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History:
MOM's Racing is the brainchild of Dr. Jamie Meyer of Naples, NY who had a crazy idea back in 1995 that a HEADS-UP, PRO-TREE drag race format could be supported in Upstate NY. Two events were held that first year in '95 with a modest turn-out of about 15 cars or so. The early members and founders of this group of Mustang crazies could never have imagined how this would grow to the point where it is today.
In both 1996 and 1997 we held four points events and one awards event with group photos ending up in several national magazines, attendance of up to 85 cars (we basically took over the whole track!), and performances from the high 15's through the low 9's.
What was really nuts was how the guys (and gals) poured money and labor into their cars to improve for the next event. 13-second cars became 11-second cars and 11-second cars became 9-second cars, all in a quest to be the best.
Format:
All races are held at New York International Raceway Park in Leicester, NY.
The format is simple, exciting, and sure beats the heck out of bracket racing. The organization is restricted to 1979 and up Mustangs, Capris, and F-150 Lightning trucks with any Windsor or Modular motor of any dimension. There are separate classes for street-tired, D.O.T. (drag) radial-tired, and slick-tired vehicles. Any and all power adders are welcome, subject to track safety rules.
Each competitor makes three qualifying passes and one competition run for a total of four passes (weather and time permitting). The best qualifying ET is used to sort the cars from fastest to slowest with the slowest pair (or single, if the number of cars is odd) going first in competition. There is a 3 tenths/3 MPH breakout rule to discourage sandbaggers (which have rarely been a problem). Because of the number of cars the pairings are usually pretty close, so all have a chance to win their match race on the .4 PRO-TREE. Red lights are rare and nobody needs to hits the brakes.
Points are awarded for qualifying position to encourage you to go faster, and a win is worth points as well as "specials" like "Fastest Reaction Time in Competition". Our top ten finishers for the season win prizes ranging from MOM's Racing T-Shirts to gift certificates from nationally-known 5.0 parts suppliers/sponsors.
A newsletter is published by Bill Drake several times per year, including after each event.
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