***NEW-3/8/11 Heritage Series Date Change (1 Viewer)

[The Little Lizard]

The NHRA Heritage Series has changed its date for the event scheduled for April 16-17 at Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway, at the weblink provided below:

NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series: Date change for Auto Club Dragway NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series event

 

[Raconteur]

For Immediate Release
Contact: NHRA Field Marketing

Date Change for Auto Club Dragway NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Event

GLENDORA, Calif. (March 8, 2011) - The NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Sportsman Shootout event originally scheduled for April 16-17 at Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway has been moved to August 6-7, 2011. This move will provide additional time for the completion of the sound wall being constructed at the facility. The event will now be the sixth of nine in the series and will follow the Nostalgia Reunion at Sacramento Raceway scheduled for July 15-16. The new date will also make the Auto Club Dragway event the final event for the series' Group 2 classes to earn points toward the 2011 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Championship.

Auto Club Dragway will host a Test and Tune event on Friday, Aug. 5 for Hot Rod Heritage Series event participants, followed by qualifying and time trials for all classes on Saturday and elimination on Sunday. Along with the Group 2 classes, the Group 1 classes including A/Fuel, Jr. Fuel, AA/Gas, and 7.0 Pro will compete at the event. Racers will be competing for championship points, prize money and the coveted NHRA Wally trophy.

The second stop of the series if the famed March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway, just north of Bakersfield, March 18-20.

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[qtermile14]

I am glad to see that they will have a sound wall completed this year. Since there was a noise issue with the Nitro cars running there, I hope they will return to one of the races on the Heritage Series schedule next year.

 

[Raconteur]

Since there was a noise issue with the Nitro cars running there, I hope they will return to one of the races on the Heritage Series schedule next year.

There was a sound issue with supercharged Pro Street cars with zoomies.

 

[qtermile14]

About three years ago I was corresponding by email with the facilities manager of the Speedway and Dragway, who indicated that they were trying to get an exemption so that they could use the money on lights, instead of the sound wall. This was after the only NFCA event there in 2007.

 

[Raconteur]

About three years ago I was corresponding by email with the facilities manager of the Speedway and Dragway, who indicated that they were trying to get an exemption so that they could use the money on lights, instead of the sound wall. This was after the only NFCA event there in 2007.

Mike the issues with sound at both the dragstrip and NASCAR Track are much farther along than when that NFCA event was staged. New Environmental Impact Studies, Sound Studies and many other issues are before the County government and in the courts. They are way past the "exemption" period, but the sound wall construction has finally been put out for bidding.