The 40th NZDRA Drag Racing Nationals. MMP 2nd & 3rd Feb

[holden_fan2005]

Hold on tight -the next meeting at MMP is the Trust House 40th NZ Drag Racing Nationals, and the countdown has begun!

Masterton Motorplex is proud to announce it will host the 40th New Zealand Drag Racing Nationals on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd of February. Not only is this a landmark forty years of the running of this event, it is also the 10th Anniversary of drag racing at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton.

The Masterton Motorplex team has been going all out in the months leading up to this drag meeting to make sure it is a stand out event. We hope you all get behind it and make it the huge success it deserves to be. We are also excited to announce a new Major sponsor for this event - Trust House. The event will be known as 'The Trust House 40th NZ Nationals'. A big thanks to the Trust House Community Enterprise for their support of this event!

This meeting promises to be the most exciting yet at Hood Aerodrome! In preparation for the NZ Drag Racing Nationals, the 'other' side of the track will also be open to spectators. Several additional grandstands are under construction as you read this, and tar-sealing works on the pre-stage area are due to begin in the next few days. More as it comes to hand.

Entry Forms:

www.mastertonmotorplex.co.nz/entryforms.htm

If you want to enter, click onto the "Trust House 40th NZ Drag Nationals Entry Form"

From 10am each day.

$20 to watch a full days of exciting fast paced action! Children under 14 free.

Cheers
Brad

[IH8TEC]

$130 if you show up on the day to enter

[CAMB01]

I wont be there
Engine is in bits, preparing for more power

[Distrb]

$130 if you show up on the day to enter

yep, thats right...

[CAMB01]

thats for the NZDRA classes. for the imports i think its the same price as usual. Could be wrong though.

[loose_unit]

My license is still valid for that meet thank god

I'll be there, already got the time off for it. Thats if i dont break it at the nats.

$50 to race and $50 for a license for the year is normal, so $120 if your license isnt current.

[big-ben-007]

I just hope Tim Watkins actually comes down. Only race car in NZ that runs consistant(well consistant enough) 5's although not sure what hes been up to lately

[Dell'Orto]

Willy White seems to run pretty consistent mid 5's

[big-ben-007]

Willy White seems to run pretty consistent mid 5's

Forgetting jet power

And he only really runs in exhibition any way

[Lith]

Forgetting jet power

And he only really runs in exhibition any way

That, and I only saw them crack a 5 once - and it was a very high 5. The jet cars were doing consistant low 6s when I saw them, in the relative scheme of things thats well off the pace.

[Dell'Orto]

Willy White seems to run pretty consistent mid 5's

Forgetting jet power

And he only really runs in exhibition any way

He has a nitro Funny Car, not a jet dragster

Actually come to think of it - does Tim Watkins have a new car yet? After the Pontiac got destroyed I wasnt sure if he had or not.

[big-ben-007]

I'm pretty sure he just went and brought one from the states as a turn key racer......as you do

[Dell'Orto]

Best/easiest way to do it!

[IH8TEC]

he raced his nitro funny car at drag masters.

[holden_fan2005]

This weekend!!!

Be sure to get along to the biggest drag racing meeting this year!!

[loose_unit]

I duno if anyone knows, but just a warning that theres no import classes and we will be run in the dyo class, thats the info ive picked up from a few people the last couple days.

[Quirky]

I duno if anyone knows, but just a warning that theres no import classes and we will be run in the dyo class, thats the info ive picked up from a few people the last couple days.

DYO is always fun to watch...and slow
I assume automatic cars have the upper hand racing this format.
(well a better chance of staying consistent)

[2jayzgte]

Does anyone no if the Rayglass car is coming down for this???

[loose_unit]

I duno if anyone knows, but just a warning that theres no import classes and we will be run in the dyo class, thats the info ive picked up from a few people the last couple days.

DYO is always fun to watch...and slow
I assume automatic cars have the upper hand racing this format.
(well a better chance of staying consistent)

Yeh theres a few 15 sec V8's in that class that pretty much just put their foot down off the line and run the same times over and over. I run fairly consistent low to flat 13's but im not consistent enough to be competitive with the likes of those guys.

[Lith]

Does anyone no if the Rayglass car is coming down for this???

I have heard no rumour, but they have come down for similar before so I wouldn't be surprised. Heat Treatments will be there though, worth a trip over just for that - if not the fact that there could be possibility of both being there.