Friday, January 25, 2008

AMS Friday Night Drags/Car Show schedule/rules

ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY DRAG RACING & CAR SHOW 2008 Event Calendar – Schedule is subject to change Friday, May 2 MOPAR Mania – Open Drag Racing for all cars, trucks and ATVs Special Racing for all MOPAR powered machines presented by North Georgia Mopar Club and Mopar Muscle Magazine. Saturday, May 3 MOPAR Southern Classic Car Show & Swap Meet (No drags on Saturday) Visit www.northgeorgiamoparclub.com for more information. Friday, May 30 Street Warriorz National Tour (Car Show, Stereo Wars & More) Drag racing for all cars, trucks and ATVs. Plus, car show, stereo wars, ladies swimsuit contest, tattoo contest, live music and lots more. Friday, June 6 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine (Non-Points Race) Come on out and join the fun of Friday night street drags and the fabulous show-n-shine car show. It’s a ‘get ready for the season’ blow- out of fun with hot rods and hot bods. Saturday, June 14 Goodguys Rod & Custom Southern Nationals (No drag racing this weekend) & Sunday, June 15 Thousands of classic and customs to 1972. Hundreds of awards, vendors, seminars, specialty garages, entertainment and lots more. Its acres and acres of vintage steel in candy colors and chrome. Friday, June 20 Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine (Tuner Tourney) The first night of points and the special ‘Tuner Tourney’. All drag racers and show cars are invited to the first official Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags event of the season! Friday, June 27 Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine Drag racers and show cars! Plus, a special ‘General Lee Challenge’ will take place as Dukes Fest ’08 opens up the following morning. Friday, July 4 Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine Celebrate the 4th of July with family and friends including one of the largest fireworks displays in the Atlanta area taking place just before eliminations begin. Friday, July 11 Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine Drag racers, show cars and motorcycles allowed to drag race! Friday, July 18 Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine Drag racers and show cars! Plus, the wild jet-powered dragster! Friday, July 25 Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine Drag racers and show cars! Plus, the crazy backwards drag racing! Friday, August 1 Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine Drag racers, show cars and motorcycles drag racing. Plus, a crash-filled Motorcycle Demolition Derby Friday, August 8 Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine (Mustang Madness) Drag racers and show cars! Special racing and show awards for the mighty Ford Mustang! Celebrate 44 years of pony power! Friday, August 15 Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine Drag racers and show cars! Plus, a special showcase by ORSCA! Friday, August 22 Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine (Chevy Challenge) Drag racers and show cars! Special racing and awards for all Chevy powered dragsters and show cars! Friday, August 29 Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine Championship The final of points for drag racers! Plus, the title rounds for all the Show-N-Shine winners from 2008. The best of the best will shine! Friday, Sept. 19 NOPI Drag Race National Championships The culmination of drag racing events throughout the world will kick off a full weekend of the nation’s largest car show extravaganza! Friday, Sept. 26 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine (Non-Points Race) Come on out and join the fun of Friday night street drags and the fabulous show-n-shine car show. Friday, Oct. 3 Super Chevy Weekend Saturday, Oct. 4 Everything from Chevy Nitro Coupes to jet cars to brackets. Sunday, Oct. 5 Plus a huge car show, vendor area and swap meet! Friday, Oct. 24 Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags NASCAR Shoot-Out The top drivers in the points will be invited back for a flat out race in front of the NASCAR fans, drivers and media! CASTROL GTX FRIDAY NIGHT DRAGS RULES The rules and/or regulations set forth herein are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such events. These rules shall govern the condition of all events, and by participating in these events, all participants are deemed to have complied with these rules. NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM PUBLICATIONS OF OR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES AND/OR REGULATIONS. They are intended as a guide for the conduct of the sport and are in no way a guarantee against injury or death to a participant, spectator or official. GENERAL RULES – Applies to all vehicles and competitors entered in event. NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED IN THE COMPETITION AREA. Maximum of 10 mph speed limit in pit area and staging. Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated and is cause for immediate dismissal and may result in arrest. All decisions by officials, tech personnel and management are final and binding. All vehicles must complete technical and safety inspection prior to practice and competition. All vehicles must have working seat belts or up-to-date safety harness. All drivers must wear a helmet when doing burn-out, practice or competing. All vehicles are required to have the driver’s side window closed during practice and competition. All vehicles must be free of fluid leaks. Air-conditioners must be turned off when in the staging, burn-out and track areas. Use of air conditioners is grounds for disqualification and dismissal from the event area. All vehicles must have battery secured in car. All vehicles must have at least one rear light in working condition. A driver’s accumulated points do not transfer divisions. HAVE FUN! MAKE FRIENDS! GO HOME HAPPY! DIVISIONAL RULES – Applies to all divisions. All vehicles will be placed in a racing division by the technical inspector at the completion of the annual technical and safety inspection. Their decision is final and binding. All vehicles are subject to inspection at any time during the event and must remain within the division guidelines provided herein or will be disqualified from the event. All drivers are eligible for point’s championship in their respective division. There will be no points awarded in the Domestic or Tuner divisions. These divisions are for fun racing only and will be awarded trophies only at the end of each race night. NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM PUBLICATIONS OF OR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES AND/OR REGULATIONS. All divisions will have a point’s race crowning a season champion. Points will be accumulated at all events scheduled. AMS will honor the top drivers in each division during the NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying event on Friday, October 24, 2008. Nightly points awarded as follows: Final round winner = 3 Final round runner-up = 2 All others = 1 PRO – Any and All. This is the class that is wide open. If your car does not fit in the rules listed below, this is the class you run. STREET OUTLAW – Any car or truck with stock appearing body with stock rear frame rails. Minimal tubing allowed (full tubing ‘narrowed up’ is not allowed). Four links, ladder bars and coil over shocks are permitted. Any engine modification is allowed. Any tire is allowed. PRO FOUR – Foreign and Domestic cars or trucks with three or four cylinders and anything more than stock. Racing slicks, nitrous, modified suspension, rotary engines, power adders and drive train modifications are allowed. This is the wide open class for the Tuner guys. SPORTSMAN – Foreign and Domestic cars or trucks with stock body. All control arms, shocks and springs must be in stock location. No cutting of inner or rear fender wells (only outside can be rolled). Any engine modification allowed. Maximum tire size is 28 x 10.5. No ‘W’ tires allowed. No wheelie bars allowed. TRUCKS – Foreign and Domestic trucks with eight or ten cylinder stock style engines (diesel or gas). No nitrous allowed. Only factory turbos and super chargers permitted. Stock suspension in stock locations. Stock drive train. DOT treaded tires only. No drag radials or DOT slicks. DOMESTIC – American made cars with stock suspension in stock location, stock interior, no cutting of the body, fender wells or floor pan. No nitrous allowed. DOT treaded tires only. No drag radials or DOT slicks. No points championship in this division. Nightly honors only. TUNERS – Foreign and Domestic cars and trucks with three, four or six cylinders (no diesel and no nitrous) with stock suspension in stock location, stock interior and no cutting of the body, fender wells or floor pan. DOT treaded tires only. No drag radials or DOT slicks. No points championship in this division. Nightly honors only. ATV – Any four wheeled ‘All-Terrain Vehicle’ that is chain driven. Drivers must wear long pants and long sleeve shirts while competing. Any ATV displaying fluid leaks in the staging area or starting box will be disqualified from the entire event. FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW-N-SHINE DIVISIONS SHOWROOM CURRENT - Stock vehicles from 1973 through current. SHOWROOM CLASSIC – Stock vehicles from 1972 and prior. o TUNER – Sport Compact vehicles. CLASSIC CUSTOM – Custom vehicle models from 1972 and prior. CURRENT CUSTOM – Custom vehicle models from 1973 through current. MOTORCYCLE – All two-wheeled rides. PRESIDENT’S CHOICE – Nightly award chosen by AMS track president. All vehicles entered in the Show-N-Shine will be invited to participate in the Friday Night Drags Show-N-Shine Parade Lap. Each night around 9:00pm participants can parade around the track in front of the grandstand and down the drag strip before returning to the show area for judging. Previous event winners will be invited to display their winning vehicles on the grandstand concourse. They will remain eligible for competition and the judges will be brought to the grandstand display area. All winners will be introduced to the crowd and presented champion’s awards in a specially created winner’s circle.

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