IHRA Pro Am schedule posted

[Chris1529]

It looks like IHRA has moved Div 3 to west of the Appalachian Mountains and Division 1 to the east.

I was at Thompson for a Jegs S/SS race. I thought the track was in good shape. It was at one of the NSCA races. They had "street" cars there running in the 7's at 180 mph. Just have to get on the brakes pretty hard after the finish line.

[THE LEGEND]

Pittsburgh needs to run 1/8th mile. Not much stopping room.
Chip

[Stacie J. Ridings]

My only complaint is there are more than 8 divisional races that I want to attend and if I declare Div. 2, I would have #9 & #10 event at Darlington, which would be my #3 and #4 IN DIVISION. What to do? Should I let my husband and crew chief drive a couple or try to classify my car into Super Stock (if I could index)?

[Rich67stang]

I finally get to race @ Div races that are actually Northeast. I am so glad Pitts is off Div 1 schedule...Great people but terrible racing/track layout (my experience only).



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[Duane Eiskant II]

Its the same old thing. Your not going to please everyone all the time. Personally, i like it. Now between NHRA and IHRA i have 6 races within a hour or so from home. I know most classracers dont like 1/8th mile, but its a necassary evil. I dont like it either, but Chris B is right. With the speeds that the top sportsmen run and some of the rod cars they need to be 1/8 mile. Now, Rockingham in my opinion should be 1/4 same for Coastal Plains as well as Darlington. But to say a drag race is 1320 feet, i dont agree. I think 1/8 is harder to run because you have less time to think. I would still rather run 1/4 but if they want to run it 1/8, then ill still race. Hell, Mason Dixion use to have a 330 foot race, now that was fast...Hope to see everyone next year...
Lil D

[Chris Kilraine]

Pittsburgh has enough stopping room, after a triple race weekend last year....i didnt hear anyone complaining about getting stopped at top end. Quaker City was a good track also.......i personally dont understand the change.
I understand that you cant please everyone Duane, but last years schedule was nice with the exception of moving skyview 3 times.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

The 2009 Race schedule on my site (www.nitrojoes.com) has been updated with all the IHRA Divisional events and i worked on it some so you can download it in your computer and do an easy sort with it.
Remember, just hit cancel when asking you for password on my site. It will go to file then.
Joe

[Brandon Peterson]

I personally like running the 1/8 mile div. races because thats really all Div.9 has run since the 2 years that i have been driving and really since my dad built the stocker and drove....but on the other hand it feels like a disavantage to us D.9 racers going to nationals and runnig 1/4 mile races when last year you had 3 div. running pro ams in the 1/4...there are some good tracks in D.9 and D.2 you can run a 1/4 mile race to give us a more equal race expierience like other Div....it looks like other div. this year are getting punished it seems by running 1/8 mile races at good long 1/4 mile tracks...div.9 needs to throw the rock pro am later in our season when it warms up and run it 1/4 mile and then run darlington 1/4 for div.2..just my thoughts and opinions

[THE LEGEND]

Chris K,
Did you not see the T/S wreck at Pittsburgh, Or Q/R and S/R cars pulling chutes. My S/R car only runs 145 MPH and it was a handful to stop. That track needs to stay 1/8th.

I do agree I would like to see at least one 1/4 mile race in div 9.

Chip

[Duane Eiskant II]

Dang Chip, i leave to go to Sheetz to get dinner (sorry work is so bad thats all i can afford lol, great chili dogs tho) and you beat me to the punch. Sandy's car is a great T/S car, and he is the one who wrecked at Pittsburgh, and i know Dickie with his S/R car was all over the brakes tring to get it stopped at Pitts also. Back when they first started having that race, Rick Golliday and myself both went out 4th round of the bracket race saturday night and after waiting in line for 45 minutes to get our $15.00 checks we finally got back to the hotel around 2 am. To me they need to go hang out with Royce for about a month and then see how to run an event. But thats just my .02. I just dont like the place i guess.