American Hot Rod Association
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American Hot Rod Association, also known as AHRA, and most recently AHRA Motorsports. In late 2008 Rod Saint restarted the AHRA and brought onboard Jim Tice, son of the late Jim Tice Sr., and Troy Moe, nephew of Orville Moe. 2010 was to be the beginning of a new era and season with the 'reunion tour' which was to show case Top Fuel cars along with Sportsman classes. The AHRA was first started in 1956 in kansas and ended in the 80's with Orville Moe and Spokane Raceway Park. After Orville was sued (with the help of Troy Moe), the AHRA was no more. More than 20 years later, after successfully obtaining the rights to the AHRA trademark, Rod Saint restarted the organization in hopes of keeping the AHRA legacy alive and simple with the Sportsman racers in mind, but after bringing Troy Moe into the newly formed organization, things quickly began to go South. Shady deals and broken promises were made, people weren't paid, and racers who did get paid ended up with worthless paper. Although the 2010 reunion season was destroyed, the AHRA still has a small breath of life in it and although the road to recovery seems unthinkable and almost impossible, Rod Saint is pushing forward in an attempt to repair the damage.