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2012 BIR Muscle Car Shootout The 24th annual MUSCLE CAR SHOOTOUT is part 3 of the Muscle Car Drag Racing Series and is designed to showcase the Fastest Outlaw and Muscle Cars the Midwest! The series starts on May 25 - 27 with the Street Car Showdown. Then it is on to July 6 – 8 for the Napa Auto Parts Show & Go. The series concludes August 31 – September 2 with the Muscle Car Shootout. This three race series pushes the limits of what is possible with putting the power to the ground. While Pro Outlaw and Outlaw set the bar for how fast a production looking muscle car can go! King Street, Real Street and True Street push the speed envelope for cars that have to be licensed, insured, and legal to drive on the street, and prove their drivability by going on a 12 mile cruise around BIR’s road course on Saturday night! When the pro tree goes green in these classes, you will be amazed at how fast street cars can be! And for those of you running muscle cars that are 9.5 second ET (Elapsed Time) or more in the quarter mile we have 10 Index Classes Eliminators (ICE) from 9.5 – 14.0 to choose from. The winners of each class then race against each other to see “can you beat everyone” (CUBE). Index Class racing is heads up on a pro tree, where the winner gets to the finish first, without going under their index. Running below the index is known as a “Breakout”. Want to try your hand at bracket style racing, try classes SE 1, 2, 3 (Strip Eliminator), 4 (Truck Eliminator), MT (Manual transmission) where you pick your own ET from 7.5 to 20 seconds and leave the line at different times, and if both run perfect passes, the pair should get to the finish line at the exact same time. You will not see ties – there is always a winner! This class uses a five/tenths full tree, and is not open to any racers who competed in the BIR 2011/12 bracket program. If you have a classic or exotic car you would like to show off, and want to check out the action and maybe not race, Show & Go and Muscle Car Shootout have a classic car show, Car show entry is free with your general admission ticket! Entrants earn a plaque for category wins, and exclusive car show parking! It’s a great way to be part of the action
New for 2012 Snell 2000 helmets are expired and no longer usable. Window nets on cars that require them now expire every 2 years. Head and Neck restraints (hans devices) required for all sub 7.50 cars Check out the new Manual (MT) class for you clutch guys! New for cruise classes: To compete in these classes Sunday all cars must complete the cruise. Entrants unable to complete the cruise will be allowed to run ICE or SE on Sunday)
General Rules and Procedures Brainerd International Raceway is a NHRA sanctioned racetrack and follows the NHRA rulebook for guidelines and minimum standards for the construction and operation of vehicles used in competition. At BIR all competitors are required to wear a helmet rated for Motorsports competition, Snell 2005 or newer. Drivers & vehicles must meet all class requirements to be eligible to compete within that class. Vehicles quicker than 9.99 must be chassis certified. Drivers quicker than 9.99 must have current NHRA Competition licenses, full face helmet & shield, no goggles. NOTE: BIR is an NHRA Member Track and will operate by NHRA requirements and specifications. For detailed safety and general guidelines, and bracket racing requirements for 2012, refer to the 2012 NHRA Rule Book. 1. Seat belts must be worn and adjusted in such a manner that the driver’s torso and head cannot extend outside the parameters of the roll cage. Loosening or removing seat belts, helmets, gloves and window nets, lifting the helmet shield, and removing all other safety equipment is prohibited from the time the vehicle leaves the ready line until the vehicle is on the return road. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action at the sole and absolute discretion of the event director and/or NHRA. Please remember to buckle your helmet, our start line is watching! 2. As a courtesy to all the drivers, please get to staging lanes promptly when called, there will be a total of 3 calls to staging. Lanes are closed when the last pair enters the burnout box. 3. The official has the final say in all cases. The computer is an official. 4. Stay with your vehicle in the staging lanes. Be ready ahead of time for your pass. If you are not ready to run when called you may be disqualified. The decision will be final.
5. The pairings are determined by the staging director in the staging lanes. The director's pairings are final: You will race who you are paired with or lose the round by forfeit. The director will use a random drawing system to determine these pairings and lane choice. The decision is final. 6. In the event cars have been paired up and called to start and one fails to start or move, the non-offending competitor will be required to take the tree. A vehicle must leave the starting line forward, under its own power, to be eligible for a win.
8. Auto-start will be used in all classes. Movement of a “staged” vehicle after the tree is armed, will result in a red-light foul, even though it may occur before the tree counts-down. Also called a “shallow-stage red” it is not grounds for protest or re-run. 9. You cannot enter two drivers in one vehicle in any BIR classes. You may not switch drivers once eliminations have begun. You must finish eliminations with the vehicle/driver combination you started with. 10. Drivers may enter more than one class. 11. No burnouts in the staging lanes or pit areas. No stationary burnouts - except in the water box. Power burnouts across the line are not allowed unless directed by a track official. One (1) backup is allowed to all competitors, for the purpose of repositioning their vehicle on the starting pad. The car must always pull forward into a staged position, backing into a staged position is dangerous and strictly prohibited!!! 12. Tow vehicles permitted. 13. In case of vehicle malfunction - please move your vehicle out of the groove and next to the guard wall. This may keep oil from your car off of the racing line. 14. In the unlikely event of a re-run, the re-run competitors will not be allowed to change their dial-ins or lane choice. 15. Bye runs will be assigned at random in the tower. Bye run drivers will not be eligible for a second bye run until all remaining competitors have also had a bye, which will then be decided by “balling” in the staging lanes. A driver who has the ‘bye run’ must leave the starting line forward, under its own power, to be eligible for a win. 16. If the official time or race results need to be checked, please check with the Tech director for the event. BIR reserves the right to confirm or overturn a race result based on recorded video or official eyewitness account. Please retain your time ticket for the last round you ran, you may need it for verification 17. Any competitor listed as an entrant in the 2011/12 BIR bracket program must compete in a heads-up class. 18. All protests and appeals must be made through the tech director. Filing a protest during an event does not disqualify any entry until that entry is proven to be illegal by BIR or NHRA officials. NHRA rulebook procedures will be followed in all cases of protest, and in all instances no other entries will be reinstated based on the outcome of the protest. 19. Junior Dragsters are excluded from competition in the Muscle Car Series. 20. Safety gear such as helmets, jackets and seatbelts must not be removed or loosened and windows must remain rolled up until you have exited the racing surface. 21. Race Control is off limits to all non race officials. If there is an issue contact the Tech Director and he will let you know how to proceed. NHRA competition rulebooks are available from NHRA at: http://store.nhra.com/products/nhra-2012-rulebook/
All cars must meet show criteria as follows:
**Class specific rules may override Show Criteria rules. See your specific class for further entry requirements.**
Fast Five Classes Pro Outlaw, Outlaw, King Street, Real Street Unlimited & Natural, True Street Pro-Outlaw Heads Up racing on a Pro Tree. Minimum weight with driver 2350lbs. Vehicles running 7.49 or quicker must utilize an NHRA –accepted lower engine oil-retention device. Any size DOT tire/slick allowed. Any body/engine modifications, No cubic inch limit. Fuel limited to gasoline or alcohol only. Sponsor name & logo may be displayed on vehicle.
Outlaw Heads Up racing on a Pro Tree. Minimum weight with driver 2600lbs. Vehicles running 7.49 or quicker must utilize an NHRA –accepted lower engine oil-retention device. Any size DOT tire/slick allowed. Any body/engine modifications, No cubic inch limit. Any power adder adds 300lbs. V6 Engine gains a 200lb weight break. Back Half Cars with factory style front suspension gain a 100lb weight break. Sponsor name & logo may be displayed on vehicle. **Pro Outlaw and Outlaw cars will have a minimum turn around time of 30 minuets between rounds.* All cars in KING STREET, REAL STREET, and TRUE STREET classes will be required to make four laps around the BIR road course with head & Tail lights on and signals flashing, stop the engine for five minutes and restart. Cars will be evenly spaced and a minimum speed must be maintained. Cruise will be done at end of day’s events Saturday. (To compete on Sunday all cars must complete the cruise.) King Street: Heads Up racing on a Pro Tree. Street legal with current tabs and proof of insurance. Minimum weight with driver 2800lbs. Any size DOT tire or max size10.5 x 30 slick allowed. (No “W” tires) Any power adder adds 300lbs. V6 Engine gains a 200lb weight break. Any 4cyl Engine gains a 300lb weight break. Trucks get a weight break of 75lbs Factory style rear Suspension gains a 50lb break. Tube Chassis vehicles adds 200lbs. Back Half Cars permitted; Four Link or ladder bars are permitted. Pre-1978 strut or shock tower may be removed in lieu of installing commercially available kits (i.e. Heidts, Fatman etc). Must run mufflers exiting no farther forward than the back edge of driver’s seat. Must maintain full interior with finished appearance, including two functioning side windows*(See Below), the only exception being the removal of the back seat. (If rear seat is removed, floor must have finished appearance all the way up to the package tray.) Sponsor name & logo may be displayed on vehicle. *One full-sized window adjacent to the driver on each side, that operates in the OEM fashion. (i.e. goes up & down.)
Real Street Classes; Naturally Aspirated (N/A) - NO power adders. Minimum car weight with driver 3100lbs. Unlimited (U/L) - any power adders. Minimum car weight with driver 3200lbs. Real Street is Heads Up racing on a Pro Tree. Car must be street legal with current tabs and proof of insurance. 13.5 x 30 Max tire size permitted (Must be street legal with DOT #) Factory body, wheel opening must retain factory appearance including inner fenderwells. Must have Stock front and rear frame rails, factory location firewall and factory floors. Inner surface of frame rail must remain un-modified. (Tires must remain inside wheel well). Must have stock type front and rear suspension. Coilovers allowed in factory location. N/A - Small Block Ford, Chevrolet or Mopar gains a 300lb weight break. U/L - V6 Engine gains a 200lb weight break. N/A – V6 Engine gains a 350lb weight break. Any 4cyl Engine gains a 350lb weight break. Trucks get a weight break of 75lbs. No wheelie bars. Must run mufflers exiting no farther forward than the back edge of driver’s seat. Must maintain full interior with finished appearance, including two functioning side windows*(See Below), the only exception being the removal of the back seat. (If rear seat is removed, floor must have finished appearance all the way up to the package tray.)
*One full-sized window adjacent to the driver on each side, that operates in the OEM fashion. (i.e. goes up & down.) **King Street, Real Street, and True Street cars will have a minimum turnaround time of 20 minutes between rounds.**
True Street One Power adder - MAX 275 DRAG RADIAL Same chassis and street rules as Real Street ******** Any oem engine & chassis combo as shipped from factory allowed (must have vin & be street legal and meet "street" rules) ******* ALLOWED BLOWERS* --NO BIG CHIEF, BIG CHIEF STYLE, 18 DEGREE BBC, SB2 OR YATES STYLE HEADS ALLOWED. NO 18 DEGREE HEADS ALLOWED EXCEPT FOR LS1 STOCK VALVE ANGLE HEADS.
-CROSS BREEDING OF ENG/TRANS COMBOS IS OK ( EXCEPT DRY SUMPS ) - CARS MUST COMPLETE CRUISE ON SATURDAY OR NO RACE ON SUNDAY ( EXCEPT A FLAT TIRE )
I.C.E. – Drag Index - Class Eliminator
10 classes separated by .50 second each. Heads-up racing on five-tenths pro-tree:
9.50 10.0 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50 13.00 13.50 14.00
C.U.B.E. – Can You Beat Everybody
After all the Index Classes have completed their eliminations and crowned their class champions, those new champs will then have the opportunity to run for the title of overall ICE Champion.
The Class Champions will have to dial the same index numbers that got them to the winners circle already, and will be laddered off the reaction times of their previous final rounds. Any by-rounds are given to the best reaction time in the previous round. Any entrant is only allowed 1 by-round per CUBE race.
Strip Eliminator –Eliminator for Those Vehicles without a Particular Class. Three Classes, Handicap Bracket Eliminations 0.50-second Full Tree. All current NHRA rules apply. (Not for current BIR Bracket Program Competitor.) Classes:
All competitors in SE/1 must have NHRA mandated roll bar and drivers jacket.
SE/4 - Truck Eliminator – All Trucks and Vans. One Class, Handicap Bracket Eliminations. Any body/engine/modification/tire combination. Safety items required (per NHRA bracket rules).
MT Eliminator - NEW FOR 2012! Any body/engine/modification/tire combination as long as you have a manual transmission, manual shift, manual clutch. Safety items required (per NHRA bracket rules). Handicap Start, Bracket Eliminations. .5 full tree. (Not open to BIR’s regular bracket program participants).
Powder Puff - For the ladies only! Time and weather permitting - Free entry! (not for anyone registered in the main event or BIR’s regular bracket program). Handicap racing; run on Saturday, for event-registered cars/trucks.
Other Races BIR may choose to add classes based on customer input and car count. Ask the Tech Director for Details! |
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