It appears something is going down with IHRA. Anyone know?

Now most know. I can see that all the people who were saying it would never work are happy today. I will never understand people who want something that is great for our sport to fail but they were out there.

Drag Illustrated has confirmed that the IHRA has canceled all remaining national events on its 2026 Outlaw Nitro Series schedule. According to series officials, the IHRA will continue sanctioning member tracks and operating its bracket racing Team Finals and World Finals programs. More to come at DragIllustrated.com.

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Originally posted by CURTIS REED:
Now most know. I can see that all the people who were saying it would never work are happy today. I will never understand people who want something that is great for our sport to fail but they were out there.

Absolutely! I want IHRA to survive and that would force NHRA start working harder for the racers. Win, win. We all know that IHRA has been through a lot and the track record is not so great but even still this is new management and like you said I think many want them to fail. You can not blame the past on the new owners.

I did say from the start it appeared to me they were trying to do too much, too fast and I was afraid of them biting off more than they could chew. Still it is their money and they can spend it how they want. I expressed my concerns but never want them to fail. Someone said that Danny Cottrell has tons of money my response to that is you do not get rich by throwing money away. My thinking is at some point they are going to have to make it profitable or stop the bleeding.

It has been confirmed that events were cancelled but there is something else much bigger going on that we do not know exactly what yet. That is why I made the post. I know it is none of my business but Darn it I want to know! Lol.

How much property does he own now that can get anything built on it?? just saying out loud.

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Originally posted by HR3377:
How much property does he own now that can get anything built on it?? just saying out loud.

I was seeing that he was "buying" the properties but if a payment is missed it reverts back to the original owner. Now take my second hand info for what it's worth.

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Originally posted by CURTIS REED:

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Originally posted by HR3377:
How much property does he own now that can get anything built on it?? just saying out loud.

I was seeing that he was "buying" the properties but if a payment is missed it reverts back to the original owner. Now take my second hand info for what it's worth.

So if that's the case then the seller is holding the note and not a bank. That actually makes sense considering how much property he has bought.

Yes Steve that’s what I had seen written as the details.

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Originally posted by CURTIS REED:
Now most know. I can see that all the people who were saying it would never work are happy today. I will never understand people who want something that is great for our sport to fail but they were out there.

There are some that root for it to fail but I think most looked with clear eyes to see this was getting too surreal to be true. Tired of seeing the sportsman side of drag racing constantly in turmoil. The major sponsors of these series have to be getting tired of the turmoil too.