IHRA changing to 1/8th mile in 2008?

#16 09-12-2007, 12:26 PM

I wouldn't like 1/8 mile races...but at least its not a countdown

Hey Brian I wouldn't get too all high and mighty, If we had asked you before this season if ihra would have 2 1/8 mile what would you have said then??? Heck your 18% of the way to having an all 1/8 mile series:

#17 09-12-2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Lohnes

No worries...I misunderstood your statement.

I was making the Jason Blair reference as a goof, meaning that your source may have been in a creative mood when passing along the information.

Brian

And I actually just remembered who Jason Blair is! HA!

#18 09-12-2007, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by PJ Sapienza

I wouldn't like 1/8 mile races...but at least its not a countdown

Couldn't agree more PJ..... I didn't like the countdown in theory at the beginning of the year, and I'm liking it less as we are in it.

I can't imagine what the casual fan is going through trying to understand what the heck is going on.

#19 09-12-2007, 12:44 PM

PJ,

No one's getting high and mighty here. I suppose I'd take 18% 1/8 mile as opposed to an 18% cancellation rate. If you had asked me before the season, I probably would have told you that nothing is out of the question, but I would not have been able to predict it...that's for sure.

"When the going gets tough, the tough get weird." -- Hunter S. Thompson

Brian

#20 09-12-2007, 12:58 PM

At least IHRA has the ****s to make a decision on the fly.

Yeah...I was a little freaked out to change our game plan in the middle of a race....but, hey it just makes you a better racer.

What happened in Cayuga...and what happened in San Antonio....are two totally different situations.

One or two 1/8 mile races next year....maybe....at 1/8 mile tracks. I can certainly see that. Give fans in those areas a show they may not otheriwse get to see at all...because they don't have a 1/4 mile track in their area. Why not? New metro areas to expose our brand of drag racing to a new demographic of fans. There are some primo 1/8 mile tracks....that would be awesome to run a national event at. Why not continue to build the sport if we can?

All 1/8 mile....I'm not buying it.

With that said, here is something that I posted on another board about this past weekend:

I'm very glad to be writing this post...........from home....and not still at some track somewhere trying to finish a race for the 4th day in a row.

We're safe....cars are in one piece...and we don't have to make an extra trip anywhere that we hadn't planned on.

Thanks IHRA.

#21 09-12-2007, 01:54 PM

I actually don't think it is a bad idea. It would definitely give them differentiation from other sanctioning bodies, and would help reduce costs, as most parts breakage occurs on the big end. But it would do nothing for their "minor league" image ...

#22 09-12-2007, 02:00 PM

I'm not sure that it would reduce cost. Wouldn't they just make the wick shorter?

#23 09-12-2007, 02:03 PM

why are there two ongoing threads for this same subject?

#24 09-12-2007, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Lohnes

PJ,

No one's getting high and mighty here. I suppose I'd take 18% 1/8 mile as opposed to an 18% cancellation rate. If you had asked me before the season, I probably would have told you that nothing is out of the question, but I would not have been able to predict it...that's for sure.

"When the going gets tough, the tough get weird." -- Hunter S. Thompson

Brian

Didn't mean it as a slam more ironicly funny....I'm going on no cafeine today brain is not fully functional

#25 09-12-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Minick

why are there two ongoing threads for this same subject?

just realized it, I kept wondering why I couldn't see my previous comments. I'm a little slow today

Thats it screw trying to be healthy, I'm merging the threads and kickin back with some Mt Dew.....mmmmmmm caffeine

#26 09-12-2007, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jackee Allen

why do you say that? You know differently? I'm just trying to verify something going around.

If you know much or anything about the IHRA.. i wouldn't dout what Jim tells ya....lol..

Billy

#27 09-12-2007, 02:34 PM

There has been some discussion about running a few IHRA National events at 1/8th mile tracks, but I can't see the whole series going 1/8th mile.

#28 09-12-2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Orme

There has been some discussion about running a few IHRA National events at 1/8th mile tracks, but I can't see the whole series going 1/8th mile.

Well me either Bob....thanks for your input.

Most rumors do start somewhere.

#29 09-12-2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by PJ Sapienza

I'm not sure that it would reduce cost. Wouldn't they just make the wick shorter?

Insurance for the track would be a lot cheaper. There are several events that will run 1/8 because it is easier to get insured.

#30 09-12-2007, 11:07 PM

I have a source that says it ain't gonna happen...

Good job Bobby
Torco Racing Fuel's Competition Plus.com - Drag Racing's Internet Magazine - NO IHRA 1/8 MILE FOR FORMAT FOR '08

IHRA changing to 1/8th mile in 2008?

IHRA changing to 1/8th mile in 2008?

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