Very basic questions

OzzyMike · 06-18-2014, 02:48 AM

I am new to this forum so I will ask some very basic questions first.

Q1.) Who began the Super Street (10.90) class, the IHRA or the NHRA ?

Q2.) What year did Super Street begin?

Q3.) Was there ever an 11.90 class?

I believe one of big US sanctioning bodies (IHRA perhaps?) ran such a class in the past

Regards from OzzyMike in Australia

Bill Baer · 06-18-2014, 11:12 AM

Well Mike, I don't remember the exact date but I raced a 10.90 class at an AHRA race in the early 1980's . I recall that when funny car racer Billy Meyer briefly owned the IHRA , he had a number of 90's classes and I think he briefly had an 11.90 class. I also recall when bracket racing was once based upon several brackets which had a fixed handicap versus a dial your own handicap. For example bracket one was from 10.50-11.50, bracket two was 11.50 -12.50...,..as I recall they had about six different brackets. The format is long gone but the name remains.

Tom Goldman · 06-21-2014, 09:11 AM

Maple Grove Dragway had both 10.90 and 8.90 classes as part of its Sportsman Money trail as early as '82,or '83 before they became official NHRA classes.
At one point they ran an 11.90 Jr Gas class.

Rich Biebel · 06-21-2014, 05:17 PM

Englishtown also ran some .90 class races going back to about 1983- $1000 to win in each category.

I ran S/ST at one early race and deep staging was allowed and it was run on a .400 tree. 1983 would be my guess as to when that was.

The following year deep staging was no longer allowed. I was R/up at one race to Jim Harrington.....The race paid $1000 to win and $400 R/Up and they ran those races 3 times that year....Lots of cars in every category....

06-18-2014, 02:48 AM	#1
OzzyMike Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 10 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Very basic questions I am new to this forum so I will ask some very basic questions first. Q1.) Who began the Super Street (10.90) class, the IHRA or the NHRA ? Q2.) What year did Super Street begin? Q3.) Was there ever an 11.90 class? I believe one of big US sanctioning bodies (IHRA perhaps?) ran such a class in the past Regards from OzzyMike in Australia

06-18-2014, 11:12 AM	#2
Bill Baer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nothern IL Posts: 596 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Very basic questions Well Mike, I don't remember the exact date but I raced a 10.90 class at an AHRA race in the early 1980's . I recall that when funny car racer Billy Meyer briefly owned the IHRA , he had a number of 90's classes and I think he briefly had an 11.90 class. I also recall when bracket racing was once based upon several brackets which had a fixed handicap versus a dial your own handicap. For example bracket one was from 10.50-11.50, bracket two was 11.50 -12.50...,..as I recall they had about six different brackets. The format is long gone but the name remains. __________________ Bill Baer 3391 SC, 339B SC, QR Last edited by Bill Baer; 06-18-2014 at 11:15 AM.

06-21-2014, 09:11 AM	#3
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,438 Likes: 786 Liked 703 Times in 206 Posts	Re: Very basic questions Maple Grove Dragway had both 10.90 and 8.90 classes as part of its Sportsman Money trail as early as '82,or '83 before they became official NHRA classes. At one point they ran an 11.90 Jr Gas class. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK Last edited by Tom Goldman; 06-21-2014 at 09:27 AM.

06-21-2014, 05:17 PM	#4
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,275 Likes: 25 Liked 510 Times in 200 Posts	Re: Very basic questions Englishtown also ran some .90 class races going back to about 1983- $1000 to win in each category. I ran S/ST at one early race and deep staging was allowed and it was run on a .400 tree. 1983 would be my guess as to when that was. The following year deep staging was no longer allowed. I was R/up at one race to Jim Harrington.....The race paid $1000 to win and $400 R/Up and they ran those races 3 times that year....Lots of cars in every category.... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479