Monday, January 21, 2008

There is no need to wait by your mailbox, just hoping that the postman will deliver your copy of the 2008 edition of the IHRA Rulebook when you can find it online.

Joining the online version of Drag Review Magazine, the IHRA is offering the online version of the rulebook as a new benefit to members.

To view or download your copy of the 2008 IHRA rulebook, click .

You will need your membership number that appears on your IHRA license and the address label of your copy of Drag Review to log onto the website for the first time.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Racers, crew members, fans, and family members have just a few more days left to order their ticket to Dragway 42's Annual Awards Banquet and Rules Meeting.

Mail orders for tickets to the Saturday, January 26 event must be postmarked no later than Friday, January 18 while those who choose to order by credit card have until Sunday, January 20 to place their order through the track's website.

In addition to the great meal and awards, more than 180 items valued at more than $8,000 are ready to be distributed as door prizes to randomly selected individuals who attend the event.

The top door prize for this year's event is the winner's choice of any pair of slicks from the Goodyear Racing Tire catalog.

Merchandise and certificates from long time supporters including Mr. Gasket, Edelbrock, S&W Race Cars, ATI, and more have been joined by newcomers including Larry Dumire Paint and Body, Stroud Safety Equipment, GT ATV and Powersports, Altmeyer's Trailers, D-M Products, the Funny Stop Comedy Club, and more.

Ordering, venue, and schedule information as well as the complete list of door prizes can be found by clicking .

The diverse assortment of dining certificates, racing hard parts, apparel, discount certificates, and more should ensure that everyone will have a chance to win something they will really enjoy taking home with them.

This video clip was shot at the tail end of time trials and shows how tricky racing at the Hangover Nationals can be, even during the best conditions of the day.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

In spite of the National Weather Service putting the area under a winter weather warning 7 hours before the gates opened, nearly 140 participants turned out for the 9th Annual Hangover Nationals at Dragway 42.

At times the wind driven snow became so heavy that it was difficult to see past the finish line but the racers did their best to keep the diverse assortment of vehicles under control and the event was run with only one single "no harm, no foul" spinout slowing the action.

Three hours of time trials led to eight rounds of eliminations, with the past three Hangover Nationals champions going deep into the program.

2006 Champion Aaron Herbert ran a dead-on 20.08 elapsed time to put out 2007 Champion A.J. Buchanan who broke out. A round later 2005 Champion Brian Chillik put Herbert out of the event.

Along the way, multiple .00 and a .000 reaction time as well as a fair share of .01 finish line margins showed how seriously the racers took this fun race.

The eighth and final round of this year's Hangover Nationals paired Barberton's Brian Chillik in his GMC 2500 truck representing the 4-wheel drive eliminator against North Olmstead's Doug Richards in his Chevy Baretta representing the 2-wheel drive eliminator.

At the starting line Richards' lighter Baretta took a nearly tenth and a half reaction time advantage but the worsening conditions kept either driver from challenging the 20.08 index. Both drivers were running over 60 mph in the traps but it was Chillik who got to the stripe first with his 23.59 ET bettering the 24.81 of Richards.

Brian Chillik (with help from his navigator and brother Tim) became the first 2-time winner in the nine year history of this event.

By all accounts, everyone had a great time racing in "real" January conditions and getting a chance to catch up with their friends and fellow competitors concerning their off season projects.

Mark your calendar now for Thursday, January 1, 2009 when Dragway 42 hosts the longest running New Year's Day drag racing event in the United States with its 10th Annual Hangover Nationals.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Happy New Year!!!

With the new year, we are debuting a new color scheme and a bit of a redesign in the layout of some of the pages within the website.

Unchanged are the key elements that you've told us that you like such as the easy to use navigation, the yellow "instant info" box for late breaking news and announcements, and the newest information always being posted on the front page of the website.

January is always a transition month for the website as event schedules, class information, etc. for a new racing season are announced and posted so some categories will not receive updates until the banquet or later. If you do find any dead links on the site, please drop us an email using the links on the left side of the page.

Best wishes to everyone for a safe and prosperous new year. May you turn on many, many win light!

Monday, December 31, 2007

The countdown is underway for the 9th Annual Hangover Nationals which will be held tomorrow at Dragway 42.

What better way to prepare for Tuesday's action than to take a peak at some time trial action from last year's event.



Kick off the new year with us at the 9th Annual Hangover Nationals at Dragway 42. Gates open at 11 AM with eliminations beginning at 2:30 PM.

Full details are in the event preview story found further down the page.