GLENDORA, Calif. (May 3, 2011) – The first Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed event of 2011 is set to take place on May 6-7 at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Cecil, Ga. This celebration of American Horsepower will feature the wildly popular heads-up style of drag racing with a total of nine different classes taking to the track during the course of this high energy event.
“We are very excited to start the Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed series for the season and anxious to see the first set of winners at the end of the event,” said Ray Wilkings, director of operations Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed. “To start the season at South Georgia Motorsports Park will also be a thrill for the racers as they battle on only one of two all concrete dragstrips in North America.”
All the racers will be battling for one of the most iconic and hardest to attain trophies in all of sport, the NHRA Wally. This trophy is a symbol of excellence in drag racing and some racers can go their entire careers without ever holding one in triumph at the end of a race. All class winners at the Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed event will be able to proudly display their hard earned NHRA Wally on their tool box for years to come. Classes featured during the Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed will be Moroso Performance Parts Outlaw 10.5, Limited Street, and Trick Flow x275 Class, as well as index classes for 8.50, 9.50, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, and 13.0.
“The NHRA Wally is the heart and soul of drag racing. When a racer can say they have a Wally it brings an added level of credibility to their career,” continued Wilkings. “These trophies aren’t awarded often and will add another level of uniqueness to the thrilling Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed events.”
On track activity begins on Friday with a test and tune taking place during the morning starting at 8 a.m. First round of qualifying for the Aerospace Components will start at 6 p.m. On Saturday spectator gates open at 9 a. m.; second and third round of qualifying will take place at 10 a.m. and 3:30. Eliminations will begin at 4 p.m. and conclude under the lights where these cars will thrill the crowd with each pass down the track. Cost for spectators is only $15 on Friday; $20 on Saturday and a Friday and Saturday pass is $30 and a Thursday – Saturday pass is also $30. More information can be found on the South Georgia Motorsports Park website at www.racesgmp.com.
Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed (nhraunleashed.com) events give fans of all makes and models of muscle cars and all things that go fast the ability to enjoy a sensory-overload high-performance weekend. Each Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed event offers racing, automotive displays, and much more. All of the activities are geared toward celebrating the love affair that young and old hot-rodding enthusiasts have developed with the car culture.
The Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed series will also be making stops at Tulsa Raceway Park in Oklahoma on June 3-4. No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, La. will host the series June 17-18 and it will visit Cordova Dragway Park in Illinois July 15-16. After taking the month of August off, the series will resume in September with two events – Milan Dragway in Michigan on Sept. 9-10 and Lebanon Valley Dragway in New York on Sept. 16-17. The series will conclude in Southern California Oct. 14-16 at Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Six of the seven NHRA divisions are represented in the 2011 Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed schedule.
For the latest information about Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed, please visit nhraunleashed.com on the Web.
2011 NHRA UNLEASHED SCHEDULE
May 6-7
South Georgia Motorsports Park, Cecil, Ga.
NHRA Division 2
June 3-4
Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, Okla.
NHRA Division 4
June 17-18
No Problem Raceway Park, Belle Rose, La.
NHRA Division 4
July 15-16
Cordova Dragway Park, Cordova, Ill.
NHRA Division 5
Sept. 9-10
Milan Dragway, Milan, Mich.
NHRA Division 3
Sept. 16-17
Lebanon Valley Dragway, West Lebanon Valley, N.Y.
NHRA Division 1
Oct. 14-16
Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif.
NHRA Division 7
