Is IHRA Going Under?

[Mike Pearson]

The pro-am races were not well supported by the sportsman racers. Car counts were low at most races. Division 2 has been growing and had the best car counts at the Pro Am races here this year. Other divisions had minimal support. The track owners did little to get any spectators in the seats. The payout and contingency were still pretty low. I hope we have an IHRA next year as that is about all that we have here in Florida. Interest in Stock and Super Stock is at an all time low in all of the sanctioning bodies. Even our Southern Stock Super Stock Assn is having a hard time this year with participation. I am not sure where all of this will end up but it does not look good. NHRA is steadily cutting out the sportsman racers at the national event level with the stingy quotas. Pretty soon it will be just a few of the traveling pro sportsman at the nationals. Looks like the end is not too far out for the little guys.