Jr Dragster Rules

Jr Dragster Rules and Details

Entry Fee for Jr Dragsters at Bracket Races is $15 for the driver
at TNT events Driver will be required to purchase a tech card regardless of age of driver.

Trophy awarded to 1st & 2nd Place only

Voucher for the next race is given to the Winner.

JR Dragster (1/8th mile ONLY)

AGE 8-9

1. ET restricted to 12.90 seconds or slower based on an ET dial-your-own, May not dial quicker than 12.90. Breakout rules apply.

2. Any racer running quicker than 12.70 ET at any time during an event will receive one warning. If the same racer runs quicker than 12.70 ET again at the same event, he/she will be disqualified for the remainder of the event. Any racer running quicker than 12.50 ET at any time during an event will be immediately disqualified from the remainder of the even. NO SECOND CHANCES.

AGE 10-12

1. ET restricted to 8.90 seconds or slower based on an ET dial-your-own, May not dial quicker than 8.90, Break out rules apply.

2. Any racer running quicker than 8.70 ET at any time during an event will receive one warning. If the same racer runs quicker than 8.70 ET again at the same event, he/she will be disqualified for the remainder of the event. Any racer running quicker than 8.50 ET at any time during an event will be immediately disqualified from the remainder of the even. NO SECOND CHANCES.

AGE 13-18

1. ET restricted to 7.90 seconds or slower based on an ET dial-your-own, break out rules apply.

2. Any racer running quicker than 7.70 ET at any time during an event will receive one warning. If the same racer runs quicker than 7.70 ET again at the same event, he/she will be disqualified for the remainder of the event. Any racer running quicker than 7.50 ET at any time during an event will be immediately disqualified from the remainder of the event. NO SECOND CHANCES.

Honor System: Because it is difficult for track officials to determine what age group each driver is and what times they should be running at the moment all Jr Dragsters are expected to compete under the honor system. If it is discovered by track official that a racer has dialed or was running quicker than the allowed time for the driver's age group (if the ET is a time that would disqualify the driver), the driver will be penalized by having all points for the entire event deducted from their total. If the driver brings this to the attention of track officials while the event is running, then the driver shall receive points for losing the round.

ALL JR. DRAGSTERS

1. At all times when a Jr. Dragster vehicle is being towed, the driver must be seated in the cockpit. No passengers allowed.

2. A fluorescent or brightly colored flag, is to be attached to the Jr. Dragster anytime the vehicle is being towed, this is mandatory. Minimum height above the ground when attached, 5 feet. Jr. Dragster may not be pushed by any motorized vehicle. Tow strap may not attach to any portion of the roll cage.

3. No recreational or fun riding will be allowed. NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 16 YEARS OF AGE PERMITTED TO OPERATE A MOTORIZED VEHICLE WITHIN THE RACING FACILITY. One warning will be given. On second offense vehicle will be taken by track personal and stored until the end of the racing weekend.

Albuquerque Dragway Junior Dragster Procedures

Handicap racing, .500 full tree, dial-your-own eliminations. Breakout rules apply.

All drivers and their cars shall proceed to the pre-stage lanes when called. All drivers will have a poker chip with their name on it put into a bag to place the driver on a sportsman ladder. Random pairings will be done for the 1st round. After 1st round all winning driver's chips and buy backs will be placed into the bag again and then a ladder will be created for the 2nd round. A ladder can not be used for 1st round as buy backs will occur.

Bye Run: For 1st round if there are an odd number of cars, the first chip pulled will receive a bye run. That driver may choose either lane and will be the first car down the track. All other bye runs will be determined by the ladder. The same driver can not receive a bye run int he 1st and 2nd round, however if a driver receives the 1st round bye, he may receive a bye based on his position on the ladder in other rounds. Having a competitor break (competition bye run) will not count as having earned the bye run.

Remaining Pairings: The first chip pulled will be in the left lane and the second chip will be in the right. This will continue until all of the chips have been pulled. Pairs shall proceed to the starting line and run in the order their pair was pulled.

Ladders: The ladder will be at the tech building. All ladders will be based on a NHRA Sportsman ladder. These ladders are predetermined by NHRA based on the number of cars in the class.

Staging:

Jr. Dragsters must be staged under the drivers control and must be in a forward motion.
If a Jr. deep stages, the driver must be prepared to accept the tree. Jr. Dragster will be the only class at Albuquerque Dragway that is allowed to deep stage.
After proper staging and receiving the starter’s signal to go, re-staging for a second time is prohibited.
Once the Jr. has lighted the pre-stage bulb, no one will be allowed to touch the vehicle, or it will be disqualified and not allowed to make the run.
If a Jr. engine looses fire after pre-staging the motor may not be restarted, driver will loose that run.

General procedures:

If an issue is raised that is not addressed in these procedures or the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League rulebook, the standard NHRA rulebook will be used as written for sportsman categories. Should the issue not be addressed in any of these places, the issue will be decided by the track.