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News & Events
Summit Racing to Sponsor Bracket Racing Series at Memphis International
features two championship
tournaments for the best
racers in IHRA's sportsman
classes. Racers from all over
the country come together at
MIR to determine who the
best-of-the-best is. Seven
champions in the Summit
Racing Equipment
MILLINGTON, Tennessee
Tournament of Champions
(December 1 7, 201 5) presented by AMSOIL and
Summit Racing Equipment
has signed a multi-year deal three champions with the
to return as the title sponsor Summit SuperSeries
of the International Hot Rod presented by AMSOIL are
crowned at the Summit
Association (IHRA) World
Racing Equipment World
Finals and the 1 4-race
Finals. The premiere
Bracket Racing Series
sportsman championship
program at Memphis
International Raceway (MIR). event is slated for October
1 4-1 6, 201 6.
The Summit Racing
The Summit Bracket Racing
Equipment World Finals

Series program will feature
1 4 scheduled events in 201 6
with a guaranteed purse
structure at each event and a
year-end point's fund. The
sportsman program will run
on alternate weekends at
MIR to reduce the overlap of
other local programs. The
current schedule is February
1 4 and 28; March 5; April 1 6
and 30; May 7 and 21 ; June
4; July 2 and 1 6; August 6
and 20; Sept 1 7 and 25.
For more information, visit
www.RaceMIR.com ,
www.summitracing.com
or connect with MIR on
Facebook/RaceMIR, Twitter
@RaceMIR or Instagram
@RaceMIR.

NHRA Horsepower Adjustments for 201 6
The NHRA Technical Department released Horsepower
changes December 21 , 201 5 after review and
evaluation of written requests from Lucas Oil
Sportsman Series competitors.
All changes are effective January 1 , 201 6. Only those
requests received by November 1 7, 201 5 were
considered during this scheduled evaluation. Any
requests received after November 1 7, 201 5 will be
reviewed during the next scheduled evaluation of 201 6.
Letter review is part of NHRA's commitment to evaluating input from the Sportsman racing community
and is an important element of NHRA's Automatic Horsepower Factoring System. “No Change”
combinations are listed so that competitors may see that requests were reviewed by the Technical
Department, even though the request resulted in no change.
Requests for horsepower changes or reviews can be made here www.nhraracer.com/ahfs.asp.
Requests for reviews must be received no later than November 1 5, 201 6 to be included in the next
scheduled horsepower and index review.
See the full list of Stock and Super S ѽ