Off topic, sort of related, the AHRA is coming back for the 2018 season. It is going to give the IHRA a run for it's money. I am trying to get a local outlaw track sanctioned with the AHRA, and I am really liking what I am seeing and hearing so far. I can foresee the IHRA not being in "second place" in the next few years. Granted, there is about a dozen smaller groups that would be of similar size to the AHRA. But, they are not governing bodies.
Now, back on topic... The IHRA email that came out yesterday states that Mike Dunn is only a consultant now, and will be doing other things outside of the IHRA and drag racing. The way I see it, they have given him a check so that they can use his name to save face. In my opinion, Mike Dunn was only a pretty face in the window, with a big name the whole time. He had no pull, and all of the levers were being pulled by someone over his head. President was just a fancy status the no authority I have read that the IHRA office has went from 30 employees a year or two ago, to just 8, currently. The new AHRA is not very far behind that, from what I can see. It looks like doom and gloom for the IHRA in the next few years, if someone else does not purchase them and clear house. IRG does not seem to care about them any longer.