Pro 11.5 is a Heads-up Index Class

The class is a 16 car field. The 16 quickest Corvettes entered in the Pro 11.50 class will compete using a sportsman ladder where the top half qualifiers race the bottom-half qualifiers. The pairings will be as follows: number 1 races number 9, 2 v. 10, 3 v. 11 and so on. The sportsman ladder helps to ensure competitive racing in every pairing in every round. Rules are minimal and are listed below in detail. The Pro 11.50 is open to all Corvette power combinations including naturally aspirated, supercharged, single turbo, twin turbo, nitrous and any combination of them. Basically, if you get your combination to run mid 11's, you have a chance to get into the show.

The first and most important rule for the Cartek Racing Pro 11.5 is that the car must be NHRA legal for the elapsed time (ET) it is capable of. You are responsible for meeting all of the requirements. This includes the fire jacket requirement for cars with power adders that did not come from the factory. If there is any question on meeting the safety requirements contact Raceway Park tech director, Paul Bailey at Raceway Park or review the latest NHRA rule book or visit www.nhra.com. There are NO exceptions to the safety rules. The car must be legal for the Raceway Park Saturday racing rules.

Qualifing

2008 Pro 11.5 Rules

1. Sub 11.50 runs are not good. A run quicker than 11.5 during qualifying will move you to the bottom of the qualifying ladder. During eliminations a sub 11.50 run will result in disqualification from the race with no points awarded for that round & a 20 point penalty imposed for points drivers. This penalty discourages participants from intentionally competing with sub 11.5-second cars. The penalty was imposed twice in 2007 in our 10.0 class.
2. During eliminations, running under 11.5 loses! If both drivers run under the index, both drivers lose with one exception. If both drivers run under the index in a Final Round we will allow for one re-run to be held within 10 minutes of the double-breakout, (come right back to the lanes). If in the re-run, both drivers go under again, both will lose and no event winner will be named. The event purse will roll into the next index race and breakeout penalites apply.
   Update 3/31/08 effective 3/29/08: Running under in eliminations on a bye run or competition single loses.
3. Deep staging is allowed. Beginning 2008, "DEEP" does not have to be written on the car. The starting line official will not override the tree for a deep stager, you must get in before autostart starts the race. See March 15, 2008 update on autostart and deep staging.
4. Any rear tire is allowed.
5. 90 DB limit at tech/must have baffled mufflers; zero tolerance.
6. All NJ/NHRA safety rules including proper driver credentials do apply. weight rule removed
7. No racecar style lettering/body must be street appearing
8. Hood scoops must not be more then 9" above base of hood. All Cowl hoods okay
9. Driver and passenger windows must be glass and operating, lexan only allowed on windshield and rear
10. Factory style dash and interior/must have carpeting, door panels, headliner if applicable
11. Stock suspension or back-halved cars only (no full tube cars)
12. All lights must be in place - at least one working taillight
13. No bracket racing aides i.e. delay boxes, electronic throttle stops, data logger displays). Absolutely NO trans brakes allowed in this class.
14. Stock body panels, no removable doors, fenders and no flip top one piece front-ends
15. Cars must not be bracketized. We want street type cars, not bracket appearing. No race car lettering or decals on body panels. No gutted interiors, etc., up to Raceway Park management
16. Races are run on a .500 pro tree with an 16 car qualified field on a sportsman ladder, 1 vs. 9, 2 vs. 10, 3 vs. 11 and so on. If less than 16 cars, the ladder will be adjusted. Lane choice goes to the quicker car from the previous round or higher qualified car in the first round
17. All engine modification allowed; run whatcha brung Must run a GM style block
18. Raceway Park will have the final say if a racecar is legal for the Pro 11.5
19. Raceway Park tower staff and tech inspectors will monitor these rules and will update where deemed necessary.

2008 Pro 11.5 Entry Fee

• $30 to enter a Pro 11.5 race (if you fail to qualify, you will be allowed to race in the Corvette Challenge (Bracket) race at no additional charge
• $50 to enter both the Pro 11.5 race and Corvette Challenge (Bracket) on race on the same day
• $40 optional points registration. Only required to be eligible for points championship (must be paid before first round of competition at your first race

2008 Event Payout and Year-end Awards

• Event Winner will receive Trophy and $100
• Event Runner up will receive Trophy and $50
• Event No. 1 qualifier receives a Plaque
• Event Best Round 1 Winning Reaction Time gets a Plaque

• 2008 Pro 11.5 Points Champion will receive a Champion Trophy and Jacket
• 2008 Pro 11.5 Points Runner-up will receive a Runnerup Trophy and Jacket
• Top 2 in points (at the time) are invited to race in 28th ANNUAL P.C. RICHARD & SON ALL AMERICAN JET CAR NATIONALS at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ. The event will be held on Wednesday night, date to be determined.

2008 Points information

American Racing Headers Pro 8 Shootout and Cartek Racing Pro 10.0 and 11.50 Index class points will be kept by Raceway Park.  You MUST sign up for points if you wish to compete for the Championship.  You do not have to sign up for points to participate but you do have to sign up for points to be eligible for POINTS prizes for eithe of our "Pro" (as in Pro Tree) classes

Points are earned only for the class in which you compete. Any driver can chose to sign up for any and all classes (Pro 8 Shootout, Pro 10.0 Index, Pro 11.50 Index or Corvette Challenge), separately. If you plan on competing in the Raceway Park Points Series for 2008 the points will be as follows;

Please Note, this points system only applies to Pro 8 Shootout, Pro 10.0 Index and Pro 11.50 Index classes and the different points system is used for the Corvette Challenge (Bracket) series.

How points are awarded

1. 10 points for successfully passing technical inspection
2. Qualifying points (updated 3/31/08 effective 3/29/08;
   • 1st 8
   • 2nd 7
   • 3rd 6
   • 4th 5
   • 5th & 6th 4
   • 7th & 8th 3
   • 9th thru 12th 2 (does not apply to Pro 8)
   • 13th thru 16th 1 (does not apply to Pro 8)
3. 20 points for staging your car in the first round of eliminations under power
4. 20 points for each round won during eliminations

Tie breakers are as follows

1. Event wins
2. Number of round wins
3. Head to Head matches
4. Average Qualifying ET
5. Average Qualifying MPH

Raceway Park is the official keeper of points. On the Saturday after a race, we will post preliminary point standings on this website. Complete and official points will be posted here after Raceway Park posts them on Tuesday following a race. Power points will not be updated until Tuesday. It is the drivers responsibility to ensure points are calculated correctly. Discrpenacies must be reported to Raceway Park before the next race's points are calculated in order to get credit for the points

If you have not signed up for points click on the image link or contact Raceway Park at 732-446-7800 or at www.racewaypark.com.

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