February 23, 2005
NDRC Drag Racing Championship Series Preview

Now in its third season, the NDRC Drag Racing Championship Series schedule will contest 7 events in 2005. The 7-race series begins at the Vernamfield Airstrip in Clarendon on February 27th and concludes with the Championship Run on October 30. Racers will compete for National Championships in ten classes.

Last year, the NDRC Championship Drag Racing Series consistently featured the biggest names in drag racing in Jamaica and quite a number of newcomers who challenged for top honors. Sheldon Lynch in his Honda Civic retained the Street 16 class Championship, while Renee Anthony drove her Honda Integra to Championship honors again in the Super Street 15 class. Newcomer, Travis McMillan, clinched the Super Street 14 Championship in his Honda Integra Type R and Seymour Anderson was crowned the Champion in the Pro Street 13 class in his Nissan AD Wagon. The Pro Street 12 Championship was claimed by Andrew Thompson in his Nissan Pulsar. Chressmore White sporting his Mitsubishi Evo III claimed both the Pro Modified 11 and 10 Championships. The Pro Race 9 Championship belonged to George Bayley in his Mitsubishi Evo I and the Pro Race 8 Championship remained in the hands of Bryn Morgan with his Dragster Rail.

For 2005, the NDRC introduces a new class of drag racing specifically
tailored for female enthusiasts. The Lady Dragster class, as the name
suggests, will feature up to eight female contestants in head-to-head
bracket racing. Each participant will provide a dial-in time they have
calculated to run consistently at a given event. This will result in a
staggered green light as each pair of contestants will have different
dial-in times. The first car across the finish line without going faster
than their dial-in time advances to the next round. Competition continues
until the final pair. For each event, an accumulation for points will be
tallied at the end of the season to determine the first ever, Lady Dragster
Champion. This introduction will provide encouragement and a logical
progression for female enthusiasts to step up to the ultimate level of
competition.

The NDRC is also pleased to continue its Racers Against Street Racing
program. Racers Against Street Racing (RASR) is a coalition of auto
manufacturers, aftermarket parts companies, professional drag racers,
sanctioning bodies, race tracks and automotive magazines devoted to
promoting safe and legal alternatives to illegal street racing. The message
is simple:

"IF YOU WANT TO RACE, GO TO A RACETRACK"

The goal of RASR is to provide a professional, controlled environment in
which today's sport compact enthusiasts can participate in
automotive-related events. ASR's initial focus is on drag racing and will
expand to other forms of racing in the future.