DRAG RACING RULES
Miller Lite Bracket Racing Series
Entry Fees:
BOX (Super Pro) $50.00 Buy-Back $30.00
NO-BOX (No Electronics) $40.00 Buy-Back $20.00
MOTORCYCLE $30.00 Buy-Back $15.00
STREET and Jr. Dragsters $20.00 - Spectators and Crew $10.00
Payouts:
BOX: Win $1250.00 RU $500.00 Semi. $100.00 Quarters $50.00 Based on 50 cars
NO BOX: Win $800.00 RU $450.00 Semi. $100.00 Quarters $50.00 Based on 50 cars
MOTORCYCLE: win $350.00 RU $150.00 Semi $75.00 Based on 24 bikes
Street and Jr. Dragster: Trophies to Winner, and RU
ET BREAKS AND CLASSES
BOX:
ET Break - 6.50 to 11.99 1/4 mile
(Electronics).
Delay boxes, transbrake, four-wheel line-lock, automated shifters, throttle
controls and starting line and/or “high side” Rev Limiters Permitted.
Any device that relays vehicle performance or on-track location other than
OEM equipment is prohibited.
• .500 Full Tree
• Cross Talk will be used in the BOX class.
• Should a participant NOT want to use crosstalk, an N must be placed directly behind the last "dial in" digit on the drivers side window.NO BOX
ET Break – 8.50 – 14.99 1/4 mile
Transbrakes, Automated shifters, Mechanical throttle stops, rev-limiters, line-locks PERMITTED
Slick Tires only (DOT drag radials and DOT slick tires allowed)
Delay boxes, Electronic throttle stops PROHIBITED
Any device that relays vehicle performance or on-track location other than
OEM equipment is PROHIBITED.
.500 Full Tree
STREET:
ET Break – 11.50 & SLOWER
.500 Full Tree
Slicks prohibited on drive axle.
Headers permitted exhaust must be routed through mufflers.
13.99 and slower may have open exhaust.
DOT TIRES: DO NOT drive through water box
Hub caps & trim rings must be removed.
MOTORCYCLE
• ET Break – 7.50 – 14.99 1/4 mile
1. Delay boxes, transbrake, line-lock, automated shifters, throttle controls and
starting line and or “high side” Rev Limiters Permitted.
Any device that relays vehicle performance or on-track location other than
OEM equipment is PROHIBITED.
3. .500 Full Tree
4. Cross Talk will be used in Motorcycle class.
2012 SEASON:
We have tentatively scheduled 15 races to make up the 2012 season, the points from 2 races will be thrown out to make up your season total, rain out do not count as throw outs. The dates will be tentatively set and announced on our website.
TOP 8: 2012
The Top 8 drivers in Box, No-Box, and Motorcycle earning the most points in the season will receive a free entry into our Turkey Drags to be held on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Qualified drivers will be paired on a sportsman ladder (1-5, 2-6, 3-7, 4-8). The ladder will be set and if an opponent fails to show, the remaining laddered driver will receive a competition single run. The 1st round of each category will be run before our regular eliminations begin. The four 1st round losers of the Top-8 Shootout can buy into the 1st round of the Friday race. The remaining 4 contestants will be paired and run in conjunction with their respective categories. 2nd and 3rd round Top-8 losers can buy back into their category in the Friday race, while the winner advances into the 3rd round of the Friday race. Top 8 payouts start 2nd round as follows: Box & No-Box 2nd round losers get $50.00, 3rd round losers get $100.00, winners gets $200.00 and continues in their bracket race. Motorcycle racers 2nd round losers get $30.00, 3rd round losers get $60.00, and winner gets $120.00 plus continues in the bracket race.
2012 Drag Race Rules & Information
This page contains rules and information that should help to explain specific rules of drag racing. As a general rule, NPR follows the NHRA Rulebook, with a very few exceptions. If you have a specific question or comment about the rules, please contact us at (985) 369-3692 or email Chris Wilken (chris@CircuitGrandBayou.com).
RULE REVISION
(effective 10/1/11)
Eliminator Elapsed Times:
BOX 6.50 E.T. - 12.99 E.T.
NO-BOX 8.50 E.T. - 14.99 E.T.
Street 11.50 E.T. - slower
M/C 7.50 E.T. - 14.99 E.T.
Jr. Dragsters
8 & 9 years old - 12.90 E.T. -slower
10-12 years old - 8.90 E.T. - slower
13-18 years old - 7.90 E.T. - slower
General Rules
1. Alcohol consumption by participating drivers is strictly prohibited.
2. No alcohol is allowed in staging lanes or starting line area.
3. No glass bottles are allowed on track premises.
4. The speed limit in pit area and return road is 10 m.p.h.
5. No skateboards or roller blades are allowed in pit area.
6. 3 or 4 wheelers and bicycles are to be used for race support only. NO Joy RIDING.
7. Children under the age of 16 are not allowed to operate any motorized vehicle.
Violators face expulsion from the event along with their racecar and/or crew
Members and will not receive any refunds of any sort.
Point Series Rules
1. Enrollment for the 2012 points series is done in the timing tower or at tech. All
Drivers must have a NHRA competition number or a No Problem Raceway
permanent number to earn points.
2. Drivers in all classes are advised to purchase a NHRA competition number and membership. If a driver chooses not to purchase a NHRA number, No Problem Raceway will assign you a permanent number.
3. The points are earned according to the number displayed on the vehicle. Should a driver change vehicles during the season, his or her permanent number must be on the vehicle.
4. All numbers and dial-ins are to be displayed on the driver’s side of the vehicle.
The numbers have to be legible for the tower crew.
5. Points will be given in all eliminators unless there is a special event. Drivers will be notified if points are not given at a special event.
6. A driver may not drive more than 1 car in the same eliminator.
7. Points will be awarded to the driver and may not be transferred, even if the driver changes eliminator.
8. The 2012 points season begin with the 1st race in October 2011 and end with the last race in September of 2012
9. The top 10 drivers in each of the 3 eliminators, BOX, NO-BOX, and MOTORCYCLES will be eligible to attend the E.T. Finals.
10. The point’s leader in each eliminator, at the end of the season will be the 2012 Track Champion. Each Jr. Dragster age group winner will each earn a 2012 No Problem Raceway Gold Card. The Gold Card entitles the racer to a free car/driver and 1 crewmember entry to all No Problem Raceway sponsored events. The Gold Car is non-transferable.
11. BOX and NO-BOX Race of Champions, for the E.T. Finals, will be determined by the total season’s points leader in BOX and NO-BOX as of the week before the E-T Finals event. The total season’s points leader of the 13+ age group will determine the Jr. Dragster Race of Champions. In case of a tie, the winner will be determined by the most event wins during the season.
2012 Points will be earned as follows in BOX, NO-BOX, MOTORCYCLES, and Jr. Dragsters:
1st Round - 10 points 5th Round - 52 points 9th Round - 96 points
2nd Round - 20 points 6th Round - 63 points 10th Round - 107 points
3rd Round - 30 points 7th Round - 74 points
4th Round - 41 points 8th Round - 85 points
2012 Race Procedures
1. All eliminators entered will be given a maximum of two (2) time trial sessions or qualifying runs. Late arrivals are only guaranteed one (1) time trial before
Eliminations begin, if time permits.
2. Time trials will be run by eliminator out of their designated lanes.
3. In time trials and eliminations, cars will be called to there assigned lanes: Street 1&2, No-Box 3&4, and Box to 5&6. In eliminations all cars (winners and bye backs) will be called to there assign lanes. 1st round buy back go directly to round 2 and 2nd round go directly to round 3. Once you have committed to a lane you must stay in that lane. NO LANE SWITCHING! When all the pairs have been run and the remainder of the cars are all in one lane, lane choice will be determined by a coin flip
4. In Box, No-Box, and Street classes the potential wait and see bye
will be awarded by reaction time from the previous round winners. Before
Eliminations start a wait and see bye will be pulled randomly in the tower for
round 1 and announced over the PA system when the class is called to the
lanes. In each round there after, until the race is laddered, the potential bye will
be awarded to the car with the best reaction time of the previous round, as long
as that car has not had a bye. The tie breaker, if needed, will be closest to the
dial. In each round the potential bye will be announced over the PA when that
round is called to the lanes. When the round of 8 or less is reached, the cars will
be laddered by Reaction times from the previous round. Cars will be paired best
to worst. If there is a bye, it will go to the car with the Best Reaction time as long
as said car has not received a bye previously. No car will receive more than one
bye in eliminations, except in the case of a completion bye. Once cars are
laddered, lane choice will go to the driver with the best non-red reaction time from the previous round , in all other rounds lane choice will be determined by a coin flip. All cars are eligible for the potential bye, unless said car had received it earlier.
5. Courtesy staging is in effect during all points races except for 8-12 Jr. Dragsters. If a car stages before both cars have pre-staged, the car will be backed out of the lights (one time only) and both cars will then re-stage.
6. No deep staging is allowed, except for 8-12 Jr. Dragsters.
7. Jr. Dragster crew members will fire the car up when the two (2) cars before them have pre-staged. A maximum of 3 “push-backs” and 1 engine restart will be
allowed prior to staging. Once the dragster has lit the pre-stage bulb, no
crewmember will be allowed to touch the vehicle, other than to turn on a data
switch.
8. No driver may change vehicles once eliminations have begun.
9. A driver may change vehicles before eliminations have begun, as long as the
vehicle is not entered in the same event.
10. All dial-ins must be visible after crossing the yellow line in front of the staging
lanes and cannot be changed after that. Jr. Dragster drivers may not change
their dial-in after the first pair of Jr.’s has staged.
11. Reaction times and intermediate times are given as a courtesy to the driver and no races will be re-run over disputed times.
12. It is the sole responsibility of the driver to check his or her dial-in before staging. Once both cars have staged, it is a race.
13. RAINOUTS: Our schedule calls for 15 Miller Lite events. Rainouts may be rescheduled, if there is an available open date.
11. LICENSE RUNS: We have always supported our license applicants by offering drivers unlimited access to the track, and we will continue to do so on every Wednesday. However, on race days, they will have to adjust. On Friday night races, we will offer the applicants the opportunity to make unlimited runs during the qualifying times. At Miller Lite events, once we start eliminations, license runs will not be allowed until AFTER 3RD ROUND.
16. TIME TRIALS ONLY & EXHIBITION RUNS:
Some drivers attend our Saturday events in an effort to make only time trial or exhibition runs. We understand that not all drivers and/or cars attend our Saturday events to compete. However, Saturday is our RACE DAY. Time trial only drivers will be allowed the opportunity to make 2 passes with the category that their car would normally race. Once eliminations begin, there will be no further test passes until AFTER 3rd ROUND, and only if we are not running behind schedule. We offer 4-hours oftime trials every Wednesday and we urge all drivers to use those days for their testing. The track is “prepped” the same every time we open the main gates. We understand that the “bite” is better on Saturdays because of all of the big-tire cars running, but Saturday is RACE DAY… Wednesday is Test-N-Tune day!
