Fall High School Drags
14 October 1999
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:39:40 -0500
From: John Potts <JPotts@nhra.com>
To: Chris Shakley <CShakley@nhra.com>, Phil Burgess <PBurgess@nhra.com>,
"Brian Yesowitch (E-mail)" <bsyes@theautochannel.com>,
"Lisa Morin (E-mail)" <lmorin@starnews.com>,
"Robin Miller (E-mail)" <rmiller@starnews.com>
Subject: Fall High School Drags
FIRST FALL HIGH SCHOOL DRAGS TO BE PRESENTED BY
LINCOLN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE ON STURDAY, OCT. 23
The inaugural Indiana Fall High School Drags presented by Lincoln Technical
Institute are scheduled for Saturday, October 23 at Indianapolis Raceway
Park.
Students from all over Indiana and some from surrounding states are expected
to take part in the event, which will see individual and team champions
crowned.
The individual champion and runner-up, as well as the team champions, will
receive trophies, and the individual champion will receive a full Lincoln
Tech scholarship.
Drivers must be at least 16 years of age and have a valid state driver's
license in order to compete. Drivers under the age of 18 must present a
Minor Release Form signed by parents.
Cars, trucks, or vans must be street legal and may run no faster than 12.00
seconds in the quarter-mile to compete. Open headers will be allowed. No
motorcycles will be permitted to take part. All vehicles must pass a safety
inspection prior to being allowed to compete.
Competition will be in an E.T. racing format, with cars handicapped
according to the elapsed time their drivers feel they will run. Each entry
will be given at least two time trial runs prior to competition.
Entry fee will be $10 for car and driver. Spectator fee will be $6 per
person, with children 12 and under admitted free.
Gates at IRP will open at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 23, with a racing
seminar scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Time trials will begin at 11:00 a.m., and
eliminations will begin at 2:00 p.m. First round eliminations in two
special categories for Lincoln Tech instructors and students will begin at
3:00 p.m.
Three high school drag racing events have been held in the Spring at IRP,
with participating ranging from 125 to 175 entries from more than 50 high
school.
In the 1999 Spring race, Michael Sells of Selma, Ind., representing Wapahani
High School, was the individual winner, defeating Carl Zehr of Williamsport,
Ind., who was running for the Tri-County Vocational Center of Covington.
Sells' victory helped Wapahani earn their second Spring state championship
in the three years of the series. They had also won in 1997.
Whiteland High School, the 1998 team champions, placed second in the 1999
Spring event.
Tri-County was third, with Crawfordsville and Mooresville placing in a tie
for fourth. A four-way tie for sixth involved Avon, Franklin Central,
Rockville, and Troy (Mo.).
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