Buy Back Rounds

I went to my first race at a IHRA track last weekend at NorwalkNORWALK Raceway OHIO,My home track is a NHRA track if you loose first round you may Buy Back in at both tracks,But at my home track you go right back in the staging lanes with every one else i don't think thats fair why should I have to race some one iv already beaten once.At the IHRA track all the Buy Backs are put in a lane together till one is left.Is this a differance between IHRA and NHRA or is it just track management.tell me what you think.

never heard of such a thing except in a Gambler's race.......

my home track is NHRA again, after being IHRA for 8 or 9 years. when it was IHRA, first round buy back's were allowed, but got no points for subsequent round wins, and had to race only other "buy back's". The last guy left went to the final four ladder, to race the "best light" bye runner, if there was one, or the "best ET" car, and a chance to get paid round or win money.
Now, under NHRA, all the buy back's get right back in line, and race staging lane order until the final 4, then the ladder is set by ET with lane choice by best light. Those of us, in super pro (elect. combo) or sportsman ET (foot brake) that are chasing division points, don't care much for this system but it puts more money in the track owners pocket, so we are stuck with it. The track is still racing under a "provisional" sanction from NHRA, so the District director of competition (div. 2 ) will not even get involved. It's just more political bull stuff. Seems to me, that if you ain't a pro in the show, you ain't shit to the NHRA.
It's a good thing Mr. Parks is gone, I don't think he would have liked what the NHRA has become, at the local level. JMHO, Paul

Seems like pure bs to a points racer. Why not through all the buy backs in a different bracket and let them race each other? No wonder street racing is making such a strong comeback!!!

I've been to NHRA and IHRA tracks that operate both ways. I figure most tracks put the buy backs back into the same class because it is easier than pairing an additional "class" of cars. I just go with the flow, but man it sucks when you beat a guy first round and then he gets you second round.

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Nice to no that im not the only one who feels this way,put all buy backs in one lane till lasts man or woman is left stading,if three cars are left one being the surviving buy back and the other two have not yet bought back in yet the original last buy back should race the looser of that round then go to the final where I can open a can of WOOOOOPASS on ya:3dSMILE:.But it's all about the$$$$$$$$$ I'v seen it more when attendence is low,I dont have a problem with a gamblers race HELL thats why it's called a Gamblers race.But don't mess with the points chasers.some peaple may read this and say quit:CRY: and go to a nother track,what and miss the chance to beat some one twice in one day,I would talk so much trash about that thay would have to get a dump truck to hall it all away.