Drag racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, "The Strip". June 24th ISSCA Nats

Vegas ISSCA Nats Drag Racing Driver’s Meeting

• When eliminations begin, the round winner should return to their class lane promptly. Don’t go to the pits unless of course you need fuel or some maintenance item. Round loosers may go to lane 6 if desired for more open runs when time permits.
• If you detect engine or tranny trouble during a run, promptly and calmly pull over close to the wall to minimize fluid on the racing surface. It’s always best to abort a run when something just doesn’t feel or sound right.
• The bracket racing, (Super Sport) starting line lights begin with amber bulbs lighting in sequence ½ second apart, (top-middle-bottom). Most racers launch their car after seeing the 3rd amber bulb illuminate. Some have success launching when they see the 2nd amber illuminate..
• The Heads-Up, (Super Natural and Super Pro), starting line lights begin with all amber bulbs lighting at the same time. This is called a .400 Pro Tree. It’s identical to what is seen on TV for the Top Fuel Dragsters.
• Lane 6 is for open runs and will be “pulled” as much as possible between elimination rounds. Early in the event, the lane will certainly seem like its going nowhere because the actual elimination lanes will get priority. But later in the event, lane 6 will run more often.
• Please do not turn on your air conditioner, even in the lanes or in the pits.
• Write your car number, (ISSCA member number), on the passenger window and rear window so that the tower can see it. Of course make your ET bracket dial-in clear for the tower and write it on the passenger window and rear window.
• The wagon and 2-Ton-Push-Drag will be one round, pro tree, quickest ET wins. (¼ mile for the wagon and 60’ for the Push-Drag). These will be run only if time allows. Hopefully time will allow. Listen for the call to the lanes later in the event. These races could be called at a moments notice.
• The heads up races, (Super Natural and Super Pro), will be run from an 8 or 16 car qualified ladder depending on how many cars show up. It’s important to be in lanes 3 and 4 at the designated times so that the cars can be spot checked for safety and class rules. There will be 2 qualifying rounds. (Target times 7:00pm and 7:30pm). You don’t have to run in both but you do have to run in at least one qual run to be considered for the 8 or 16 car ladder. The ladder is based on ET and not on MPH in case you were wondering. Cars will be paired up according to the qualified ladder. During qualifying, there will be a sort of “race within a race” where the #8 or #16 bump spot is shown on the score board. Racers and spectators will be able to see the target ET for making the “Quick 8” or “Quick 16”.
• The ET bracket race, (Super Sport), will most likely be random pairings during the 1st few rounds and possibly run on a ladder when down to 16 cars. It’s important to get back to the lanes if you win your round so that pairings can be arranged. (Same goes for the Heads Up racers).
• Lane choice goes to previous round quickest ET for the heads up racers. There will be no lain choice for the ET Bracket racers during early rounds. The early ET Bracket round pairings will be random and subject to staging officials who will shuffle the cars by a variety of methods. You may be lined up hoping to get the left lane, but the lane official may shuffle you over to the right lane. The lane officials will be fair and impartial and will try to make the pairings as random as possible.
• If using a ladder on the last 16 ET Bracket cars, then lane choice will be by coin flip between the two opponents. If no ladder is used, then lane officials will decide the lane for you.

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