IHRA Summit Sportsman Spectacular

[Yo Ken]

IHRA Summit Sportsman Spectacular returns to Maryland International Raceway July 13-15



Over 400 cars, more than $50,000 on the line and seven big winners – the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Spectacular presented by AMSOIL is back at Maryland International Raceway.

The inaugural Summit Sportsman Spectacular at MIR made quite a splash in 2011 with one of the biggest sportsman class races in International Hot Rod Association history and now that race is back and bigger than ever and will hit the lanes July 13-15 with $5,000 to win in each IHRA touring class and a spot in the year-end Tournament of Champions on the line for qualified drivers.

Created as a unique way to celebrate the IHRA’s 40th anniversary season, the sports only true sportsman-only national event proved an overwhelming success in 2011 as hundreds of racers from all across North America took advantage of this unique program awarding big payouts, big prizes and big competition.

In all a grand total of $5,000 is up for grabs in each IHRA class for winners as the event features open fields consisting of both IHRA and NHRA competitors and a spot in the year-end Summit Racing Equipment Tournament of Champions presented by AMSOIL up for grabs.

WHAT: The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Spectacular presented by AMSOIL

DETAILS: Racing will be conducted in IHRA’s seven regular touring Pro-Am classes of Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, ClassRacer.com Super Stock, ClassRacer.com Stock, Quick Rod, Super Rod and Hot Rod with each winner collecting a $5,000 payday. Also in competition will be Top ET, Mod ET and Junior Dragster. Entry into the event is only $200 with a guaranteed $5,000 to win for Pro-Am classes plus national event contingency going to the winner in each of the regular IHRA touring classes. IHRA members that don’t go through the re-entry round will also earn a spot in the year-end Tournament of Champions.

WHEN: Friday-Sunday, June 13-15

WHERE: Maryland International Raceway – 27861 Budds Creek Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659

TICKETS: Tickets are free and can be found online at www.ihra.com.

CONTACT : Call Maryland International Raceway at (301) 884-9833 or visit www.ihra.com or www.mirdrag.com.

SCHEDULE (Subject to change; all times local)

FRIDAY: Parking @ 9 a.m.; Tech Open @ 10 a.m.; Test & Tune @ 5 p.m.

SATURDAY: Tech Open @ 8 a.m.; Qualifying (2 runs) @ 9 a.m.;

Eliminations @ 4 p.m.; Re-Entry Round after 1st round

SUNDAY: Eliminations @ 10 a.m.

2011 Maryland Sportsman Spectacular Winners: Top Sportsman – Don Rudd; Top Dragster – Brett Nesbitt; Super Stock – Anthony Bertozzi; Stock – Myron Piatek; Quick Rod – John Dustin; Super Rod – Scott Lawton; Hot Rod – Jeff Martin.

[GarysZ24]

I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of turnout that D1 area race gets, and we all know why.....

[Rich67stang]

Besides the normal IHRA racer turn out, I do not expect much from NHRA racers, most are egotistical cattle and would not support anything outside of their circle. I run both sanctions and witness first hand NHRA racer's attitudes towards any alternative. I will be there for stock/superstock.



ss/dm 161, F/FIA 151
Richard

[KEN BUGAJ]

Why would You pass up a shot at $5,000.00 close to home.
Yeah , I know Napierville has the National Open but why make a 10 or 12 hour trip.

[GarysZ24]

Why you ask?

Go to Drag Race Central and check out the dismal support that San Antonio got for their race, and you'll have your answer...somehow I feel D1 racers will (no matter how some are only loyal to the NHRA), support a race like this better than D4 did. I'm just anxious to find out by how much?

I agree with Ken, and their race wasn't close to my home, however I also knew that there was no other race within that range of my home that was putting up $5k for only a $200 entry fee. When I posted my thread about the San Antonio race, there were some who thought I was crazy for traveling 2400 miles round trip (but it just showed how little they were paying attention to what I wrote, because I said I traveled 1,000 miles one-way, so where did the other 400 miles come from?), but the 2008 (actual) miles I DID travel were worth it for a chance at that kind of money, and I only needed to win 3 more rounds to get it (most NHRA races on that level), you have to win 5-7rnds to get to their winners circle, and the only hope you have of matching the money IHRA posted, is by having all kinds of decals plastered over your car....race one of these events, and you can win the same kind of money, and showcase more car and less decals!

Since Maryland isn't that far north of North Carolina ( in comparison to San Antonio from Phoenix), they might actually get some North Carolina racers there? Which would make it even cooler to notice....

[cal]

Hello All.
Well the Sportsman Spectacular is a week a way.
I do know of several racers coming outta NC & SC for this race,
Plus the normal MD & VA racers. It looks like its gonna be a GREAT
race. I hope MOTHER NATURE is a little nicer to us weather wize as its
been blistering here for the last several days.

So the big question is WHO is coming ?
Sound off here

Cal HR1177

[THE LEGEND]

Count me in.
Chip Johnson

[cal]

Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Count me in.
Chip Johnson

Wouldn't be a Hot Rod race with out you

Cal
HR1177

[HR9121]

I went last year so I don't see no reason to miss this one.

[GarysZ24]

I'll be looking forward to reading on Drag Race Central, how many of you do show up there, and how much more successful that race will be than the first 2012 spectacular was. I just read the highlights from that race in the most recent D.R.M., and they sure wrote it up better than it actually was, but since IHRA is a "FOR PROFIT", sanctioning body, they try harder to provide a better product for the money, and more economy friendly money at that....I wish the other HRA would get a clue about that, but I'm already looking forward to next year, with the hopes that D7 will have it's own "Pro-Am" points series, like you guys in the east have enjoyed for decades?

I wish all of you going to Maryland good, safe, and fun racing, and that your travels and the weather cooperate with completion of the race as well!!!