NHRA Looses another racetrack

[Sean Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Jeff Foster

The AHRA is a sanction body just like NHRA and IHRA. you cant run an IHRA race at a NHRA track or a NHRA race at an IHRA track, same for AHRA. Other associations like ADRL, AHDRA, AMA dragbike dont sanction tracks so they can hold events at any sanction bodies track under a track rental type agrement. But when AHRA decided to sanction tracks it put them into the place as IHRA is to NHRA.
Also Eagle was planing on running an AHRA reunion tour national events too.

Their logic is somewhat justified. NHRA took away the divisional and then took them out of the bracket finals rotation. I'm not saying that track was a good spot for a divisional, but I was there for a bracket finals event and personally didn't think it was so bad. They didn't get any support from the sanctioning body to try and keep them afloat, adn they looked at adding a few races a revenue stream.

Of all companies, you would think the big N would understand the importance of trying to stay afloat in the current economic climate.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by drooze

This reminds me of hearing they were closing one of the 3 ATM's in ANTARTICA ! It rings the same, "Wow, I didnt know they had a track there" kinda thoughts.....

If the NHRA wasnt doing right by them, then they should move on.

How far is BC and this track from the US border ? Dosent travel to Canada now require a passport as well ? Maybe this was part of the reason. Just curious......

Canadian racers are some of the downright most determined group I have met, one drove 5000 Miles to run at Gainesville from some crazy north place in Canada Id never heard of west coastish but waaaayyyy north, and if memory serves right he lived 400 or so miles from the nearest track, nice guy, crazy but nice guy and not one to let anything come in the way of his fun.

Drooze, it sounds to me like you're speaking of "Abe Loewen"? If so, he's a great guy, and I just wish I could travel like he does, because only Fletch, Iacono, Biondo, and Faul, haul (no pun intended Mark) even close to as much as he does...