What would U change @ IHRA

[Mike Taylor 3601]

I haven't forgotten 1988 or 9-11,Billy Meyer was disliked as much as Bin Laden by IHRA class racers That's probaly why he had to move IHRA to Waco ,Tx. cause Bristol probaly was'nt a safe place for him to be.Billy Meyer dropped stk.,S/S and Modified in 1988, replaced w/.90 classes 7.90-12.90 was bad move.I remember back then alot of guys were diehard IHRA and wouldn't even consider racing NHRA so, SCRA was started had Moroso,I remember as one sponsor,Had race@MT Park ClayCity,Ky. Meyer got out I think had a group racers/investors?Carlton Phillips,Jim Ruth,Sonny Leonard,Ted Jones maybe? bought it moved back
to bristol put all back like it was then no class cars were showing up all were mad &racing with SCRA
(sportsman class racers association). Ted Jones was one of owners ,I think, but he made deal to buy
SCRA and "merge" with IHRA , no one has seen it since.
10.5 class put in modified, Have traditional mod/comp type classes maybe add some of "fastest street
car classes" but this goes against my traditional class racing beliefs.
Mike Taylor 3601
I keep hear NHRA&IHRA say class car counts are strong I know we could be dinosaurs Knowledge of class racing has fell severe last 20 years average racers/fans don't even know we exist.Went to IHRA pro am @MT.Park 3-5 tech guys, Hank Blakenship was only one there I know has any class knowledge,others I don't know if they even knew whatStk.S/S was not being negative towards them I just felt they didn't know class,they looked @safety stuff that was it.

[THE LEGEND]

Ya'll keep asking for a mod or a 10.5 class. They will never work because of CUBIC DOLLARS. You will have 1 or 2 dominate and run everyone off.

T/S and T/D are here to stay even NHRA is running them now.
Fans like them because they are fast.

Chip

[Mike Taylor 3601]

Not much of fan of anything but class racing It's the way it was and I liked it that way.LOL!Greg sure got lot of discussion going. It's fun to say what we would do if we were in charge but no way no how would I want be in that position or be tech man. I don't want to see anyones class,took away as long as they have high winding stick, lets keep it.LOL! I love drag racing always have always will ,all classes,categories etc..
Mike Taylor 3601
PS. Chip did you win 11.90 or 12.90 championship in 1988? Some reason that popped in my head or was Chip Somebodyelse?

[Charley Downing]

You can’t save a sinking ship. Their lack of fire safety equipment at pro am is just stupid. The last points race in div 5 the news chopper was at the track before the fire team and if that person would not have be able to get out himself he would have burned to death. That is just inexcusable. The lack of tech at IHRA meets. Hank is great, one of the best but he needs to be able to train four to five more guys that know what to look for. When other racer can see people cheating you have a problem. This is why IHRA has such a bad rap. People can live with crate motor cars and other crazy class cars like that, but when you have bigger issues like the ones above you will never succeed.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Angela Macy

I would first fire whoever created their website and then have one a little more user friendly one created. Grrr!! ((trying to find something and can't))

Ditto, must have been a ten year old kid. It's a mess. Website Jam, I guess.

[Angela Macy]

I would like to applaud myself for finding a creative way to say what I wanted to say without really saying it - like one of those read in between the lines type things Some of you know what I'm talking about - ha ha.

[Mike Galuk]

Pothole, THEY DON'T HAVE COMP(LOL) Mike

[THE LEGEND]

Mike,
It was 11.90.
I still say Billy had good ideas just bad timing.
Chip

[bkj1976]

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

I say cut sportsman classes back to Stk.,S/S,H/R,S/R,Q/R add back a Modified/Comp. type elim.,Take T/S,T/D, ET.out of Natl's why run bracket cars at national event?Anouncers need to be knowledgable of
Stk.,S/S and explain these cars so their people who don't know will learn.I remember the way it was you
class raced if you wanted to go faster you moved up through them stock to T/AD or bracket raced.To many choices takes car counts down in each class.I like change especially when they change it back to the way I liked to start with.
Mike Taylor 3601

I agree with removing ET but not T/S,T/D.I'm a big fan of STK,SS but what do you think they do during elim unless running in the same class?Bracket race.

[cambria]

Chip I was not just talking about running at night at the Rock at that time of the year.I know it gets slick late in the season it is during the summer when at 8pm they stop or even 9 and there are still several good hours when they could run sportsman especially when they know it is going to rain the next day and the sportsmen take it in the *** by racing late sunday when they could have run friday and saturday night after the pros