Heathcote Park Raceway and IHRA Australia are excited to announce the 2021 Victorian Sportsman Championship.

This exciting 7 Round Series will include points awarded from each event and the Class champion will be honoured at the presentation dinner to see out 2021.

Lance Warren from HPR commented, we are very excited to host this new Sportsman series at HPR as part of our commitment to bring back racing to Victoria and South Australia.   I would like to thank IHRA Australia for their continued support of HPR and the Drag Racing community.  Drag Racing in Australia has a very bright and exciting future ahead!

Maurice Allen from IHRA Australia commented; with the fog finally starting to lift from the Corona Virus we have been desperate to bring back Drag Racing in support of all our Victorian and South Australian competitors. In line with the magnificent and progressive upgrades Lance and his team at HPR are going to ensure the facility is a major player in the landscape of Australian Drag Racing. This is an exciting time as it now enables competition in every state on the Eastern Seaboard as the upgrades continue.

To fall in line with the current speed restrictions; the following categories have been selected to participate. It is planned the once the track up grades have been completed that further categories will be added to the 2022 Season.

The following Categories that have been accepted are:

All competitors competing in the series will be required to have a full IHRA Australia Licence and follow all IHRA Australia Rules and Regulations.

IHRA Australia will have Technical Inspectors on hand in the lead up to the series, to assist help racers in getting Tech Inspections and Logbooks prior to competition.

All competitors may also download competitor licence, Medical and Logbook application forms from the IHRA Australia website www.ihra.com.au

As this is a point scoring series the following system will be in place:

Junior Dragster / Junior Drag Bike

Running DYO Elimination format competition using a Sportsman Tree.

Real Street

Is a new class dedicated for genuine Off Street vehicles, Full Street Registration with Australian Compliance mandatory.

Class designation: RST

A/RST 2013 and later (Australian Compliance) street registered vehicles competing 9.00 sec to 12.99 sec ET / 165 MPH.

B/RST 2003 to 2012 (Australian Compliance) street registered vehicles competing 9.50 sec to 12.99 sec ET / 150 MPH.

Accepted vehicles prior to 2003

Include:

Ford BA models

Holden VX models

Holden VY models

Strictly DOT tyres – NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE forbidden, No Transbrake, and No Delay Boxes.

Dial Your Own Handicap System Sportsman Tree

Super Street

Vehicles running 10.00 to 13.99 in DYO Elimination format competition using a Sportsman Tree

Super Sedan

Vehicles running 8.50 to 10.99 in DYO Elimination format competition using a Sportsman Tree.

Note: Competitors cannot dial-in quicker than 8.50 seconds. If you qualify under 8.50 seconds you will be seeded at the bottom of the field.

Modified Eliminator

Vehicles running 0.00 to 10.99 in DYO Elimination format competition using a Sportsman Tree.

Modified Bike

Open to all Competition Bike and Modified Bike entrants running 0.00 to 11.99 in DYO Elimination format competition using a Sportsman Tree.

Performance Bike

Running on the latest National Records in a Chicago Shootout with one qualifying round. Points for win and lose with best package of tie breaker final.

Top Sportsman

Open to Self Starting sedans, wagons and utes running 0.00 to 8.99 in DYO Elimination Format competition using a Sportsman Tree. Lane choice first round is on qualifying order then every round after is on dial in.

Super Gas

Vehicles running on a 9.90 Index in Elimination format competition using a PRO TREE.

IHRA Australia Rules and Regulations

The current IHRA Australia rules are available for download on both the Apple and Android platforms

For all new competitors for licencing admin and technical enquiries please contact

Mel at head office on:  Phone: 03 9736 9578 Email: admin@ihraaustralia.com.au

Technical Tim Nielsen:  Email: tnielsen@ihraaustralia.com.au  Mobile: 0425 265 763

HPR: Lance Warren: lance.warren@heathcoteparkraceway.com.au  Mobile: 0429 981 600