The International Hot Rod Association also known as IHRA is the 2nd largest drag racing sanctioning body after the NHRA. Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. ihra. jpg
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The Carrier Era
The IHRA was formed in November 1970 by businessman Larry Carrier. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Throughout this period the organization was operated primarily in the south-eastern United States from its headquarters in Bristol, Tennessee. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The IHRA initially followed the NHRA's professional class structure of Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock until the 1984 season when it decided to drop the premier Top Fuel category, an arrangement that only lasted three years before the class was reinstated for the 1987 season. Top-Fuel Racing is a class of Drag racing in which the cars are run on a maximum of 90% Nitromethane and about 10% Methanol (also known as racing alcohol Funny Car is a Drag racing car class In the USA other "professional" classes are Top Fuel, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle. Pro Stock Drag Racing is a class of Drag racing featuring 'Factory Hot-Rods ' Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Carrier is also credited with initiating drag racing's, now ended, long-term sponsorship association with the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's Winston brand. R J Reynolds Tobacco Company ( RJR) based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and founded by R Winston Cigarettes are manufactured for or by RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company or its newer incarnation as RJR Nabisco and/or its affiliates
1988-98
IHRA headquarters briefly moved to Waco, Texas in 1988 after it was purchased by Texan racer and track operator Billy Meyer who made many changes to the organization, some of which proved controversial amongst racers such as completely restructuring the sportsman classes overnight. Waco (ˈweɪkoʊ is a city in and the County seat of McLennan County, Texas. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Another radical change came as a result of Meyer's ownership of the Texas Motorplex, considered then to be the premier drag racing facility in the world. The Texas Motorplex is a quarter mile Drag racing facility located in Ennis, Texas. The Motorplex had previously been the NHRA's flagship track but for 1988 it hosted two IHRA national events and was the site of Top Fuel's first 4 second run by Eddie Hill. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Eddie Hill (born March 6, 1936) is a retired American drag racer who won numerous Drag racing championships on land and water Other changes included the addition of a 'junior' Pro Stock class for small-block and V6 engines, named Factory Modified, which lasted until the end of the 1990 season. The cylinder block or engine block is a machined casting (or sometimes an assembly of modules containing cylindrically bored holes for the Pistons of a multi-cylinder A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of three cylinders Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) However, financial failure meant that Meyer's reign lasted just one year before the association was again sold on.
In 1990 an all new class, Pro Modified, was introduced which has since become a feature at IHRA events and has become one of drag racing’s most successful classes enjoying popularity in both North America and Europe. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Pro Modified, also known as Pro Mod, is a class or division in the sport of Drag racing which began in the IHRA sanctioning body During this period Pro Modified became the IHRA's main asset in its recovery from the 1988 season that had nearly destroyed it. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
However the nitromethane powered Funny Car class was dropped for the 1991 season only the be reinstated for 1992 before being dropped again, not to return until 2006. Nitromethane is an Organic compound with the chemical formula CH3NO2 Funny Car is a Drag racing car class In the USA other "professional" classes are Top Fuel, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Bill Bader and Clear Channel
In 1998 the organization was purchased by Bill Bader who significantly expanded the promotion in the Great Lakes from his headquarters in Norwalk, Ohio. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Norwalk is a city in Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16238 at the 2000 census. He sold the IHRA to Clear Channel Communications, but remained as president until his retirement in October 2004. Clear Channel Communications is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The headquarters remain in Norwalk which was once the site of the IHRA's flagship World Nationals event. Beginning in 2007, IHRA's World Nationals will be held at a newly constructed drag racing facility on the campus of Mansfield Motorsports Park (due to Norwalk Raceway Park's new affiliation the NHRA). "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Mansfield is located about 30 miles south of Norwalk.
Outside the Continental USA
In addition to tracks in 30 states in the continental United States, IHRA oversees tracks in Canada, Hawaii, and Aruba. Despite the "international" in its name the IHRA was for years based solely in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the However, in recent years the organization has made significant inroads north of the border. The IHRA's first major event in Canada was a one-off in 1992 at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario but it wasn't until later in the decade that Canadian events became the regular fixtures they are today. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Toronto Motorsports Park is a dragway and 3 kilometer roadcourse racing facility in Haldimand County, near the town of Cayuga Ontario, Canada. Cayuga is a village in the province of Ontario, Canada located at the intersection of Highway 3 and Munsee Street and along the Grand River in
The IHRA is now the premiere motorsports sanctioning body in Canada, holding three national drag racing events. Two events are hosted in the province of Ontario (Toronto and Grand Bend) and one in Alberta (Edmonton).
In addition to Canada, there are IHRA tracks outside the Continental USA in Hawaii (Hilo Dragstrip), Alaska (Alaska Raceway Park), and Aruba (International Raceway Park Aruba).
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