Welcome back one and all! Let's kick off the summer of racing with a bang. This first weekend of racing includes a Test & Tune on Saturday to blow off the winter cobwebs and shake out the dust. Sunday sees qualifying and racing for the first round of our local NAPA Auto Parts Dragway track series with points and a half up for grabs. Let's start as we mean to go on! 

All racers at this event will earn 1.5 points towards the Season Points Score Series.

SATURDAY TEST & TUNE: $10 Gate Entry - Children 11 years and under FREE
SUNDAY COMP 1: $25 Gate Entry – Children under 12 FREE
You can purchase tickets online at https://napaautopartsdragway.flicket.co.nz/events/9e845a35-5a3f-4808-95a6-db61921adc3c?tc=website
This includes our all new Family Passes (2 adults and 3 children 12 to 16 years because 11years and under are free) and Weekend Passes.

Pre-entry for Racers is recommended - enter online here

FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER SET UP:
Gates open 4pm to 9pm for Racers and Crew set up; including campers.
Race Entry open 630pm to 8pm. 

SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER TEST & TUNE: 
Gates open 8am to 9pm 
Race Entry open 830am to 1030am.

Race Entry for One Day only:
Competition Classes = $165 ($140 with IHRA NZ membership)
Comp Bike & Super Sedan = $145 ($120 with IHRA NZ membership)
Screamin’ Eagles, Super Street, Drag Wars and Modified Bike = $100 ($75 with IHRA NZ membership)
Junior Dragster and Teen Racers = $25 (FREE with IHRA NZ membership)

Race Entry for both Saturday Test & Tune and Sunday COMPETITION MEETING 1
Competition Classes = $225 ($190 with IHRA NZ membership)
Comp Bike & Super Sedan = $205 ($170 with IHRA NZ membership)
Screamin’ Eagles, Super Street and Modified Bike = $160 ($125 with IHRA NZ membership)
Junior Dragster and Teen Racers = $35 (FREE with IHRA NZ membership)
AND INTRODUCING THE NEW PROWEAR DRAG WARS CLASS: $100 ($75 with IHRA NZ membership)

As part of the NAPA Auto Parts Dragway Competition Series all competition vehicles are welcome to race in the following classes; Top Comp, Pro Comp, Super Comp, Competition, Competition Bike, Super Sedan, Mod Bike, Super Street (incl Teen Championship Racing), Screamin’ Eagles and Junior Dragsters.  (Street legal cars can race only in Super Street and street legal motorbikes can only race in either Modified Bike or Screamin’ Eagle).  

For Top Comp, Pro Comp, Super Comp and Comp – all vehicles 10.99 and quicker must qualify together in class.  At the conclusion of qualifying, racers will be split into groups of Top 8 in Top Comp, second 8 in Pro Comp and so on.  All Comp classes will run DYO.  

Competition Bike, Super Sedan, Modified Bike, Super Street, Screamin’ Eagle and Junior Dragster will run as normal.

The new PROWEAR DRAG WARS class for our Drag Wars Jap Imports, Euro and EV racers will qualify by ET, run on 0.4 full tree, race on DYO and have random racer return (Grudge). Please read the full rules for the class on this link

Racers – please have your civil drivers’ license, drag racing license, log book and IHRA NZ membership card (if applicable) with you when you come to Race Entry. 

GROUP 1 & GROUP 2 RACERS: Please ensure your vehicle has been weighed and that this weight is recorded in the relevant section of your log book before coming to Race Entry.

Camping is available at track for racers and crew only.  Please camp in the allocated camping area. NO camping in the Pits. Visit our Accommodation page for full accommodation options including local motel/hotel options. 


Date:
Sunday 5th November 2023
Gates Open:
8am
Racing Starts:
930am
Venue:
NAPA Auto Parts Dragway, Meremere
Contact Details:
meremeredragway@xtra.co.nz