Mike Bradley
April 20th, 2007, 05:41 AM
IHRA has a program they would like to see in place at all member tracks. Teen Championship Racing (TCR) allows teenagers 13 to 17 years old to compete against each other in street legal cars and trucks. The TCR program is an inexpensive way for families to get involved in drag racing and offers a chance for parents to cultivate a close working relationship with their children. Please read over the program highlights and let me know what you think. The "TCR" program is a great way to educate kids that there is a place to race their street cars when they get their drivers license instead of racing on the street.
• A Co-Driver will accompany the TCR competitor on all runs to coach the driver and to join in the fun.
• TCR participants receive an IHRA Competition License, IHRA Rule Book (optional), a one-year subscription to Drag Review magazine (optional), and medical coverage.
• All races are conducted over a distance of 1/8th mile with an ET dial-in format. Cars are limited to 10.00 seconds and slower. TCR drivers may not compete in any other class except Jr. Dragster.
CO-DRIVER: The co-driver must be the driver’s parent, legal guardian, or adult 25 years of age or older, with a valid state driver’s license. The co-driver must be seated in the passenger seat of the vehicle any time the driver is in the driver’s seat. The co-driver must drive the vehicle in the pits, into the staging lanes, and on the return road beyond the time slip booth.
DRIVER: Ages 13 to 17 (or until they have achieved a State driver’s license) may be licensed to compete in TCR. All runs must be made with an approved co-driver. A photocopy of every competitor’s birth certificate, a signed Parent/Guardian Minor Release Form and fee must accompany all license applications.
LICENSE: All TCR competitors will be licensed by an IHRA Track Official. The licensing procedure includes vehicle orientation, a basic driving test, and a minimum of six licensing runs. An Official or Co-Driver must be in the vehicle at all times.
To satisfy vehicle orientation requirements, the licensee must demonstrate familiarity with all of the vehicle’s primary controls such as pedals, steering, shifter, lights, etc. Drivers must perform this orientation test for each vehicle entered in competition.
Licensee must complete a basic driving test, demonstrating the ability to start the engine, select gears, turn and brake to a stop proficiently.
The Official will make one run with the licensee as a passenger. This will allow the official to determine the safety and eligibility of the vehicle to run over the elapsed time limit, and orient the licensee to track fixtures, starting line, timing system, return road, timeslip booth, etc. The licensee must make a minimum of three (3) approved runs with the official as the co-driver. The licensee must then make a minimum of three (3) approved runs with the assigned co-driver and witnessed by the track official. If the driver passes the test, the track official and co-driver must sign the driver’s license. Officials must deny a license to any driver they feel cannot handle the vehicle.
The driver may only drive the vehicle from the staging lanes, on the track, and on the return road as far as the timeslip booth. The co-driver must drive the vehicle at all other times.
VEHICLE: Must be a full-bodied car, truck, van, or SUV. Convertibles, Jeeps, motorcycles, modified vehicles and/or specific-built racecars prohibited. The vehicle must pass IHRA and state safety regulations. The vehicle must be licensed and equipped with mufflers, DOT street tires and seat belts. Electronics prohibited. Seat belts usage is mandatory for the driver and co-driver.
• A Co-Driver will accompany the TCR competitor on all runs to coach the driver and to join in the fun.
• TCR participants receive an IHRA Competition License, IHRA Rule Book (optional), a one-year subscription to Drag Review magazine (optional), and medical coverage.
• All races are conducted over a distance of 1/8th mile with an ET dial-in format. Cars are limited to 10.00 seconds and slower. TCR drivers may not compete in any other class except Jr. Dragster.
CO-DRIVER: The co-driver must be the driver’s parent, legal guardian, or adult 25 years of age or older, with a valid state driver’s license. The co-driver must be seated in the passenger seat of the vehicle any time the driver is in the driver’s seat. The co-driver must drive the vehicle in the pits, into the staging lanes, and on the return road beyond the time slip booth.
DRIVER: Ages 13 to 17 (or until they have achieved a State driver’s license) may be licensed to compete in TCR. All runs must be made with an approved co-driver. A photocopy of every competitor’s birth certificate, a signed Parent/Guardian Minor Release Form and fee must accompany all license applications.
LICENSE: All TCR competitors will be licensed by an IHRA Track Official. The licensing procedure includes vehicle orientation, a basic driving test, and a minimum of six licensing runs. An Official or Co-Driver must be in the vehicle at all times.
To satisfy vehicle orientation requirements, the licensee must demonstrate familiarity with all of the vehicle’s primary controls such as pedals, steering, shifter, lights, etc. Drivers must perform this orientation test for each vehicle entered in competition.
Licensee must complete a basic driving test, demonstrating the ability to start the engine, select gears, turn and brake to a stop proficiently.
The Official will make one run with the licensee as a passenger. This will allow the official to determine the safety and eligibility of the vehicle to run over the elapsed time limit, and orient the licensee to track fixtures, starting line, timing system, return road, timeslip booth, etc. The licensee must make a minimum of three (3) approved runs with the official as the co-driver. The licensee must then make a minimum of three (3) approved runs with the assigned co-driver and witnessed by the track official. If the driver passes the test, the track official and co-driver must sign the driver’s license. Officials must deny a license to any driver they feel cannot handle the vehicle.
The driver may only drive the vehicle from the staging lanes, on the track, and on the return road as far as the timeslip booth. The co-driver must drive the vehicle at all other times.
VEHICLE: Must be a full-bodied car, truck, van, or SUV. Convertibles, Jeeps, motorcycles, modified vehicles and/or specific-built racecars prohibited. The vehicle must pass IHRA and state safety regulations. The vehicle must be licensed and equipped with mufflers, DOT street tires and seat belts. Electronics prohibited. Seat belts usage is mandatory for the driver and co-driver.