WELCOME RACERS

We have finally shed our winter snow and are making preparations for the upcoming season.  The schedule kicks off with a Volunteer Day and Racer Meeting on Saturday, April 12th.  We will hopefully be painting the starting line walls and fixing fences, scraping the track and putting out waste barrels.  The remaining weekends in April will consist of Test & Tune sessions, with a Chassis Certification on Saturday, April 19th.  We start our regular Bracket Classes and Points races in May.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone again, after this long winter break.  Be sure to check out the 2008 Schedule, and make plans to come out often.

NEW FOR 2008

Well it’s that time of year to get started thinking about the 2008 season. NHRA has made some changes in the ADVANCED ET (7.49 and quicker) racers.   See below.   A complete rule update can be found at www.nhradiv5.com.

Tri-State Raceway in trying to make the Bike classes grow has made some changes to the ET Bike program. 2008 will implement a new class called Midwest Street Bike Series presented by Metro H-D and Suzuki, Hawkeye H-D, Silver Eagle H-D, Iowa City Motorsports and Leer’s Cycle Center. Trying to get the classes to grow has been challenging to say the least. This change will hopefully get some new blood into the class. The air shifter/electronics bikes can run Pro Bike. No electronics other than shift light, no wheelie bars, no air shifters, extended swing arm allowed (6” max) DOT tire only and no slipper clutches or automated clutch release.  Must be street legal. The class will have $1000  guaranteed to win at all 5 races with a $35 entry fee.  We will run the class twice in July and twice in August with the series ending in September as part of the (run for the Wally) National Dragster Challenge. Points will be the price of the eliminator and the season champion will receive a TSR Gold card and Champions jacket.  For more information, CLICK HERE or give us a call.

Wright-Way Trailers are still on top of the Quick 16 with $1000 guarantee winners purse and $100 low qualifier bonus. Weldon Tire and Kwik Stops are the presented by sponsors. TSR’s points series are no charge with the champion receiving a champions jacket and Gold card.

Pro-Cross has the same top end sponsors (Hawkeye Welding) and we have added a new presented by sponsors to go along with our established sponsors Metro H-D and Suzuki and 1Stop Products. New presented by sponsor for Pro-Cross comes from Kevin Theobald of Wheels Service in Staceyville Ia. This sponsorship allows another $100 per race added to the purse. TSR would like to thank Wheel Service for their added support of the class.  TSR’s points series are no charge with the champion receiving a champions jacket and Gold card.

Super Pro has a new sponsor, Fagen Inc. a major contractor on the Ethanol plants that are being constructed in the area. Fagen Inc. will allow us to guarantee the $1000 purse in Super Pro through the points season. TSR’s points series are the cost of the eliminator.

The Summit series perfect package $1000 bonus is still up for grabs. You must be in our Summit Points series and win the points race round with a perfect run. That’s dead-on the dial and perfect on  the tree in S/P, Pro, Sportsman, Pro Bike, Quick 16 and Street Bike.

Sponsorships are being juggled for Pro and Sportsman, just can’t make the announcement at this time. Keep your eye’s on the website for more details in the near future. TSR’s points series are the cost of the eliminator.

Junior racers mark your calendar for September 20-21 it’s the Pure Power Big Money Nationals. It’s TSR’s first Junior Dragster stand-alone event. There are still a couple classes left that need sponsorship, so please contact Bill with those ideas.  

In the off-season sponsorships are being pursued for season class sponsors, event sponsors and track signage sponsors. If you have any ideas please contact Bill at the track.

2008 ET FINALS RULES CHANGES

ET Classes

Oil Retention Device

All vehicles permitted to utilize an NHRA-accepted lower engine oil retention device; may use a belly pan in lieu of device attached to the engine. If belly pan is used, must extend from framerail to framerail, and extend forward of the harmonic balancer and rearward of the flywheel, and must incorporate a minimum 2-inch high lip on all sides. See General Regulations 1:8.

Instruments

Driveshaft sensor may be connected to either the tachometer OR the data recorder, but not both. Must be one single wire, with no splices, and easily traceable.

Advanced ET

OIL RETENTION DEVICE

All vehicles running 7.49 or quicker must utilize an NHRA-accepted lower engine oil retention device; may use a belly pan in lieu of a device attached to the engine. The belly pan must extend from framerail to framerail, and extend forward of the harmonic balancer and rearward of the flywheel, and must incorporate a minimum 2- inch high lip on all sides. See General Regulations 1:8.