2010 IHRA National Event Schedule

Ed Carpenter · 11-10-2009, 03:11 PM

Crandall and Tulsa are gone. Looks like D4 races are going to do alot of traveling if you want to run IHRA next year.

2010 IHRA Nitro Jam Schedule

Jan. 29-30 (Fri-Sat) Palm Beach International Raceway West Palm Beach, FL
March 6-7 (Sat-Sun) State Capital Raceway Baton Rouge, LA
May 1-2 (Sat-Sun) Rockingham Dragway Rockingham, NC
June 18-19 (Fri-Sat) Rocky Mountain Raceways Salt Lake City, UT
June 25-27 (Fri-Sat-Sun) Castrol Raceway Edmonton, ALB *
July 16-18 (Fri-Sat-Sun) Grand Bend Motorplex Grand Bend, ONT *
TBD U.S. 131 Motorsports Park Martin, MI
Aug. 28-29 (Sat-Sun) Maryland International Raceway Budds Creek, MD
Sep. 11-12 (Sat-Sun) New England Dragway Epping, NH
Oct. 15-16 (Fri-Sat) Virginia Motorsports Park Richmond, VA

Marc Kinton · 11-10-2009, 03:55 PM

Reading the "entire" article it states that Crandell is not gonna have a Nitro Jam but will still be part of the sportsman series. Sounds like they may still have a divisional race.

John Kelley · 11-10-2009, 07:50 PM

Dumping Crandall was DUMB !!!!
I guess ihra does not want a race in the BIG DFW market ??
I was going to join ihra........no use wasting the $$ now....... :-)

442OLDS · 11-10-2009, 10:10 PM

TBD U.S. 131 Motorsports Park Martin, MI

Maybe I'm reading into this too much,but normally,if dates haven't been decided...it says TBA
"TO BE ANNOUNCED"

To me,TBD means "TO BE DETERMINED",as if it hasn't been decided by somebody to have a race there?

Maybe they want to have a NATIONAL event instead?

They seem concerned about making sure the 1000ft is all concrete.

http://www.us131motorsportspark.com/readmore.asp?id=170

BobOrme · 11-11-2009, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Kelley

Dumping Crandall was DUMB !!!!
I guess ihra does not want a race in the BIG DFW market ??
I was going to join ihra........no use wasting the $$ now....... :-)

The IHRA Crandall National event this year was scheduled on the same weekend as the NHRA Heartland Park National event. That timing was almost fatal for the Dallas track. Topeka drew far more sportsman entries from the area....it wasn't even close. The front gate at Dallas was also abysmal.

The facility is IHRA National caliber, and they may well have had the option to try hosting a Nitro Jam event in 2010. If offered the same scenario for next year as was this year, I would have, as a track operator, turned it down.

While on the subject of scheduling, the Utah Nitro Jam event for 2010 is scheduled for the same weekend as what is traditionally the LODRS event at Bandimere. The NHRA Div 5 schedule hasn't been released, but if the Bandimere LODRS is on the same weekend, Utah will be hurt.

Ed Wright · 11-11-2009, 09:52 AM

Crandall is a nice little track. Operative word: little. It was almost too small to park all the IHRA div racers. Some were in the mud. It's a nice little local bracket track, they need more room. It won't hold enough race rigs for an NHRA div 4 race. Imho, it's laid out a little strange. I think IHRA needs it. I probably won't run IHRA next year. I'm going to miss them. I really like the officials. Nice friendly folks.
Sure looks like a lot of towing miles.

Don't get me wrong, I really like the Div 4 NHRA officials too. Chuck Nelson and Wesley are the best.
Don is almost talking to me now. The other tech guys are great, I just can't remember all their names. (I'm old)

dcm933 · 11-12-2009, 02:23 PM

Does anybody know why Mr. Earwood isn't coming back for the World Finals?? Maybe it's a little selfish..but it's so close to home..lol..I also understand that Virginia is back with IHRA..(thank goodness)..but why not keep Rock for the fall and add Virginia as a seperate entity...this may be a shot in the dark..as I don't know any of the facts..just sounds reasonable..lol

Michael Beard · 11-12-2009, 04:53 PM

Saturation of the market. Comp+ article: http://www.competitionplus.com/index...-morning-news2

sterling simmons jr · 11-12-2009, 05:41 PM

Travis,
Rockingham Raceway needs alot of work. Track and Pits. I have raced there 20 plus years and no improvement. They need to spend some money.

THE LEGEND · 11-12-2009, 06:21 PM

I was told Rockingham would have a fall race (SPORTSNATS MAYBE)???????? I think VMP World Finals was one of those "throw the dog a bone" deals to get them to switch. I also heard Earwood was willing to give up that race to help with the VMP deal. We lost 1 Rockingham race but gained an awesome facility in VMP. It has to help with the future of IHRA.
Chip

11-10-2009, 03:11 PM	#1
Ed Carpenter Live Reporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dripping Springs, Tx Posts: 2,709 Likes: 186 Liked 520 Times in 132 Posts	2010 IHRA National Event Schedule Crandall and Tulsa are gone. Looks like D4 races are going to do alot of traveling if you want to run IHRA next year. 2010 IHRA Nitro Jam Schedule Jan. 29-30 (Fri-Sat) Palm Beach International Raceway West Palm Beach, FL March 6-7 (Sat-Sun) State Capital Raceway Baton Rouge, LA May 1-2 (Sat-Sun) Rockingham Dragway Rockingham, NC June 18-19 (Fri-Sat) Rocky Mountain Raceways Salt Lake City, UT June 25-27 (Fri-Sat-Sun) Castrol Raceway Edmonton, ALB * July 16-18 (Fri-Sat-Sun) Grand Bend Motorplex Grand Bend, ONT * TBD U.S. 131 Motorsports Park Martin, MI Aug. 28-29 (Sat-Sun) Maryland International Raceway Budds Creek, MD Sep. 11-12 (Sat-Sun) New England Dragway Epping, NH Oct. 15-16 (Fri-Sat) Virginia Motorsports Park Richmond, VA __________________ Ed Carpenter 2005 Chevy Cobalt A/SM Race Engine Development

11-10-2009, 03:55 PM	#2
Marc Kinton Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Youngsville, NC Posts: 326 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 2010 IHRA National Event Schedule Reading the "entire" article it states that Crandell is not gonna have a Nitro Jam but will still be part of the sportsman series. Sounds like they may still have a divisional race.

11-10-2009, 07:50 PM	#3
John Kelley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tightwad,TEXAS Posts: 911 Likes: 6 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: 2010 IHRA National Event Schedule Dumping Crandall was DUMB !!!! I guess ihra does not want a race in the BIG DFW market ?? I was going to join ihra........no use wasting the $$ now....... :-)

11-10-2009, 10:10 PM	#4
442OLDS VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Elgin,IL Posts: 1,339 Likes: 5 Liked 282 Times in 103 Posts	Re: 2010 IHRA National Event Schedule TBD U.S. 131 Motorsports Park Martin, MI Maybe I'm reading into this too much,but normally,if dates haven't been decided...it says TBA "TO BE ANNOUNCED" To me,TBD means "TO BE DETERMINED",as if it hasn't been decided by somebody to have a race there? Maybe they want to have a NATIONAL event instead? They seem concerned about making sure the 1000ft is all concrete. http://www.us131motorsportspark.com/readmore.asp?id=170 Last edited by 442OLDS; 11-10-2009 at 10:34 PM.

11-11-2009, 09:52 AM	#6
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: 2010 IHRA National Event Schedule Crandall is a nice little track. Operative word: little. It was almost too small to park all the IHRA div racers. Some were in the mud. It's a nice little local bracket track, they need more room. It won't hold enough race rigs for an NHRA div 4 race. Imho, it's laid out a little strange. I think IHRA needs it. I probably won't run IHRA next year. I'm going to miss them. I really like the officials. Nice friendly folks. Sure looks like a lot of towing miles. Don't get me wrong, I really like the Div 4 NHRA officials too. Chuck Nelson and Wesley are the best. Don is almost talking to me now. The other tech guys are great, I just can't remember all their names. (I'm old) __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

11-12-2009, 02:23 PM	#7
dcm933 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 46 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 2010 IHRA National Event Schedule Does anybody know why Mr. Earwood isn't coming back for the World Finals?? Maybe it's a little selfish..but it's so close to home..lol..I also understand that Virginia is back with IHRA..(thank goodness)..but why not keep Rock for the fall and add Virginia as a seperate entity...this may be a shot in the dark..as I don't know any of the facts..just sounds reasonable..lol __________________ Travis Womble, Jr. D/CM 933

11-12-2009, 04:53 PM	#8
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: 2010 IHRA National Event Schedule Saturation of the market. Comp+ article: http://www.competitionplus.com/index...-morning-news2 __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

11-12-2009, 05:41 PM	#9
sterling simmons jr Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chesterfield,Va. Posts: 380 Likes: 243 Liked 138 Times in 28 Posts	Re: 2010 IHRA National Event Schedule Travis, Rockingham Raceway needs alot of work. Track and Pits. I have raced there 20 plus years and no improvement. They need to spend some money. __________________ Sterling Simmons jr 1131 STK

11-12-2009, 06:21 PM	#10
THE LEGEND VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fayetteville, n.c. Posts: 1,411 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 2010 IHRA National Event Schedule I was told Rockingham would have a fall race (SPORTSNATS MAYBE)???????? I think VMP World Finals was one of those "throw the dog a bone" deals to get them to switch. I also heard Earwood was willing to give up that race to help with the VMP deal. We lost 1 Rockingham race but gained an awesome facility in VMP. It has to help with the future of IHRA. Chip