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NHRA Announces Changes to Comp Eliminator

From NHRA -

Bolstering its initiative to increase
sportsman participation, NHRA is
announcing changes for Competition
Eliminator beginning in 201 6. Changes
are being made to the Competition
Index Control system that was
originally introduced in the eliminator in
1 990.
The changes are as follows:
- All classes will have .1 0-second
added to the class index at the end of
the 201 5 season.
- The “Mineshaft” policy introduced a
few years ago to decrease the potential
for index adjustments when favorable
atmospheric and/or track conditions
may contribute to extraordinary
performances will now include any
event where the first entry in the
bottom half of the qualified field is .61 0
under the racer’s class index.
Previously the policy only applied in
fields of 1 3 or more cars.

- A new “Personal Index” is being
added to the CIC system, to decrease
the potential for class index
adjustments when favorable conditions
at an event may contribute to
extraordinary performances that may
not be the case in other parts of the
country. The personal index will be
applied when an individual records a
.61 0 under or greater run during
eliminations. The class index will only
be adjusted when a run of .71 0 or
greater is recorded during eliminations.
Both will be adjusted on .01 increments
with no plateaus up to a .1 0 maximum
adjustment per event to a class index.
- Once a driver establishes a personal
index in two classes, that driver is
restricted to competition in the affected
classes only and will not be allowed to
compete in any other Comp class for
the remainder of the current season. If
a driver establishes a personal index in
only a single class, the driver will be
allowed to compete in any Comp class.
- All qualifying will be based off of the
class index. Any elimination run
between cars in the same class will be
heads up based off of the class index.
- NHRA will continue to monitor
indexes and performances and will
make necessary adjustments at any
time that it may deem necessary to
maintain parity in the eliminator.

New Year Nationals at South Georgia Motorsports Park
Cecil, GA – Ring in the New Year right at South

Georgia Motorsports Park and the 201 6 New Year

Nationals, coming up Friday – Sunday, January 1 – 3,
201 6. Classes include Super Pro, Bottom Bulb and Jr.
Dragsters.
Super Pro pays $5,000 Win, $1 ,000 Runner-Up, $500 Semis and $50 Round
starting with 3rd Round Win. All payouts based on 75 car minimum. Entry is
$11 5 per day or $300 for the weekend. $50 buybacks; door cars are separate
from the dragsters until the ladder.
Bottom Bulb pays $5,000 Win, $1 ,000 Runner-Up, $500 Semis and $50 Round
starting with 3rd Round Win. All payouts based on 75 car minimum. Entry is
$11 5 per day or $300 for the weekend. $50 buybacks; footbrake is separate from
the transbrakes until the ladder.
Jr. Dragster pays $1 ,000 Win, $500 Runner-Up, $1 00 Semis and $25 Round
starting with 3rd Round Win. All payouts based on 50 car minimum. Entry is $60
per day or $1 50 for the weekend. $50 buybacks. Gates open Friday, Saturday
and Sunday at 8:00 am with time trials at 9:00 am and eliminations following.

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Drag Racers Right At
Home At PRI

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. - Indianapolis, the
home of drag racing’s biggest event and
many of the top teams in the sport - and
the home of the 28th annual Performance
Racing Industry Trade Show, where drag
racing teams look to find the latest
innovation that can provide them even the
slightest edge in a sport where winning
and losing often comes down to onethousandth of a second. This year’s PRI
Trade Show will take place at the Indiana
Convention Center from December 1 0–1 2,
with Race Industry Week beginning on
Monday, Dec. 7.
“The drag racing market has always been
a high-profile feature of every PRI Trade
Show going back decades,” said John
Kilroy, PRI Trade Show producer. “The
sport has never been more competitive,
and that’s why you see all the top teams
here examining the newest innovations.”
In addition to finding the top teams in the
sport, you’ll also find many of the sport’s
top drivers meeting with suppliers and
sponsors, as well as checking out new
products. “I always like going to PRI,” said
recently crowned NHRA Top Fuel
champion Antron Brown. “I love
technology and PRI gives you the
opportunity to see what’s new and what’s
out there. Our sport is just so competitive.
We lost a race this season by two tenthousandths of a second, so everyone is
out there looking for even the slightest
advantage.”
Technology and innovation obviously play
a huge role at PRI, but the ability to get
out in front of the industry and interact with
the huge drag racing presence at the
show is a crucial aspect that can’t go
overlooked.
“We planned out the entire kickoff of our
new team last year at PRI and it couldn’t
have gone better,” said Top Fuel driver
Clay Millican, who unveiled the new Parts
Plus/Great Clips team. “All of your
sponsors and partners are there. I love
going to the PRI Show. It’s a great place
to do business, but as a car guy it’s just a
fun place to be.”
Of course, in the end, PRI is really about
two things – suppliers being able to show
off the most innovative racing products in
the industry and attendees looking to buy.
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