NHRA unleashed or is it unlashed

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Originally Posted by chris3racing

NHRA Unleashed is the Pinks All Out of the NHRA. They are sending out emails to racers from the Pinks All Out entries. It's a lot cheaper than Stock/SuperStock at a National Event and according to emails the schedule is already expanding next year to a track near you. I've said this before, it didn't take NHRA long to realize that there was a lot of cars and a lot of spectators on the other side.

In my opinion going to one of these races is nothing like a Pinks race. It is more like going to a Divisional race.

The rules are more like an old AHRA rule book.

FTI X-TREME STREET TECH CARD $150.00
OCT 22,23,24th @ SGMP

n/a SB 2500lbs
n/a BB short deck conventional head 2900lbs
n/a BB tall deck conventional head 3000lbs
n/a BB short deck big chief 3000lbs
n/a BB 10.2 tall deck big chief 3150lbs
28 X 10.5 nonW slick or 275 drag radial

Nitrous Small Block: 2600 lbs
Nitrous Big Block (10.2 deck okay,: 3200 lbs add 150 lbs for Big Chief

Add 50 lbs on all nitrous combos w/non stock suspension, must have stock frame rail

Big Chief combos max 3 kits

supercharged (SB only)- 3100lbs base weight with F1C or Ysi
add 100lbs for F1R/Xi or
add 150lbs for Z trim or =
add 200lbs for F2
add 50lbs for non inline head
deduct 50 lbs for non intercooled
add 50lbs for non stock suspension; must have stock frame rail notch okay
gear drive okay
28 X 10.5 nonW slick or 275 drag radial

single turbo (SB only)- 3100lbs base weight with 80 mm
add 100lbs for bigger than 80 mm
add 150lbs for 88 mm
add 200lbs for 94 mm
add 100lbs for non inline head
deduct 50lbs for non intercooled
add 50lbs for non stock suspension, must have stock frame rail - notch okay
28 X 10.5 nonW slick or 275 drag radial

twin turbo's (SB only)- 3300lbs base weight max 67 mm
add 50 lbs 70 mm
add 150lbs 76 mm
add 200 lbs 80 mm (must run on 275)
add 100lbs for non stock suspension, must have stock frame rail notch okay
28 X 10.5 nonW slick or 275 drag radial
Leaf springs - 100#
No wheelie bars
Mufflers required on non turbo charged entries
Progressives okay
7531 okay
Lexan okay
Fiberglass okay
Alcohol -Ok
Auto Trans or Factory clutch type manual (clutch assisted okay)
REDUCER

$15,000 to the winner
My guess is that there will be close to 100 racers running in this class alone. In the Feb race they took the first 32 qualified for the original. purse. The promotor then took the next 30-40 cars and put in $5000 for the "B-Main" so everyone that made the tow could race.

There were almost 500 cars at the race I participated in Feb. The one in Oct should be even bigger.

NHRA is trying to tap into this market but doesn't have a clue how to do it. They had to go in the back door by using ORSCA to run the races for them. The only carrot NHRA has to offer is the chance you will be on TV. NHRA is trying to package it like a Pinks race for TV. From racers I've talked with it is all about the show and not the racing. I guess one good thing the show has going for it is that Paul Page isn't doing the announcing.

Today at Indy it looks like they have around 30 cars for the four true classes and around a hundred in the seven Billy Meyers type classes (index for you young types).