What should the role of a sanctioning body be?

[Bret Kepner]

Originally Posted by Floyd Gomez

You never hear an announcer mention sportsman on TV unless it is TAD or TAFC. The coverage on pro stock is even beginning to dwindle to give Force and others interview time. NHRA will say it is what the fans want to see but how can you want to see something that you are never shown. At national events as soon as the pro's run, Frey and others imediately tell fans to make it out to the Pro pits to get autographs and to check out the midway for food and souvenirs. Very rarely do you here them say "Fans stick around to watch the amazing wheel standing Stockers and Super Stockers coming to the line".

And this is different from 1985 HOW?

(I would've said 1970 but, back then, the Wide World of Sports coverage was only fifteen minutes long and the professional cars didn't run in "sessions".)

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

This whole deal could have been handled in a way to benefit stock and super stock. Put them in separate classes for stock and make the hp factors right for stock and super stock. In my opinion this would have been a win win for everyone. Again why not? Do they [NHRA] want to run off all the rest of stock and super stock? These are questions I'm not sure of but I am sure of one thing. NHRA has not done this because they didn't know what they were doing. They knew exactly what they were doing and how it would affect all of us .

IHRA does have a lot of classes to prevent this type of thing.Then,people complain because there are too many classes.Just goes to show that it is IMPOSSIBLE to make EVERYONE happy.

Nevertheless,if any racer truly feels that they are not getting a fair shake from NHRA,then why doesn't anybody show up at some of the IHRA races?

For example,in June at Joliet,there will probably be close to 100 Stockers for an NHRA Divisional.The following week,there is an IHRA Sportsnationals at Byron,and I doubt if 20 cars will even show up.WHY?

I have tried to support BOTH sanctioning bodies,because when the day comes where there is only one left,NOBODY is going to be happy with the ultimate outcome!

(DISCLAIMER:This is not personal to anybody.All I'm saying is that if you support the NHRA Division race at Joliet,you should consider supporting the IHRA race at Byron the following weekend.Without a better turnout at Byron,I'm afraid it might be their last year there.)

[Beth Denysenko]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

IHRA does have a lot of classes to prevent this type of thing.Then,people complain because there are too many classes.Just goes to show that it is IMPOSSIBLE to make EVERYONE happy.

Nevertheless,if any racer truly feels that they are not getting a fair shake from NHRA,then why doesn't anybody show up at some of the IHRA races?

For example,in June at Joliet,there will probably be close to 100 Stockers for an NHRA Divisional.The following week,there is an IHRA Sportsnationals at Byron,and I doubt if 20 cars will even show up.WHY?

I have tried to support BOTH sanctioning bodies,because when the day comes where there is only one left,NOBODY is going to be happy with the ultimate outcome!

(DISCLAIMER:This is not personal to anybody.All I'm saying is that if you support the NHRA Division race at Joliet,you should consider supporting the IHRA race at Byron the following weekend.Without a better turnout at Byron,I'm afraid it might be their last year there.)

+1 here Daryl - by not supporting both, when we only have one playground left to play on, we will really see what the surviving sanctioning body thinks of us.

[X-TECH MAN]

[QUOTE=442OLDS;178771]IHRA does have a lot of classes to prevent this type of thing.Then,people complain because there are too many classes.Just goes to show that it is IMPOSSIBLE to make EVERYONE happy.

Nevertheless,if any racer truly feels that they are not getting a fair shake from NHRA,then why doesn't anybody show up at some of the IHRA races?

One word...............EGO's. The die hard NHRA guys wouldnt show up at an IHRA race if the race was in thier back yard and free entry.