5/29/2007
Aug 9-10 2008




Racer Info

Class Descriptions
Tseshaht Market
Pepsi Canada
The AVDRA would like to thank all spectators, racers and volunteers for helping make "Thunder in the Alberni Valley 2007" such a tremendous success and welcome you all back to this year's event which promises to be better than ever!

This years program will remain the same as last year with time trials on Saturday and eliminations on Sunday.

Important Note! This year we have lowered the time-break from 8.90 to 8.70 for the doorslammers payout.

SUPER PRO - all cars with electronics

PRO - all cars 11.49 + quicker

MODIFIED - all cars 11.50 + slower

STREET - all street legal cars, with closed exhaust, street legal tires, current registration and insurance (no permits). No support vehicles or pit crew allowed. (The pits are open, so if your friends pay as spectators they can join you in the pit. the only difference is they will not get a restricted area pass) Keep in mind that there is no ET restriction in this class, as long as your car abides by the NHRA rules for its time.

DOOR SLAMMERS - Vehicles capable of reaching the ¼ mile in under 9 seconds, reaching speeds in excess of 300 km/h

Drag Bikes - Experienced racers only. Limited field. All entrants must contact: Ken Morrison (e-mail madmanracing@shaw.ca) to enter

All entrants must abide by NHRA rules for the time the car will run. This will be strictly enforced and there will be NO exceptions. Please read the NHRA rulebook.
Street Class Rules
The AVDRA 'Thunder in the Alberni Valley' Street Class Rules

All NHRA rules apply. For vehicles running 11.49 or faster, please check the NHRA rulebook for further rules/restrictions.

1. No support vehicles or pit crew allowed. Your friends can come in as spectators and join you in the pits but will not get a restricted area pass. (The restricted areas are the staging lanes and track surface)
2.

Vehicle must be street drivable! Must be currently insured (no permits).
3. Must have mufflers and street tires (DOT approved)
4. All drivers must wear a snell approved helmet(minimum snell 2000). Not allowed to wear sandals, shorts or tank tops.
5. All vehicles must have functioning seat belts
6. Vehicle must be in good mechanical condition (brakes, front suspension etc)
7. Drivetrain must be free of leaks (oil, fuel or water)
8. No antifreeze allowed. Radiator must have a min 1L overflow canister.
9. No batteries or fuel tanks in passenger compartment.
10. Relocated batteries must have two 3/8 bolts for tie-downs (no bungy cords!)
11. Trunk mounted batteries must have a master cut-off switch at the rear of the vehicle.Switch must shut vehicle's engine and all power sources off
12. Fuel cells located in the trunk must be vented to the outside of the vehicle.
13. Vehicles with fuel cell and battery located in the trunk must have a metal bulkhead separating the trunk from the passenger compartment.
14. No glass/plastic fuel filters (metal only).No more than 12 inches of rubber line in the total fuel system allowed.
15. Automatic transmissions must have a functioning neutral safety switch. Vehicle will only start in neutral or park.
16. Tires must have decent tread. No hubcaps or beauty rings allowed.
17. If you run with Nitrous, the bottle must be securely mounted to the floor and the relief valve vented to the outside of the vehicle.
18. Convertible tops and windows must be up prior to entering staging. T-tops must be in place.
19. Basically, if your car would pass an inspection at a designated inspection facility you would probably be okay to race.

For more info contact Ron Mani by phone (250-724-0187) or e-mail