| Pairings |
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| Pairing for eliminations shall be based upon the lowest legitimate qualifying E.T. for each boat. Boats will be placed on the standard ladder system according to their respective E.T.s and the number of boats in their class. If, in any E.T. format class, none of the qualifying E.T.s fall within the E.T. range of the class in which the boat was registered, but the owner and/or driver has elected to remain in that class, the boat will be considered the slow boat in the class and paired for eliminations accordingly. Should there be more than one boat in any class which has no qualifying E.T.s within the E.T. bracket, said boats will be assigned qualifying positions below those boats that legitimately qualified for the class. These boats will be assigned qualifying positions beginning with the boat which broke out of the E.T. bracket by the least amount, followed by all other boats which broke out in ascending order of the breakout amount. In turn, they will be followed by the boat which failed to prove capability by the least amount, followed by all other boats which failed to prove capability in ascending order of the failure to prove amount. During qualifying, any boat which crashes or is damaged beyond apparent repair shall not be paired for eliminations. This decision will be at the discretion of the Sanction Supervisor. The damage will be verified by the Safety Inspector and the owner and/or driver involved so notified of their elimination from the racing program. If the boat is subsequently repaired, the Safety Inspector must be notified at least two hours prior to the commencement of eliminations and the boat re-inspected in order to ascertain its ability to compete in eliminations. If this is accomplished, the class will be re-paired for eliminations. No other re-pairing or class changes will take place on the day of eliminations unless the class was incorrectly paired due to an official error or a boat was allowed to register for competition on the day of eliminations. Pairing ladders are based upon the number of qualified participants in each class and are included on the following pages. Bye runs are predetermined in a ladder and are shown in their proper locations within each of the ladders.
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| 1/8 Mile Qualifying / Eliminations |
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| During the event, due to weather or other factors which does not permit 1/4 mile qualifying or eliminations, 1/8 mile may be used. The decision to run 1/8 mile will be on a class by class basis to be determined by conditions. As conditions dictate, the race will revert back to 1/4 and/or 1/8 mile. Changes will not be made to classes in the water or on the ramp. If during qualifying both 1/8 and 1/4 mile rounds are completed, the 1/4 mile times shall be used for pairing. Points will continue as normal whether 1/8 or 1/4 mile is used. 1/8 mile elapsed times to be used for qualifying and eliminations are as listed.
Pro Modified 4.20 - 4.59
Pro Eliminator 4.60 - 4.99
Top Eliminator 5.00 - 5.49
Modified Eliminator 5.50 - 5.99
Stock Eliminator 6.00 - 6.59
River Racer Dial-In
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National Drag Boat Association (NDBA)
American Drag Boat Association (ADBA Div 1)
Central States Drag Boat Association (CSDBA Div 2)
Southern Drag Boat Association (SDBA Div 3)
St Louis Drag Boat Association (SLDBA Div 4)
Columbia Drag Boat Association (CDBA)
Delaware Drag Boat Association (DVDRC)
International Hot Boat Association (IHBA)
Kentuckey Drag Boat Association (KDBA)
National Jet Boat Association (NJBA)
Outboard Drag Boat Association (ODBA)
Victorian Drag Boat Club (VDBC) |