I like most of what IHRA is doing as far as trying to bring back tracks and support racers but does not look good firing all the top guys every few months.

Owner can buy all the tracks he wants but IHRA will fail without the right people to run it. Seems to be a revolving door at the top and that isnt good.
Pretty chicken chit to fire him by text message if you ask me

Clown show

I expect Cuttell is a good business man, as his company seems to be pretty darn successful. Then again, maybe he just lucked up and hit it big by being able to fill the needs of different industries at the right time? My assumption is, he's hiring/firing based on what direction he feels his business needs to go, and keeping feelings/personal relationships out of it. I do hate to see so much turnover in such a short period of time though. It brings overall credibility of the organization into question. Really sucks for those he's fired. Firing via text message is pretty chicken sh*t to me as well. More to the story? Maybe so. I plan on racing with IHRA as time and ability allow. As I gather it, they seem to be treating racers pretty good, regardless of what's going on with hirings/firings.

Did you ever wonder just how smart some of these rich guys are when you see the stupid sh** they do?
Where's Knowling?

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My awesome local track XRP is IHRA, I will race all their events but no way in hell will I send money to the IHRA for a membership or racing license just to claim points

How many people have been let go or left now since the restart of IHRA?

Also agree firing someone via text is not professional at best. There are two/three sides to the story for sure but seems the precedent has been set. Didn't they fire the marketing guy as well?

Most everyone agrees that firing someone by Text is not right. But how many of those same people would say it is okay to QUIT by text.......

As for firing someone it is not something to be taken lightly. Often it will take 6 months or more to get a replacement in there and trained to do their job like you want. And during that time you are doing most of the work yourself until they are able to take over and get it done. Then and only then do they really start making you money.

On the other hand it is a sign of a good business man who will cut his losses and move on if the person or business is not performing or making it. For instance Trump has started many businesses and put thousands of people to work at good paying jobs and BILLIONS and BILLIONS into the economy. But 5 of those companies were not performing not going to make it so he cut his losses and shut them down. That is good business and may be what Cuttrell is doing here. I do not know but he has sure fired a lot of people and I would like to see more stability at the top.

Our local and nicest 1/8 track in the country Xtreme raceway park announced today they are making the switch from IHRA to NHRA sanction.
This is awesome news IMO, I guess owner Clyde Scott who also owns Quarter max race cars has had enough of the IHRA Clown show

IMO. Dude can hire and fire all he wants. That is just business. If treat racers like he has so far and gives good place to race it is cool.

Fubby thiunbg is most complain about hiow NHRA treats sportsmen cars. Now that someone else is in and from what I haver seen and been told by lots he treats them lot better, still not happy. Maybe some of you guys should start your own Racing org. and show everyone how it is done.

IMO be happy you can race and have place to do so. Oh wait there are more track today than ever. Not like bunch iof them closing.

I really like a lot of what the new IHRA is doing, new classes, buying tracks, bringing back tracks that had closed.

There are a few things about it that concern me. Like firing a bunch of people he hired. He has got into all different kinds of racing like boats etc and I wonder if he is biting off too much to chew?

Still I hope IHRA succeeds and grows. I think it would make NHRA start treating racers, sponsors and spectators better. For far too long NHRA has felt they were the only game in town and could do what ever they want to us.