All Ford Drag Racing Returns To Texas
Date: Thursday, July 2
ProMedia and Houston Raceway Park are happy to announce the return of All Ford Drag Racing to Texas the weekend of November 13-15, at Houston Raceway Park. The Inaugural Lone Star Shootout will help fill the void for Ford Drag Racing enthusiasts who have yet to see an all-Ford event this year in the Lone Star State.
The Angel family, owners of Houston Raceway Park, and officials of the NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals Series recently agreed to host this special post-season exhibition race, bringing Ford drag racing back to a hotbed for heads-up doorslammer action.
Charlie Harmon, President/Executive Director of the NMRA said, "It became obvious that there was a tremendous void in the Ford marketplace for this region of the country. We are very proud to be in a position in these times of economic hardship to expand and do our part to fill that void for all of the Ford enthusiasts in this region. However, this could not have been possible without the support and cooperation of the Angel family, who also recognized the need to continue to offer a first class Ford event to all of the loyal enthusiast and supporters in the area."
Evan Smith, editor of Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine, hopes the Lone Star Shootout will become a sister event of the Spring Break Shootout held each year in Bradenton, Florida which draws top Ford and Mustang street cars from all over the eastern United States. “We are aware that there are many others in the western region of the U.S. that are unable to make the long haul to Florida due to the distance. We are very excited about the opportunity to feature a class that is accessible to a new and amazing group of vehicles in a different part of the country,” Smith stated.
Specific details of this event will be released next week.
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Jarrett Halfacre cleared for a return to competition
Date: Thursday, July 2
Jarrett Halfacre, who had his NMRA/NMCA competition privileges revoked for a period of two years after an incident at Atco Raceway in Atco, New Jersey last August, has successfully appealed his two-year suspension. In a letter to Halfacre, the NMRA Appeals Panel stated: “After a full and comprehensive review by the NMRA Appeals Panel, your request for a reduced suspension has been found acceptable. In accepting this appeal, the terms from the Statement of Action shall be reduced from a two-year suspension to a one-year suspension.”
As a result of the reduced sanction, Halfacre will be eligible to compete at any NMRA or NMCA event beginning August 9, 2009. The letter explained that Halfacres return to racing was conditional and that any car he intends on racing, must first pass, “a line-by-line 2009 NMRA rule book inspection for the class you wish to compete in before being permitted to make a qualifying run.” Halfacre will also face a one-year technical probation, commencing on the first day of his return to racing and successful completion of a teardown inspection. Any technical violation during this probation period could result in additional penalties including further suspension of competition privileges or monetary fines.
With the suspension expiring on an event weekend, NMRA/NMCA officials stated that Halfacre is authorized to compete in the Charlotte event, provided his car passes technical inspection.
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2009 NMRA Mid-season Rules Adjustments
Date: Wednesday, July 1
Pro Outlaw 10.5
Big Block Nitrous 740 Cubic Inch Base weight 2800
Section 1.1 Radiator: Radiator is required
Super Street Outlaw
4.6/5.4/302/351 Nitrous Oxide 480 Cubic Inch Base Weight 2600
4.6/5.4/302/351 Nitrous Oxide 525 Cubic Inch Base Weight 2975
4.6/5.4/302/351 91mm Turbo Charged 440 Cubic Inch Base Weight 2950
4.6/5.4/302/351 94mm Turbo Charged 440 Cubic Inch Base Weight 3050
Hot Street
1.None
Drag Radial
1.None
EFI Renegade
1.Remove page 59 “4.6/5.4 Modular 4V engine must add 50 lbs.”
Real Street
1. 5.0L Nitrous Oxide 311 Cubic Inch Base Weight 3000
2. Page 88 “TFS 4.6 Modular 2V Twisted Wedge cylinder head add 50lbs”
Pure Street
Page 100 1.20(d) AIR CLEANER Commercially available, mass produce, unmodified, street legal, automotive type, air cleaner required. All incoming air must pass through air cleaner.
Factory Stock
1.Permitted Cylinder Head List Page 110-111
4)Stock Ford OEM 4.6 2 Valve Cylinder Head*
5)Stock Ford OEM 4.6 3 Valve Cylinder Head
6)Stock Ford OEM 4.6 4 Valve Cylinder Head
7)FRPP/SVO 4.6 2 Valve Cylinder Head
*These heads permitted a 50lb deduction from base weight.
Open Comp
1. None
Truck and Lightning
1.None
Modular Muscle
1.None
Super Stang
1.Non Power Adder Cars Minimum base weight of 3200lbs
True Street
1.None
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'09 NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing News
Date: Friday, June 26
The 4th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing will be bigger and better than ever for 2009. This special event will once again take place at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL, the weekend of July 16-19 and will feature all the cars and all the stars of the NMRA Keystone Automotive series and the NMCA Edelbrock series. Come see NMRA stars like Mike Murillo, John Urist, Bob Kurgan, Dan Rawls, and Robbie Blankenship go wheels-up with NMCA stars like Vinny Budano, Spiro Pappas, Jim Blair and Dan Millen. New for 2009...Team NMRA vs. Team NMCA in the Nitto Tire Race for the Rings on Sunday. Winner take all! Yes, that's right, if Team NMRA wins then every NMRA finalist will get a Nitto Tire Diamond Tree champions ring!
Also new for '09...the National Lightning Owners Club and the National Harley Truck Owners Club will host their annual get-together at the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl event. Dwight Dolliver with NLOC estimates the NMRA will see 60+ Ford Lightning and Harley trucks traveling from all over the U.S. to participate in this special event. You don't have to be an NLOC or NHTOC member to participate and you can race or show your truck.
For more information on this event log on to www.nmradigital.com/il or call 714-444-2426.
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'09 NMRA World Finals to Host King of the Street Competition
Date: Friday, June 19
Does your Mustang put down over 750hp to the wheels? Maybe your Mustang makes that number by 5,000 rpm, but does it possess grocery-getter drivability? Can it run nines on Nitto NT555R Extreme Drag radials? No one has done that, yet. Is the car capable of making a lunch run to the nearest, or farthest BBQ joint in air-conditioned comfort? Is your Mustang equally at home in the car show area as it is on the street or track? Is it capable of competing in 5.0 Mustang & Super Ford magazine’s King of the Street competition? If you read these questions answering a resounding “yes” to every one, now’s your chance to prove it.
King of the Street is a spirited, yet fun competition to pick the most powerful Mustang, and to see which Mustang can put down the most power to the chassis dyno rollers and still maintain streetable civility. That means you get positive grades for an instant cold start, a stable idle, working A/C, and a booming stereo, while we deduct grades for manual steering, a non-overdrive tranny, a spool, and other race hardware. We are looking for the most streetable, most powerful Mustang in the country.
How do you throw your Mustang into the hat? The first step is putting together an application package. 5.0&SF wants to see a few photos of the car, including the engine, as well as a list of the car’s modifications and accomplishments (dyno sheets, timeslips, etc.). From those stacks of cars, 5.0&SF will narrow it down to 10 or so lucky contestants to square off on the same day on the same chassis dyno. 5.0&SF staff members critique your Mustang to see how well it measures up to KOTS standards. Then you’ll see if Associate Editor Mike “The Splitter” Johnson can hit every gear behind the wheel of your Mustang, and hope he doesn’t run over anything in the process.
Still not scared? Well, get those packages or emails together in a hurry. 5.0&SF needs your application by August 28th, so you will have sufficient notice to make your travel plans. Plus, that date gives KOTS sponsor Nitto Tire time to send you a pair of its NT555R Extreme Drag radials in the size of your choice. KOTS ’09 will take place Thursday October 1st and Friday October 2nd, during the NMRA World Finals in Bowling Green, Kentucky (for more info, check out the NMRA Digital website).
Even if you aren’t invited to participate, you can watch the event unfold at Beech Bend Raceway Park. Send your apps to: KOTS 8, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619 or [email]5.0mailbag@sorc.com
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