[Klem Kadiddlehopper]

Fans ain't going to get much of a show in Canada this weekend.

Only 14 Pro Stock and 9 Pro Mods.

I can remember when there used to be over 30 of each trying to make 16 car fields.
Not that long ago.

 

[promodvette]

Looks like a very good showing for an IHRA race.

 

[Harper 68]

market

 

[Drag Racer 345D]

Have raced alot of IHRA over the years. Dont know why they are trying to fix something that aint broke!

 

[slantzilla]

Isn't that the race that the P/S cars boycotted last year? 1 guy showed up and won it with 1 pass. Moved into the Top 10 in points too.

 

[feetfirst]

Isn't that the race that the P/S cars boycotted last year? 1 guy showed up and won it with 1 pass. Moved into the Top 10 in points too.

Ummm....no........that was way out west. This race is just over the border from michigan!!!

 

[Chpwags]

Aren't the PMRA also running at that event, which could be an extra 16 pro mods for the fans.

 

[twotonejr]

yea, its pretty said...........look at the race in Edmonton when there was no pro stock or pro mods

 

[promodvette]

No that was Edmonton...which is a stupid race anyways. Ed Hoover was really the only traveling pro mod....2500 miles, 1 way.

 

[feetfirst]

With this new passport law in effect June 1, it cant be helping.......

 

[Rracing3218]

When the boss says we dont need ya we dont want ya why would you come?instead lets replace them with circus actsAaron:the only class we need is top fuelwhen the ADRL blows by them.I knew it was over the day norwalk announced it would go to NHRA and neither have been the same since.The last world nationals was one of the best races ive been to in my life with 50 or 60 pro mods and 30 or 40 pro stocks and a 6.80 bump in top sportsmanman them were the dayz.I remeber me and my dad walking through the sportsman pits talkin to super stock freinds and they called 8.90 and there were cars backed up past the scoreboards on the bud side.The whole race felt like the last one and it wasdumbass IHRA

 

[Klem Kadiddlehopper]

Whoever is in charge of IHRA now is obviously not in touch with the fan base or the racers.

3-4 years ago there were 20 something each pro stock and pro mod.

 

[Paul Stud]

no doubt about it, getting worse. BUT no matter how low the car counts, they are still charging gate fees in excess of 55 bucks (120 for the weekend) in canada. stupid part about it is i bet 35,000 people go throughout the weekend. since they axed the second ontario race in cayuga, its all there is. no nhra, no other chance to see nitro, etc. i'd argue it will make more money than 2 or 3 american ihra races.

i stopped going to the grand bend race... im not paying that kind of coin for one day for 7 fuel cars, no nitro funnys, and a bus that shoots fireworks.

 

[Klem Kadiddlehopper]

no doubt about it, getting worse. BUT no matter how low the car counts, they are still charging gate fees in excess of 55 bucks (120 for the weekend) in canada. stupid part about it is i bet 35,000 people go throughout the weekend. since they axed the second ontario race in cayuga, its all there is. no nhra, no other chance to see nitro, etc. i'd argue it will make more money than 2 or 3 american ihra races.

i stopped going to the grand bend race... im not paying that kind of coin for one day for 7 fuel cars, no nitro funnys, and a bus that shoots fireworks.

Maybe next year they will have elephants that shoot fireworks out of their ass?

 

[1badazzride2]

With the economy - IHRA wasn't able to get a sponsor to support Funny cars this year. Sad I know but if you cant get the money its hard to have it. ADRL put a hurt on them to with several Pro Mod / Pro Stock teams going over there.

As for Canada - And its counts, ITS A Phucking Pain in the ass going over the border, crossing is the easy part, coming back is the nightmare. Thats why I dont go over, and why many other people / teams dont go.

 

[jackass14]

When the boss says we dont need ya we dont want ya why would you come?instead lets replace them with circus acts

That says alot of it right there....

 

[mach9]

If somebody don't take over and get Polburn out of there, IHRA won't exist in 2 more years. Very sad. Except for the Billy Meyer debacle, it has always been a very good organization. No more.