IHRA Finals/Tourn of Champions

Myron Piatek · 12-06-2008, 12:37 AM

I guess the "no heads-up" deal just at the year end World Finals is to keep anyone with a fast car from positioning themselves in a class where they can outrun the other qualified competitors. The field will be smaller than normal and the attendees will be known in advance. I don't believe the other "shootouts" have heads-up runs either. But one still has to make it through any possible heads-up runs during the course of the regular season to qualify.

As for the firesuits:

"A jacket and pants meeting a minimum of SFI 3.2A-1 are mandatory on all entries going 10.00 to 11.49 1/4 or 6.40 to 7.50 1/8."

I think they should have more specific ET breaks, perhaps based on indexes. With the way it is, a person can theoretically race without fire pants one run and be required to have them on another during the course of an event, or even the same day. What happens if someone runs below the minimum?

12-06-2008, 12:37 AM	#5
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: IHRA Finals/Tourn of Champions I guess the "no heads-up" deal just at the year end World Finals is to keep anyone with a fast car from positioning themselves in a class where they can outrun the other qualified competitors. The field will be smaller than normal and the attendees will be known in advance. I don't believe the other "shootouts" have heads-up runs either. But one still has to make it through any possible heads-up runs during the course of the regular season to qualify. As for the firesuits: "A jacket and pants meeting a minimum of SFI 3.2A-1 are mandatory on all entries going 10.00 to 11.49 1/4 or 6.40 to 7.50 1/8." I think they should have more specific ET breaks, perhaps based on indexes. With the way it is, a person can theoretically race without fire pants one run and be required to have them on another during the course of an event, or even the same day. What happens if someone runs below the minimum? __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing