NHRA National Records

[Rusty Gillis]

Originally Posted by jmantle

Records never expired years ago so it never reset to a minimum, which is .500 under the index. Kind of takes some of the luster away knowing the record you set will expire, hardly makes it worthwhile. I can't think of any other sport where records expire.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

Back in 1972 the SS/GA record was 11.43 and I won the Miami Open with an 11.24. I raced at Pomona and won class short shifting and shutting off early. During time trials I ran 11.28 shutting off early. First round of eliminations I broke out running 11.327 on the brakes back than you were allowed .10 under until the final and there was no break out. NHRA changed the record to an 11.35 minimum.

Is there always a teardown involved in IHRA with the setting of a National Record? I ask because we just put a gear, converter, and tune in our '04 Corvette which will run B/PS. According to Nitro Joe's stats from last year no one else competed in this class and there is no record now either. Out of the box we hope to easily be .5 under with the potential for 1.0 with headers and more fine tuning. However, we plan for now (until we get our trailer this summer) to drive to the track.

Just curious about if a teardown is always mandatory.

[D.Johns]

I'm glad that they have decided to put the Record back in the ND. I was disappointed to see that the records didn't stand until broken by another competitor or reset. It would be nice to see an incentive to set the record other then hanging out in the tear down tent with the Techs and name in the books for less then a year(I think you get 1 point also). Even though just having my name in the record books is enough for me to go out set on kill. But that's certainly not enough for some others to let it all hang out.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Tar Heel

Is there always a teardown involved in IHRA with the setting of a National Record? I ask because we just put a gear, converter, and tune in our '04 Corvette which will run B/PS. According to Nitro Joe's stats from last year no one else competed in this class and there is no record now either. Out of the box we hope to easily be .5 under with the potential for 1.0 with headers and more fine tuning. However, we plan for now (until we get our trailer this summer) to drive to the track.

Just curious about if a teardown is always mandatory.

Yes.

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Yes.

Thank you. Guess I better figure out how to take a cylinder head off ... and buy that trailer a little sooner in case I can't get it all back together.

[Jim Wahl]

Yup. If you set an IHRA record you will come apart either before or afterwards. Normally before. It's a good system. Jim


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[Joe Greek]

Thank you everyone for your help & support with getting our National Records
back into the ND and Thank you to Phil for his help.
Joe Greek
#1222, P/S, S-10

[Jim Wahl]

I just noticed today that the IHRA Drag Review mag doesn't have the records in it either! What's the deal here? Beard, do you know anything about this? Jim


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[Ed Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

I just noticed today that the IHRA Drag Review mag doesn't have the records in it either! What's the deal here? Beard, do you know anything about this? Jim


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Jim I got one the other day. The records are in there. Way in the back only one page. Not many records at all in there. Ed

[Superfan1]

I just received my April 5 National Dragster and, as promised, the National Records are listed.