FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q:       What does IDRC stand for?

A:       IDRC stands for Import Drag Racing Circuit.

Q:       When was the IDRC founded?

A:       The IDRC was founded in February of 1998 by a group of thirteen original enthusiasts that were racers, shop owners and tuners.

Q:       What are the differences between the "heads up" and the "bracket" divisions?

A:       The heads-up classes run without a handicap between the two cars. The light turns green at the

          same time in both lanes and the first to the finish line is the winner. The bracket classes run a

          handicap (more below) to allow cars of different performance levels to compete against each

          other.

Q:       Which classes are heads-up and which are bracket?

A:       The Pro, Outlaw, Quick, All-Motor, Quick, and Pro-Am classes are all heads-up classes. The Super Comp, Super Mod and Super Stock classes are brackets.

Q:       What’s the difference between the different heads-up classes?

A:       The first-ever heads-up class was the Quick class. The Quick class cars rely on a factory

          chassis, burn gasoline and are limited to a 10.5-inch wide tires. This class is arguably the most

          competitive and most popular. During the 2001 season over 110 different drivers from around

          the world were involved in Quick class competition.

          In 1998, the IDRC pioneered the development of the Pro and Outlaw classes. The Pro class was

          developed for the full-tilt, tube frame rear wheel drive racecars to compete. The Outlaw class

          was developed for the full-tube frame front-wheel drive and the back-half chassis

          rear-wheel-drive vehicles to compete against each other. Both of these classes have

          unrestricted tire sizes and can burn gasoline or methanol.

          In 1999, the IDRC developed the Street and the All-Motor classes. The Street class has rules

          that mirror the Quick class. The major difference between the two classes is that the Street class

          vehicles must run a muffler, D.O.T. tires and be currently registered. The All-Motor class

          features a variety of chassis configurations and powerplants all with the common element---all

          motor, no power adders. Whereas turbochargers, superchargers and nitrous systems can be

          found in every other heads-up class, all of these power adders are not allowed in the All-Motor

          class. The All-Motor class motto is “no turbo, no nitrous, no problem.”

Q:       How quick and how fast can the IDRC Pro, Outlaw, Quick, Street, All-Motor cars run in the quarter mile?

A:       The current world records for these classes are as follows:

              Pro 7.07 @ 196mph            

              Outlaw 8.10 @180 mph

              Quick  8.87 @ 161 mph            

              Street  9.58 @ 150 mph

              All-Motor 10.7 @ 126 mph

Q:       How quick are the cars in the IDRC brackets?

A:       With bracket racing you don’t need a fast car to win. As a result, many people just looking to

          have a good time will enter their daily driver. Sometimes the heads-up cars will not make the

          field of qualifying and then run in the brackets. So, bracket cars could be as quick as 7-seconds.

          Typically, most of these cars run in the 12- to 18-second range.

Q:       What are the Pro-Amateur Classes?

A:      The Pro-Am FWD and RWD Classes are the newest IDRC heads-up classes. The IDRC created these

         classes to offer heads-up competition to the street/strip enthusiast. For rules and regulations, please

         click here.

Q:       What is the SR-1 Team Drag Challenge?

A:      The SR-1 Team Drag Challenge is a head-to-head team battle. Four cars per team compete against

         other teams for the title. For more information, please click here.

Q:       What is the Evolution-1 Car Show?

A:      The IDRC decided in 2003 to offer a judged car show. Now eleven different classes are judged by IDRC

         officials. For classes and details, please click here.

Q:      What is Qualifying? Do I need to qualify if I’m bracket racing?

A:      Qualifying is only for the heads-up classes. For all of the heads-up classes, the field is set for the

         eight quickest cars of each class (the All-Motor and Quick classes run a 16-car field). During

         qualifying, all of the racers in the class will try to run their quickest times to make the field. 

         Only the top eight will advance onto a Pro elimination “ladder”.

Q:       What is contingency?

A:      The IDRC Contingency Program is a way that the manufacturers in the industry give something back to

         the racer directly. By displaying a manufacturer's sticker and/or running their product during competition,

         the manufacturer promises to give you an additional bonus to the IDRC cash payout should you win. For

         more information, please click here.

Q:       What’s a Pro elimination ladder?

A:       A Pro elimination ladder is a way of pairing the qualifiers against each other for the elimination

          rounds. For the first round of competition, the quickest qualifier races the slowest.

Q:       How many races does IDRC have in a season?

A:      The 2003 IDRC Championship drag racing season will feature 13 races.