Rules
GATE AND START TIME FOR BRACKET PROGRAM
For non-special event races Saturday's gate time will be 11am. Jr Dragster classes will start time runs at 12 noon and run alone for 1 hour completing as much of their program as we can before we start time runs with the cars at 1pm. At this point we will follow a run order that will be followed for the remainder of the race. Modified, Top ET, Street, Jr Dragster. Adjustments may be needed to the run order depending upon car counts. Gate times for special races i.e. Thunder Nationals, Summer Showdown, Funny Car Nationals and any Double Race Day will be 9am with track time for the Jr Dragsters at 10am with no special time for Jr Dragsters. Run order will be Beg Jr Dragsters, Adv Jr Dragsters, Modified, Top ET and Street.
GENERAL TRACK RULES:
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Bracket racers will have two scheduled time runs; track will guarantee one time run as long as the racer arrives before the start of round one of eliminations. In addition a Run for the Money will be offered to each class for an entry of $10 paying $100 to the winner and $50 to the second place driver running closest to their dial-in in Top ET and Modified. Street will pay $50 to winner and $20 to the second place racer.
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Dial-in must be on left side of car visible to timing tower.
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Dial-in may not be changed after crossing cross walk in the staging lanes.
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Once a driver stages he/she has bought their posted dial-in.
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Once driver passes dial-in boards, car must be self starting, with no help from crew member or track crew, motorcycles may attempt one restart with assistance from crew member.
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Drivers may not cross starting line under power during a burn out.
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You must hold a valid driver's license to operate a motorized vehicle on the race track property.
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Cross talk will be used for Top ET.
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Deep staging is allowed, but NOT guaranteed.
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Pitting your racecar on the paved roads in the pits is not allowed.
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If pair of cars on starting line cause delay in program, the pair of cars in burnout box will have the option to run or pull back and run at the end of the class session.
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Please do not park in a reserved pit spot unless you have purchased it. The unreserved spaces may be rented on a daily basis.
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In the event of rain, race is considered complete if three rounds are completed. The payout will be split evenly among remaining racers.
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If a class has completed a round of eliminations and rain sets in causing a rain out, those racers still in the main show will be issued a racer entry rain out voucher for any remaining Lane Bracket Series race. Buy-back will be treated as follows: If the first buy-back round is not completed, all buy-back entries will be refunded their buy-back money. If the first or second round of buy-backs are completed and a rain out occurs, those racers that have won will be issued a racer rain out voucher for any remaining Lane Bracket Series race. All race losers and crew will be required to purchase new tickets at the next event attended.
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.90 class cars will be allowed to run in the Top ET class provided that they dial-in their respective class index (8.90, 9.90 or 10.90). Cars electing to run class set up are required to do so for the entire event, switching back and forth will not be allowed.
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All classs rules will follow that of the Division 5 Summit Team Final with the exception in Top ET that .90 class cars are allowed to run class set-up (This will not be allowed at the Summit Team Finals).
POINTS SYSTEM
Points for the Lane Automotive Bracket Series are as
follows:
First round stage: 3 pts
Each round won: 10 pts
Runner-up finish: 5 pts
Winner finish: 10 pts
Each round won: 10 pts
Runner-up finish: 5 pts
Winner finish: 10 pts
PULLING OF LANES
Staging lanes 1 through 4 will be filled equally,
stopping at the crosswalk. Pulling from the first row of cars, the
head of staging will at random pull tags numbered 1 through 4, the
first tag pulled will be the racer in said lane and will have lane
choice for that round, the second tag pulled will be the racer in
said lane and will be paired with first car taking the opposite
lane. The third tag pulled will be the racer in said lane and will
have lane choice for that round; the remaining car of the four
lanes will run car number three in the opposite lane. If one car
remains to run against selected bye run, bye run car will have lane
choice.
BYE RUNS
First round bye runs will be determined by loading staging lanes 1 through 4 equally. The first four cars in each lane will be eligible for the bye run. The head of staging will pull a tag that will determine the lane that the bye run will be pulled from. Remixing the tags we will pull another tag to determine what car in the particular lane will have the bye run for that round. The bye run will then be pulled out of line and wait until all cars in class have run. If bye run car does not have a car to run with, they must at least break the starting line beams and receive a win light to move on to the next round. If bye run car is paired up with another racer, the selected bye run will have lane choice. Bye runs will not carry over from round to round, but may be re-earned if not used. Beginning with the second round the bye run will be determined by the best winning reaction time from the previous round. Bye runs will not carry over, but if not used can be re-earned. Once a racer has had a bye run they will not be eligible until the car count constitutes the formation of a sportsman ladder that will be followed for the remainder of the race (16 cars or less for Top ET and Modified and 8 cars for Street).
BUYBACKS
Buybacks are for Top ET, Modified and Street (excluding Jr
Dragsters). Cost is $20 for Top ET and Mod, and $10 for
Street. Buyback cars are totally separate from the cars still
in the point's race for two rounds. At round three all winning
racers from the byeback race will then reinstate with the winning
point's racers for the remainder of the point's race. Buyback
racers will not collect any additional points for the duration of
the race.
LADDERS
All classes will run off of a sportsman ladder based upon best
winning reaction time with 16 or fewer racers in Top ET and
Modified and 8 or less in Street. Jr Dragsters will be placed
on a sportsman ladder based off the best reaction time during the
first two time runs. Lane choice for each ladder will be
up to the drivers, if they cannot agree a flip of a coin will
determine.
RESERVED PIT SPOTS (For Lane Bracket
Races)
All pit spots with names are seasonal reserved spots. PLEASE
do not park there; these are designated spots for the name stated.
Pit spots with numbers are available to rent for the day for $30.
To rent a daily spot or for the season, you may do this in advance
with the office or at the gate the day of the race. We do have
non-electrical spots that you are welcome to park in for free. They
are located NORTH beyond all the electrical spots. These reserved
pit spots will be policed and monitored, you will be asked to move
if you are in an unpaid pit spot. Note that reserved pits spots are
for one tow rig per site. If more than one racecar is parked on one
site, as long they come in the same trailer, that is OK. There is
no sharing of power permitted.
IHRA RULE BOOK
RACE DIRECTOR MAY WAIVE, AMEND, OR MODIFY ANY RULE IN
THE IHRA RULE BOOK AT ANYTIME FOR ANY SINGLE OCCURENCE, FOR ANY
GOOD CAUSE.
THE RACE DIRECTOR'S DECISION IS FINAL IN ALL
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