IHRA cancels some 2026 events (16 Viewers)

[Brutus26]

Joe, sadly its probably going to involve a lot of people and in the end many who enjoyed the IHRA lose.

And even more sadly. The lawyers will come out in front ($) more than the racers.

 

[mick]

bring lawyers, guns and money

 

[Dennis]

not at liberty to say where i saw/heard this, but i believe there is a pending federal lawsuit.
pretty sure that may be part, and maybe a big part, of this story.

There was a case but it looks like NHRA settled it in May.

Are you talking about a new case? Who are the plaintiffs?

 

[ironpony]

Read on another forum referencing information that it looks like the IHRA will have a new owner shortly and no one will be getting paid from previous events.

 

[Butch]

Bill Bader? We could only wish.

 

[NitroLuver]

There was a case but it looks like NHRA settled it in May.

Are you talking about a new case? Who are the plaintiffs?

Mike said it was a federal lawsuit.

I could be wrong, but any lawsuits brought against the IHRA wouldn't be a federal case would it? I don't know anything about the NHRA case you're referencing but that wouldn't be federal either. I wouldn't think.

When I hear federal case I think, racketeering, monopoly, or something along those lines. Maybe wire fraud could get the feds invovled as it relates to this mess.

I wonder if Mike is referencing something up the food chain above the IHRA. maybe something to do with Darana or whoever, or whatever was funding the IHRA until the end?

 

[Under_Pressure]

Saw a post from a Christopher Eager who apparently is/was an IHRA divisional director saying that he has been let go. Apparently a few weeks ago he was given a choice of leaving or taking a 40% pay cut. He took the pay cut. Now he was told he doesn't have a choice. Would say that probably doesn't bode well for the remaining sportsman stuff.