About Author: Mel

After a turbulent day’s racing at Bishops Court in October, we finished off the season in fine form with a Drag Road Race in Kells, Co Meath. This is the fashion in which we aim to kick off the 2012 season. In a decisive move to prevent any repeat of the problems that plagued us in the past, none of the 2012 Drag Racing dates clash with any of our Drift competitions. Incidentally, any driver who entered the Drag Racing at Bishops Court on 9^th October 2011 will be privileged to a special deal for Round 1 in March; all those who are eligible will be able to enter the Drag Racing at BC on 3^rd March for just the spectator fee, which is only £10. This is a small gesture to indicate our good intentions for developing the sport this coming season. For this we need your valued support. I hope this offer is received in good faith.

The same Drag Racing classes will be retained from the 2011 season, enabling cars of similar performance to enjoy good close racing for cars all the way down to the 1600cc Class 5 cars. However we will not be holding a points championship for every class. Instead points will be awarded
based on the overall results from each round. The Championship titles will be awarded to the drivers with the highest points total in each of these divisions:

*Motorbike

* 4wd Car

* 2wd Car n/a (incl Nos)

* 2wd Car Turbo, S/C (incl Nos)

We feel that in real terms these are the groups that matter the most to people on the street and that carry the biggest bragging rights for the one who claims the title. For example; when bragging down the pub, rather than say “I am Class 1 Champion”, it sounds a lot better to say “I have the fastest 4wd car in Ireland” This is the direction in which we are taking the 2012 Championship. I hope you like where we are headed and come along for the ride. The race is on!

DRAG RACE Events Calendar:

Sat 3rd March, Bishops Court:
DRAG RACING – Irish Championship (R1) & Run-What-Ye-Brung

Sat 5th May, Bishops Court:
DRAG RACING – Irish Championship (R2) & Run-What-Ye-Brung

Sun 10th June, Ards Festival of Speed:
DRAG RACING – Irish Championship (R3) & Run-What-Ye-Brung,
Sprints, Drift Demo, Air Show, Car & Bike Displays, Funfair, Monster Truck, and more…

Sat 18th Aug, Enniskillen 100 Revival: Vintage, Classic & Modern Car and Bike Sprints
DRAG RACING – Irish Championship (R4) & Run-What-Ye-Brung + Various Activities

Sat 15th Sep, (To Be Confirmed)
DRAG RACING – Irish Championship (R5) & Run-What-Ye-Brung + Various Activities

Sat 13th Oct, Bishops Court:
DRAG RACING – Irish Championship (R6) & Run-What-Ye-Brung

Please note folks, that none of the above dates include any Drift competition.
This is a deliberate move to prevent any repeat of the problems that plagued us in the past as we are determined to set a high standard for all of our events in 2012.

The same racing classes will be retained from the 2011 season, enabling cars of similar performance to enjoy good close racing for cars all the way down to the 1600cc Class 5 cars. However we will not be holding a points championship for every class. Instead points will be awarded based on the overall results from each round. The Championship titles will be awarded to the drivers with the highest points total in each of these divisions:

* Motorbike

* 4wd Car

* 2wd Car n/a (incl Nos)

* 2wd Car Turbo, S/C (incl Nos)

We feel that in real terms these are the groups that matter the most to people on the street and that carry the biggest bragging rights for the one who claims the title. For example; when bragging down the pub, rather than say “I am Class 1 Champion”, it sounds a lot better to say “I have the fastest 4wd car in Ireland”

This is the direction in which we are taking the 2012 Championship. I hope you like where we are headed and come along for the ride. The race is on!