May 8-10, 2009 at Pacemakers Dragway Park
(http://www.pacemakersdragway.com/) in Mt. Vernon, OH
The racing will be heads up, arm-drop, grudge match style racing. 1/8mi runs.
No brackets, no eliminations, no winners. Run what ya brung.

 

SPECTATORS WELCOME!!!!
Camping at the track is encouraged and included with admission. (Space permitting)

$10 general admission (good all weekend)
$20 if you want to run your car (good all weekend)
Vendors fee is $20/spot (10ft wide)

Gates open at 4pm on friday. Test and Tune 5pm-10pm.
Saturday racing starts at 9am to mid-night
Sunday use for a pack-up and leave day

 

Racing and Car/Bike show is open to all pre-1972 american cars and "Traditional Style" bikes.


The racing will be heads up, arm-drop, grudge match style racing.
1/8mi runs. No brackets, no eliminations, no winners. Run what ya brung.
Line up with whoever. You are racing against yourself or whoever you pick.
Run as many times as you are willing to wait in line.
Awards (if any) are at Road Devils descretion.

This event is meant to be just for fun racing and to allow the average joe to get on the track and thrash on their car without the intimidation factor that is normally present with stuctured races.
We hope that it brings a feeling of nostalgia similar to when drag strips
first started opening their doors to the local hot rodders.

Taillight:a functional light must be visible from the rear of the car.
This eliminates all references to night racing only, meaning a light must be functional at all times.

Helmet; Drivers in all 13.99 (*8.59 1/8 mile) or quicker cars and all dune-buggy type vehicles running 14.00 (*8.60 1/8 mile)
or slower must wear a helmet meeting Snell K98, 2000, 2005, or
SFI 31.1A, 31.2A, 31.1/2005, 41.1A, 41.2A , or 41.1/2005 Specs. Drivers in supercharged, front engine,
open-bodied cars and
Funny Cars must wear a helmet meeting Snell SA2000, SA2005, or SFI 31.1A, 31.2A, or 31.1/2005 Specs. See General Regulations 10:7 in your 2009 NHRA rulebook.

Helmet Expiration Dates; Effective January 1, 2008, where a
Snell or SFI rated helmet is required in competition, the Snell 95 and SFI 31.1,
31.2, 41.1, and 41.2 helmets will no longer be allowed. Reference your 2009 NHRA rulebook in General regulations

Oil-retention Device; are recommended but not required. Unless running a super series class or E.T. class requiring one.

Clothing:
It is the responsibility of all racers to be within compliance with NHRA rules pertaining to clothes, No shirts will be allowed without sleeves, every class is required to have long pants on, no shorts. Helmets are required for any vehicle that runs faster than 8.25 ET along with all Motorcycles and Jr. Dragster Classes. For any pit vehicle races Helmets, long pants and Jackets are required. In ALL categories for 2009, NO NYLON CLOTHING OF ANY KIND WILL BE ALLOWED, regardless of class or ET. All safety equipment and clothing required for your ET is mandatory.

Personnel Allowed on Track:
All racers, spectators and pit crew personnel are to remain behind the fenced areas and are not allowed upon the race track area! With certain cars and racers, sometimes they need to have one of their pit crew assist with positioning their vehicle in the water box properly, we will allow only 1 pit crew person to perform such a task!
Once that person has positioned that racers vehicle within the water box, that person must move behind the guard rail! That person is not allowed to follow their vehicle up to the starting line and watch from the track racing area! If a pit crew person interferes with any function or causes any distraction with PDP personnel being able to perform their job effectively, then that racer will be automatically disqualified. No one other than authorized track personnel is allowed on the racing surface at any time.

Pit Support Vehicles
NO ONE WITHOUT A VALID STATE DRIVERS LICENSE WILL BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE A PIT VEHICLE OF ANY KIND! Anyone found to be in violation of this rule, will have their pit support vehicle confiscated and returned back to you at the conclusion of the event. All Pit Support Vehicles shall be parked by the PDP Retail Center building and not in the Staging Lanes! The only exception to this rule is for the motorcycle riders which use another push vehicle as a support vehicle and during the Jr. Dragster program. Motorcycle support vehicles still can not be operated by anyone not licensed!

Speed Limits:
Anytime anyone enters or operates any motorized vehicle upon PDP property, the maximum Speed Limit is 5 MPH! No One is allowed to exceed the 5 MPH limit, if you operate your motorized vehicle in a manner not safe for all participants and spectators, then you will forfeit your opportunity to race at that evenings event! No Refunds will be allowed, you will be allowed to stay and be a spectator, and you will not be allowed to participate. Any of your pit crew that violates our speed rule, will cause you as the participant to be disqualified. No Exceptions!

Besides those it should be normal common sense stuff:
-Seat belt (lap or harness)
-Firewall
-Overflow tank of some sort
-Helmets for those driving roadsters/convertibles
-No Drinking prior to or during racing
-Long pants and sleeved shirts

 

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