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Mopar
Canadian Nationals
July 18 -20th 2008
Grand Bend Motorplex, Grand Bend
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Dec
11, 2007  The
management of the Grand Bend Motorplex
and IHRA have entered into an Agreement
that will make Grand Bend the site
of the first IHRA Pro-Am racing event
in Canada, August 22-24, 2008.
“We’re proud to be hosting this event. The Summit Pro-Am Tour is
a perfect addition to our racing season here at GBM.” Said Paul Spriet,
Chief Operating Officer of the Motorplex. “We were honored to bring IHRA
National event drag racing into Canada in 2000, and we’re honored to do
the same thing with the IHRA Sportsman Series.” The event will feature
Summit Pro-Am points-races each day, allowing racers two chances to win points
and purse in one weekend. GBM also plans to run specialty classes both days to
allow every competitor to do as much racing as possible while they’re on
site.
The double event will feature all Summit Pro-Am classes: Top Sportsman, Top
Dragster, Quick Rod, Super Rod and Hot Rod. Also competing will be the always
popular, Super Stock and Stock classes.
Grand Bend Motorplex, the home of the Mopar Canadian Nationals presented by
Castrol, is located just outside the popular resort town of Grand Bend, The
track is only a five minute drive from the beaches, shops and nightlife of
town, making it a popular stop for racers looking for some R & R (Racing
and Relaxing)
 Grand
Bend Motorplex is pleased to
announce, that Teamsters Canada
Locals 879 and 880 have confirmed
their involvement as the primary
advertiser for GBM’s marquee
event, the Labour Day “Thunder
By the Beach” presented
by Castrol.
Teamsters local 879 President,
Joe McLean is enthusiastic about
the
new relationship. “This is
such a natural fit for our Southwestern
Ontario members that I’m surprised
the people at the Motorplex didn’t
approach us earlier. For over a century,
the Teamsters have represented the
interests of the labour force both
in the United States and Canada.” Frank
Biekx, President of Teamsters Local
880 added; “To get involved
with this exciting event, on the
one holiday weekend dedicated to
the working man and woman, makes
all the sense in the world to us.
It’s a great chance to
entertain our team members in
879 and 880.”
The Teamsters Canada “Thunder
by the Beach” presented by
Castrol is the largest independent
drag racing event in Canada, featuring
an on-track battle between Nitro
Funny Car World Champion Dale Creasy
Junior and a Top Fuel dragster, Nostalgia
Nitro Funnies, PMRA Pro Modified
competition, the ‘Extreme Machine’ Jet
Freightliner and the Castrol
Fireworks Finale.
For
more information contact Grand
Bend Motorplex at 519-238-7223
Or email: motorplx@hay.net
 Grand
Bend Motorplex gets help from
Sponsors to add the Ultimate
in track cleanup equipment (a
Sweeper/Scrubber unit) to its
facility.
 “Ever
since we witnessed how well these
units can cleanup an oil spill
in the ¼ mile, we have wanted
to add one, but the cost was just
a little bit out of reach,” says
track manager Ron Biekx. “So
like I did with our vacuum truck
a few years ago I went to our sponsors
for some help. They came through
with flying colours, just like
I hoped they would”.
“ First, I
want to thank our sponsors. We
couldn’t have done this without
them” says Paul Spriet track
operator. “I feel our sponsors
supported this acquisition because
many of them are racers themselves,
and they are interested in promoting
the sport for all involved. They
know that the biggest headache
and delay in completing a drag
racing program is the time it takes
to cleanup an oil down, especially
one that occurs in the first ¼ mile
of the racing surface”.
According to Spriet “This new process is the
way both of the major sanctioning bodies, and some
of the major racing facilities, cleanup at their national
events and weekly programs. Everyone we talked with
about this process loves how it works”
Biekx explains “The
old way to cleanup the spill is
to apply an absorbent over the
spill, brush it in, and then sweep
and/or vacuum it up. The problem
with this process is the absorbent
can get blown across the entire
track, requiring twice as much
cleanup time. The absorbent also
adheres to the glue on the racetrack,
making it hard to pickup. This
can make the track slippery and
requires the lanes to be re-glued.
The new sweeper/scrubber unit does away with this process.
It works by applying a hot soapy solution to breakdown
the oil, brushing it in to loosen any residual oil,
and then vacuuming up the mixture, all in one action.
What would have taken us an hour before can now be
done in as little as 20 minutes, plus it leaves the
racing surface in pristine racing condition. It is
better and safer for the competitors, and it reduces
the downtime for the fans. Plus, this unit comes with
an added bonus; it can be run as a vacuum unit only.
After a rain we now have 2 vacuum units to help dry
off the track, plus our track dryer for the shutdown
area.”
 Biekx
finished by saying; “We definitely
want to extend special thanks to
the folks from Sarnia Drywall Supply
for loaning us their trailer and
the guys at Bluewater Ford for loaning
us the F250 that made molehills out
of the mountains of Tennessee and
Kentucky when it was time to pick
the unit up.”
This addition, along
with a new track surface (to be
completed in late May), will keep
Grand Bend Motorplex at the forefront
of Canadian drag racing facilities.
Grand
Bend Motorplex is one of Canada’s
premier racing facilities featuring
both drag racing and Motocross
events. It is home to the biggest
drag racing event in Eastern Canada
- The 8th Annual Mopar Canadian
Nationals presented by Castrol,
July 20-22, 2007, plus many other
large events from May to October.
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 LARGEST
SPORTSMAN PRIZE PACKAGE IN HISTORY;
THE 2007 SUMMIT SUPERSERIES $250,000
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Finalists
face off on Speed TV and compete at
the World Finals in Rockingham on October
19-21, 2007.
Each
Summit SuperSeries track will determine
a “performance Rating” winner
by September 11th based on the
first 30 rounds, win or lose. PR
champions from each track will
run each other at the Summit Team
Finals in their division. Due to
the late date of the Division 1
team finals, division 1 tracks
will send their PR champions to
the Torco President’s Cup
at Maryland International September
28-30, 2007 for their track’s
run off. The champion of each run-off
will advance to the World Finals.
Competitors
whose tracks do not participate
in the Summit Team Finals due to
travel distance will have their
tracks PR score measured against
the other tracks that can not travel
(Alaska, Aruba, etc.). The highest
score from these tracks will fill
two of the remaining spots for
the World Finals run off. If the
highest score person can not attend,
we will go down the list until
a competitor is found to travel
to Rockingham.
Didn’t
finish first at your track? You
still have a chance at the Summit
World Championship! All SSS participants
that finished the year with a .601
or better PR are eligible for the
end of the year lottery. Two lucky
winners from each class will win
the right to compete at Rockingham.
The
race for the World Championship
will be run on a 1/4 mile format.
Crosstalk will NOT be used. The
use of trans brakes, two steps
and automated shifters in the No
Box category is permitted. If bike
or sled wins they will run against
cars. The competitors will be run
on a ladder. The Division 1 winner
runs the second lottery winner
chosen, the Division 2 winner runs
the first lottery winner chosen,
Division 3 winner runs the “at
large” winner and the division
4 winner runs the Division 5 winner.
Competitors will cut cards for
lane choice.
Special
Qualifying Bonus: You go and Summit
pays the tow! Summit Racing will
award $1,000 to the 16 qualifiers
to help pay for the trip to the
IHRA World Finals. All qualifiers
must tech in at the event to receive
Summit tow money.
WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP PAYOUT (Box & No
Box):
$10,000 Win
$7,000 Runner up
$2,000 Semi’s
$1,000 Quarter’s
Top
2 PR racers at each track earn
cash! (Box & No Box):
1st $1,000
2nd $325
All
local awards paid at home track
banquet!
How
To Join:
Become an IHRA member and get your assigned competition
number by calling Donna Harper at 419-660-4219. You
will need to declare your home track and class (Box
or No Box) at that time.
New members can obtain forms online at www.ihra.com
or from your home track.
Register for the local points program at the IHRA Summit
SuperSeries participating track of your choice.
Participant
Guidelines:
* Summit SuperSeries points will not begin until you
are registered with BOTH IHRA and your local track.
* Racers in Top, Mod, Super and Bike are eligible.
* Points may be earned between February 1st and September
9, 2007.
* Participants
may NOT change car number, class or track after running
their first SSS event.
* Participants
may only enter at 1 racetrack and earn points in 1
class.
* Racers
MUST display IHRA and Summit SuperSeries decals on
both sides of vehicle during entire 2007 season.
* IHRA/Live
Nation employees, team members, staff and IHRA track
wners/operators/managers are not eligible.
* Tax
and title responsibility of No Box winner.
* Performance
contract required for Box Winner.
* The
top 5 in IHRA or NHRA 2006 national points standings
are not eligible.
“ Gifted Rounds” are not permitted. Racers receiving ‘dives’ or ‘gifted’ rounds
as determined by solely IHRA will be disqualified.
* Buy
back rounds and run off wins do not count.
Bye runs – racer must stage and take the tree.
* If
your competition number or other info is incorrect
on your ET slip, you must notify your track and they
must edit in the correct info before submitting to
IHRA.
* Tracks
must electronically transfer round sheets to IHRA before
noon on the Tuesday after the event.
* Tie
breakers – reaction time, closest to dial, number
of wins, number of runner ups, number of semi’s,
coin flip by IHRA.
Reaction
Time:
– Average of 10 best green light reaction times (win or lose)
Closest dial:
– Average of 10 best non breakout runs (win or lose).
* All
PR problems must be fixed by home track before September
14, 2007. On September 14th track points are final – no
exceptions.
* Calculating
your “PR”:
- Your PR is calculated using your first 30 rounds
of competition. Won or lost.
- Once a racer reaches 30 rounds, his PR is established
and can not be changed.
- If a competitor does not compete in 30 rounds, the
number of rounds necessary to meet 30 rounds will be
added as losing rounds.
EQUATION – BOX
AND NO
BOX:
Pr = Number of rounds won divided by 30
Example – 25 round wins divided by 30 = a PR
of .833
Sponsor Website: www.SummitRacing.com
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