondered why tracks do not offer spaces with 30 amp hookups.
Seems like a good money maker to me. Must be a liability issue.

I would pay 30 bucks a day to be able to hook up to that instead of burning 4 bucks a gallon gas running a noisy generator.

[chris3racing]

I had to get to this post. All of the disturbance I have stirred up over the years about Pinks All Out and here we have some posts wanting IHRA to look at their format. If IHRA can make their work plan close to Pinks All Out I know a lot of cars that will be ready to race. I always said that NHRA and IHRA had to have been looking at Pinks All Outs car count, how fast their car count filled up, and sold out venues for spectators

A track cleaning up their act and their facilities to make it friendly for family is a big selling ticket. That was the thing at tracks with Pinks All Out. Things were set up to acccomodate racers, and their families. During the day the children played together while the adults raced. Night time was like a big family campground. I will give two IHRA tracks a point here, Dunn-Benson demolished all of the old facilities and now has very nice, family friendly facilites. Piedmont Dragway has followed suite and now has new cleaner facilities. Chris3 Racing is a three generation racing family and a track has to be where I would take my wife, children, their spouse, and grandchildren if I am spending our money to race there.

Oh yes, myself and alot of others who raced the Pinks All Out Series and still keep in contact over the years are watching IHRA site every day to see how this is going to mature.

[Lyn Smith]

From what i have read about the new owners of IHRA is that they are looking to buy tracks.Right now mostly in Canada.As for Pinks coming back i dont think so.As for any reality show Pinks was all about the drama.And that is why it was so popular for its short time.From Rich C. falling off of a motorcycle ,to him getting in someones face for "not running all out".I dont think any sanctioning body really want to put up with that bs.

[MLP]

Pinks filled up tracks for one reason.....TV. Everyone and their brother showed up in hopes of getting on tv with their cars. Without the tv coverage, nobody would have shown up. It had everything to do with tv exposure and nothing to do with format, racing, tracks or anything else.

[CycloneFE]

Originally Posted by MLP

Pinks filled up tracks for one reason.....TV. Everyone and their brother showed up in hopes of getting on tv with their cars. Without the tv coverage, nobody would have shown up. It had everything to do with tv exposure and nothing to do with format, racing, tracks or anything else.

Where's the "Like" button? Dead on! Look at how much attention this site has to just a pic of Larry Hill's car in Dragster. NHRA's TV coverage is missing the boat and IHRA can capitalize on it.

[Myron Piatek]

Originally Posted by CycloneFE

Where's the "Like" button? Dead on! Look at how much attention this site has to just a pic of Larry Hill's car in Dragster. NHRA's TV coverage is missing the boat and IHRA can capitalize on it.

IHRA is on the right track with Motor Mania TV - Live internet feed during races and then copies posted on YouTube. They had it in Immokalee last week and it was announced that Carolina Dragway in Jackson, SC will also be doing this during their double-header divisional.

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by MLP

Pinks filled up tracks for one reason.....TV. Everyone and their brother showed up in hopes of getting on tv with their cars. Without the tv coverage, nobody would have shown up. It had everything to do with tv exposure and nothing to do with format, racing, tracks or anything else.

Rich Christensen's group has begun filming a new reality program on MAV TV called "Won & Done", a somewhat hybrid between original PINKS and All Out format being filmed exclusively at Irwindale. And, although I do not like how it hurts the regular track program and track employees, he again has proven what I've said all along, the need for someone who understands marketing, presentation, and how to target viewer psychology to bring the lights and cameras our way. Rich, who some know is NOT a racer, or even a "car guy", but a "tenacious artist". He has personally explained to me how it works and that television is about selling, and not be the way we want it. In order to be marketable, we must conform to the masses, not the other way around. We tried assembling a similar program for class racers but the majority refused to conform. The Bible mentions "the quick and the dead" and class racers aren't exempt. There's nothing in between.

[dug283]

My suggestion is to meet with the ones that brought IHRA back to life before, the Bader family. Racers and fans were happy with IHRA those Bader days. And lastly, change the payout structure. Top heavy payouts are sending over half of racers home without anything. Lets bring back incentivaes to racers that love the competition and fellowship enough to invest lots of $$$ with a small chance of return. Rising prices vs looking at having to win 2 rounds or more to get $$$??? Well just my $.02

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by dug283

Rising prices vs looking at having to win 2 rounds or more to get $$$??? Well just my $.02

Where do you race where you can win one round and win $$$$