Motor City Nationals R.I.P. - Page 5

Michael Lyons · 11-19-2008, 12:21 PM

wait.. Milan is 80 miles away for you, and you can get there in an hour?! whatta ya just blow right thru the turnpike toll booths at 90? :P LOL

Hows it goin Joe?

Jim Wahl · 11-19-2008, 12:39 PM

Hey Dave! We all know they don't make a truck wide enough for you to sleep in! Hell, they probably don't make a bed long enough either! See you at PRI? Jim

buzzinhalfdozen · 11-19-2008, 12:51 PM

Hey Mike, doing fine just freshening engine for next year and getting in the SNOW mindset. Oh well maybe a hour and 15 minutes, I like to round down when I can. Hope you're doing OK Jacque says Hi. Joe

tpoh815 · 11-19-2008, 11:11 PM

I for one will miss the Motor City Nats. Bill Kapolka is one of nicest track owners i ever had the opportunity to meet! A1 service . More so during the div races "The Saturday Night BBQ" I hope to have this event back asap as the website states IHRA sanction till 2012!

jdfpam · 11-19-2008, 11:51 PM

Mike,
I agree!!!!

Jeff Day

Dave Turner · 11-19-2008, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

Hey Dave! We all know they don't make a truck wide enough for you to sleep in! Hell, they probably don't make a bed long enough either! See you at PRI? Jim

They do make a truck "bed" of sufficient length; at least they do now - are the days of the 8ft box numbered? Heck, even my namesake, Ed "TOO TALL Jones from those '70's Cowboys could take a nap in the back of a Nissan. Remember those ads?

PRI is a definite...got my tickets. Can't wait to escape the snow!!

TOM KASCH · 11-20-2008, 11:31 AM

http://www.milandragway.com/

Jason Oldfield · 11-20-2008, 11:47 AM

I wouldn't be surprised to see the HQ moved, especially now that they're owned by Feld. I don't know where Feld's HQs are, but it can't possibly be any worse locale-wise for IHRA than Norwalk is now. Other than the hardships of the current IHRA staffers having to move their families (which can be traumatic), I'm sure guys like Skooter and Aaron would appreciate the reduced travel to their races (and their families would probably appreciate them being around more). As it stands now, there isn't an IHRA national event within 200 miles of Norwalk (Grand Bend and Martin are both about 225 miles away).

What I don't understand with IHRA is, why do they NEED to run at their own sanctioned tracks? ADRL doesn't. NMCA / NMRA doesn't. The Hot Rod Power Tour doesn't. So, why does IHRA only need to run at IHRA sanctioned tracks? Why can't they simply lease the track for 4 days like these other sanctioning bodies do? By not doing so, they're missing out on HUGE markets because they don't have tracks that are up to national event standards in many parts of the country. Drag racing is simply not a big enough sport to be able to support 2 national event caliber race tracks in every major metropolitan area (a track can't survive simply on the revenue from one national event per year, as it needs other shows / bracket racing to be able make it).

Granted, knowing NHRA, they probably have it written into their contracts with their sanctioned tracks that no IHRA races can compete there. But, could NHRA and IHRA really not come to some type of agreement? Why not lease Columbus to IHRA for one national event per year? There's got to be other decent NHRA tracks that could support an IHRA national event that wouldn't directly compete with NHRA's events (i.e. in the exact same location), aren't there? Columbus was the first that came to mind.

All I know is that by losing Milan, IHRA has probably lost racers in the Cleveland, Columbus, and Pittsburgh areas that previously were going to attend that race. Sure, Martin and Grand Bend are somewhat close, but I'm sure that extra 100 miles will simply push many over the edge (especially with the border crossing issues with Grand Bend).

Michael Lyons · 11-20-2008, 01:00 PM

Columbus is a decent track?!! :P LOL Reminds me of some other tracks that most people grip about...

Michael Lyons · 11-20-2008, 01:01 PM

How bout IHRA rent Summit Raceway Park and give us back the World Nats?

11-19-2008, 12:21 PM	#41
Michael Lyons Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Garden City, MI Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Motor City Nationals R.I.P. wait.. Milan is 80 miles away for you, and you can get there in an hour?! whatta ya just blow right thru the turnpike toll booths at 90? :P LOL Hows it goin Joe?

11-19-2008, 12:39 PM	#42
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 668 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Motor City Nationals R.I.P. Hey Dave! We all know they don't make a truck wide enough for you to sleep in! Hell, they probably don't make a bed long enough either! See you at PRI? Jim __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

11-19-2008, 12:51 PM	#43
buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 984 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Motor City Nationals R.I.P. Hey Mike, doing fine just freshening engine for next year and getting in the SNOW mindset. Oh well maybe a hour and 15 minutes, I like to round down when I can. Hope you're doing OK Jacque says Hi. Joe __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117

11-19-2008, 11:11 PM	#44
tpoh815 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: West Seneca Posts: 537 Likes: 62 Liked 28 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Motor City Nationals R.I.P. I for one will miss the Motor City Nats. Bill Kapolka is one of nicest track owners i ever had the opportunity to meet! A1 service . More so during the div races "The Saturday Night BBQ" I hope to have this event back asap as the website states IHRA sanction till 2012! __________________ EX 5-Doorstocker

11-19-2008, 11:51 PM	#45
jdfpam Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 186 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Motor City Nationals R.I.P. Mike, I agree!!!! Jeff Day

11-20-2008, 11:31 AM	#47
TOM KASCH VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TOLEDO,OHIO Posts: 1,735 Likes: 0 Liked 241 Times in 100 Posts	Re: link to Milan dragway http://www.milandragway.com/

11-20-2008, 11:47 AM	#48
Jason Oldfield Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 619 Likes: 1 Liked 10 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Motor City Nationals R.I.P. I wouldn't be surprised to see the HQ moved, especially now that they're owned by Feld. I don't know where Feld's HQs are, but it can't possibly be any worse locale-wise for IHRA than Norwalk is now. Other than the hardships of the current IHRA staffers having to move their families (which can be traumatic), I'm sure guys like Skooter and Aaron would appreciate the reduced travel to their races (and their families would probably appreciate them being around more). As it stands now, there isn't an IHRA national event within 200 miles of Norwalk (Grand Bend and Martin are both about 225 miles away). What I don't understand with IHRA is, why do they NEED to run at their own sanctioned tracks? ADRL doesn't. NMCA / NMRA doesn't. The Hot Rod Power Tour doesn't. So, why does IHRA only need to run at IHRA sanctioned tracks? Why can't they simply lease the track for 4 days like these other sanctioning bodies do? By not doing so, they're missing out on HUGE markets because they don't have tracks that are up to national event standards in many parts of the country. Drag racing is simply not a big enough sport to be able to support 2 national event caliber race tracks in every major metropolitan area (a track can't survive simply on the revenue from one national event per year, as it needs other shows / bracket racing to be able make it). Granted, knowing NHRA, they probably have it written into their contracts with their sanctioned tracks that no IHRA races can compete there. But, could NHRA and IHRA really not come to some type of agreement? Why not lease Columbus to IHRA for one national event per year? There's got to be other decent NHRA tracks that could support an IHRA national event that wouldn't directly compete with NHRA's events (i.e. in the exact same location), aren't there? Columbus was the first that came to mind. All I know is that by losing Milan, IHRA has probably lost racers in the Cleveland, Columbus, and Pittsburgh areas that previously were going to attend that race. Sure, Martin and Grand Bend are somewhat close, but I'm sure that extra 100 miles will simply push many over the edge (especially with the border crossing issues with Grand Bend). __________________ Jason Oldfield S/G & S/St 1838

11-20-2008, 01:00 PM	#49
Michael Lyons Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Garden City, MI Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Motor City Nationals R.I.P. Columbus is a decent track?!! :P LOL Reminds me of some other tracks that most people grip about...

11-20-2008, 01:01 PM	#50
Michael Lyons Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Garden City, MI Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Motor City Nationals R.I.P. How bout IHRA rent Summit Raceway Park and give us back the World Nats?