The New IHRA ???

[Harry 6674]

I believe if you don't want a Pinks All Out tv type show and you can't afford the pros your pretty much toast. You can't put butts in the seats with shoe polish. Never have never will. Although some nostalgia races can draw some people.

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Harry 6674

I believe if you don't want a Pinks All Out tv type show and you can't afford the pros your pretty much toast. You can't put butts in the seats with shoe polish. Never have never will. Although some nostalgia races can draw some people.

If the weather holds up,I think there will be a pretty good crowd this year at this event:


http://www.route66raceway.com/Events...t-Sundown.aspx

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

If the weather holds up,I think there will be a pretty good crowd this year at this event:


http://www.route66raceway.com/Events...t-Sundown.aspx

The pit side spectator parking for this event is a good start, no one is parking 2 miles from their seat and walking back and forth to their car with kids, especially for a divisional race. I still say to run the Sportsman qualifying off of the class indexes. It is already in the computer and the cars still take the same amount of time to travrse the 1/4 mile. At least it adds a little drama to the finish line.

[Ed Wright]

Div 4 did that for a while. It was interesting, and good practice. Don't know why it stopped.

[chris3racing]

"Pinks" and "Pinks All Out" are to completely different things. Pinks was a complete disgrace to drag racing. It was like going to a fight and a drag race broke out. Pinks, in my opinion, was suppose to appear to be a grudge street race for "Pink Slips." Pinks All Out was a tv show and you did have to do some "show time" in the pits and in the staging lanes but when you pulled to the starting line one prize of $18,000 was at the end of the day. If you went to be on tv with 550 race cars in 9 classes then that was a roll of the dice. After you raced the first time under their program you new what to expect, but track to track for 3 years we raced their series it was a mad dash to get into the race which fill in about 10 minutes, but the entry fees were reasonable, spectators cost was reasonable at $25 per day to see 550 cars run heads up and "all out.

Wade you hit the nail on the head. Whether you are a car guy are not there are still people who like drag racing and just do not know that there are race track operating and there are some good races. The tracks seem to believe that the computer automatically comes on and tells you there is a drag race this week-end at your local track. It seem that they fell that everyone will go get on the computer and look for a race. In our area, North Carolina, the only radio advertisement you hear is NHRA at ZMax and ADRL at Rockingham. No one knows that one of the best drag racing events in our area, the Stock/Super Stock combo races, ever takes place unless they are a family member, friend or a Stock/SuperStock racer.

[Ed Carpenter]

Pro Stock,Pro Mod,Top Fuel get the idea. People do not come to races to see Stock or Super Stock. Next time your staging your car look to the left and right and tell me what you see. Nada!

[Carl Juliano]

Originally Posted by deuces wild

Pro Stock,Pro Mod,Top Fuel get the idea. People do not come to races to see Stock or Super Stock. Next time your staging your car look to the left and right and tell me what you see. Nada!

I agree. Until they get a Series sponsor willing to put up the money, they will not be able to support a true Pro format. They cant pay them enough to make it worth their while.
The Nitro Jams they have now put people in the seats because they have 4 Nitro cars doing a round robin routine, throw in some fuel alterds, nostalgia FCs, and a Jet. They book these cars for alot less than it would cost to support a Pro point series for PM, TF and PS.
Unless someone comes along and blows them away with a sponsorsip proposal, I dont think they are changing anything.
I was also surprised to see only three Pro Ams in the northeast?.....no Skyview this year? I was going to make that trip......oh well.

[randy wilson]

I hate to admit this, but drag racing is dying. It's just the way it is. And we brought it all on ourselves. I don't think we will ever bring the crowd back.

[HR9121]

Very interesting stuff posted here but I think I have the perfect solutions that will surely fill the lanes although I can't take credit for it because I am borrowing it from a proven model.
First and foremost, they must get a title sponsor back so that they can get the pros back in the game. You know the the oilers and guys driving the cars that we don't recognize from being from any particular manufacturer other than the symbol that's on the front. Yeah the ones everyone is always complaining about that caused you to get bumped till Monday, those guys.
Second, we must raise entry fees to todays standards and help pay for the insurance and ofcourse the pro purse. Hell we don't do this for money anyway what's another $75 or $100 out of our pocket.
Third thing I think needs to be done is chop about 3 tenths off the indexes. This should get rid of some of the older and obsolete combos and those guys can get one of the newer, underfactored cars. You know the ones that everyone hates, unless you got one ofcourse.
Last thing and this is my favorite, make the sportsman park across the highway from the track in a freshly picked corn field or a hay field will work as long as it hasn't been mowed. Those pros have got to have the pavement so you're going to have to move down.
Just a few random thoughts I had and it really seems to work elsewhere. Hmmm, just thought maybe if they change the Ironman trophy to a guy holding a tire.

[Brandon Peterson]

Originally Posted by chris3racing

"Pinks" and "Pinks All Out" are to completely different things. Pinks was a complete disgrace to drag racing. It was like going to a fight and a drag race broke out. Pinks, in my opinion, was suppose to appear to be a grudge street race for "Pink Slips." Pinks All Out was a tv show and you did have to do some "show time" in the pits and in the staging lanes but when you pulled to the starting line one prize of $18,000 was at the end of the day. If you went to be on tv with 550 race cars in 9 classes then that was a roll of the dice. After you raced the first time under their program you new what to expect, but track to track for 3 years we raced their series it was a mad dash to get into the race which fill in about 10 minutes, but the entry fees were reasonable, spectators cost was reasonable at $25 per day to see 550 cars run heads up and "all out.

Wade you hit the nail on the head. Whether you are a car guy are not there are still people who like drag racing and just do not know that there are race track operating and there are some good races. The tracks seem to believe that the computer automatically comes on and tells you there is a drag race this week-end at your local track. It seem that they fell that everyone will go get on the computer and look for a race. In our area, North Carolina, the only radio advertisement you hear is NHRA at ZMax and ADRL at Rockingham. No one knows that one of the best drag racing events in our area, the Stock/Super Stock combo races, ever takes place unless they are a family member, friend or a Stock/SuperStock racer.

ive heard piedmont do a radio add with the stock/super stock combos before