ValiantRacing
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This is interesting NHRA has a race scheduled there.
IHRA buys Maple Grove
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Just Send It
There goes the neighborhood!
Wow...Leah Martin and her team have been making some moves lately.
I thought I heard that Kenny Koretsky bought it.
National Trails this spring. What's going on???
Just Send It
There goes the neighborhood!
I'm not sure who's been finding this funding, but Leah and Darryl Cuttell have been spending money like drunken sailors lately.
Seems it's true.
the Koretsky family did buy it. Now the IHRA owns it and according to their official statement the Koretsky family will still be operating the track.
Also, IHRA leadership just posted that they had reached out to the NHRA to work out a cooperative agreement to host the NHRA national event at Maple Grove this September. Not surprisingly NHRA leadership wouldn't even talk with them about it. NHRA instead moved the event to US 131 Motorsports Park.
MMissile
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NHRA has been shitting the sportsman racers for many decades. They've always paid the bills. Now...all these guys and money, will be welcomed where they're appreciated.
I said 10 years ago, NHRA has about 10-20 years of life left.
I said 10 years ago, NHRA has about 10-20 years of life left.
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I agree. Let's hope the racers that have been "married" to the NHRA for decades, while NHRA s**t on them, will support the IHRA.
It's been a long time since a "Wally" appealed to me. Many, many years ago, it had some prestige. To some, it still does. I used to run Stock with a partner. We eventually ran more local S/SS combo races, than NHRA events. My partner had several from before I knew him. He lost his attraction to them (as I did), when we did combo races in one day, the money was better, and we didn't have to deal with the NHRA's baloney.
I hope the competition is good for both of them.
I read a bunch of comments on another site where the local racers were complaining/fretting about the possibility of having to go the 1/8 mile instead of 1/4 mile. Nobody said what class they were in but i assume bracket racers.
Just Send It
There goes the neighborhood!
With land costs, maintenance costs, and liability insurance rates being as high as they are, I get the feeling that more tracks will be moving to 1/8th mile in the future.
Perhaps the IHRA sees the writing on the wall and is hanging their hat on it.
I don't know...I'm just glad that there's at least someone out there that still wants to invest in drag racing. Hopefully I can see it pass on to the next generation.
Perhaps the IHRA sees the writing on the wall and is hanging their hat on it.
I don't know...I'm just glad that there's at least someone out there that still wants to invest in drag racing. Hopefully I can see it pass on to the next generation.
ValiantRacing
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I have always raced 1/4 mile, bracket racing and i race Stock Eliminator, but i am done with NHRA, i will not be renewing my membership next year. we don't have any place to race around here anymore, i would rather race 1/8 than have my cars sit in the garage.
33IMP
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I read somewhere, here or B side, that IHRA bought the WDRA. I guess that means that the only track in socal I haven't raced on is now IHRA. (Street Legal, in Perris ca).
I love it! Gonna head out there as soon as I can. I think next race is next year however. A four second race is better than no race!
This is the first time IHRA has been in southern california, and I LOVE having an alternative to the (f$#king) nhra!
I love it! Gonna head out there as soon as I can. I think next race is next year however. A four second race is better than no race!
This is the first time IHRA has been in southern california, and I LOVE having an alternative to the (f$#king) nhra!
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TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
I tow an extra hour and fifteen minutes down here in Florida to go to the Orlando Speedworld track rather than the NHRA-owned Gainesville track (plus $39 in turnpike tolls!) It is hard to describe how much better it is run. The overall atmosphere at Orlando just feels more fun. The track prep I can't tell a difference as the avatar has more tire than it should for an 11.0 sec car. At Gainesville, you are kept in the dark as to what is happening when, most PA speakers don't work(!), the scales haven't been open during a bracket race in the 2 years I've lived here, etc, etc. One race night finished at like 3:00am or something!! You're in the middle of time runs or eliminations and suddenly the track shuts down for no apparent reason. And of course no communication why. It's as if they begrudgingly hold bracket races - the backbone of the little guys racing.
IMO, Orlando has a completely different vibe. Very well run, things move right along, you know what is happening when, etc, etc. Heck, this past September we actually had a rainout after round 1 for all classes so they split the purses and gave everyone still in their fair slice. Buyback guys got their $$ back. Stuff like that aljust adds to the aura there.
I don't know what the new Milan (Darana?) Dragway is like but when Perry owned it, it was a great place to race as well.
33IMP
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I think Perris is about 60 miles or so from my place in california.
That's a bit better than the alternatives, Barona in Dago is 110, Bakersfield is 180 the route I take. Of course that doesn't count the nhra track that is five miles away..... that I can't use.
Until a couple years ago I had a 1/4 about 20 miles in one direction, and an 1/8 about the same in the opposite direction. Both are closed for good.
I think I'm gonna enjoy trying 330 ft, no prep. Tire size should be sufficient.
Super cool! IHRA is also rumored to be looking at buying Atlanta Dragway in Commerce Georgia and reopening it. I hope they do.
Thanks for the information. I would personally rather see stock-bodied cars run each other over Dragsters, Funny cars & even Pro-Stock cars. I guess NHRA thinks THAT's where the money is.
See Ya NHRA, hello IHRA.
I am local to Maple Grove, and my thoughts are for the weekly bracket racer, nothing will change. They have been bracket racing 1/8 mile for years, like New Media. The problem with the 1/8 mile race at Maple Grove, is there isn't a good early turn off so you have to go to the end of the track. So it doesn't save any time. I heard that the Nostalgia racers were upset, because they don't want to race 1/8 mile. But the past year the big nostalgia race was 1/4 mile.
B3422w5
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That’s because IHRA has said all the stuff they do will be run on the 1/8.
Things like stock, super stock, .90 stuff, etc.
I hope IHRA changes that stance. Stupid idea.
9secRR
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from what i have heard, my home track is still going to run 1/4 mile and IHRA is fine with that.
I agree with @MMissile, NHRA has been dumping on the Sportsman racers for decades. My personal experience with them dates back to the 80's and it wasn't very good then and only gotten worse. My former partner and I switched over to IHRA over 20 years ago and never looked back. I just hope that IHRA comes back into the southern parts of the states.
Gomer Pyle
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I haven't raced the Keystone Nats in years but was hoping to run the Dutch this coming year and possibly the divisional if I have the car ready so this is a big disappointment for me. The Dutch is the fastest air at a Div 1 Stock/Superstock race and now it's gone.
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