The New IHRA ???

[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.