Coming up on May 10th is the 5th Annual Hot Rod Magazine Pump Gas Drags Sponsored by COMP Cams, and will again feature 32-car elimination style racing with expanded activities
For the fifth time racers from all across the country will gather in Memphis, Tennessee for the coveted Hot Rod Magazine Pump Gas Drags Championship sponsored by COMP Cams.
The Pump Gas Drags is a day long event designed to challenge high performance street/race cars. Pump Gas Drags participants must pass a rigorous tech inspection at COMP Cams and then have their fuel tanks drained and refilled with 10 gallons of 93-octane Rockett Brand “pump” gas. After this they must drive a specified route from the facility to the Memphis Motorsports Park without the aid of support vehicles, while stopping at several checkpoints along the way. Only after all of this will 32 drivers qualify to race to become the 2008 Hot Rod Pump Gas Drags Champion!
Friday Kick Off
To kick off the festivities, Test & Tune sessions will be available at Memphis Motorsports Park on Thursday, May 8, from 6-10 pm. All new to the event this year is a special pre-race celebration Friday night, May 9, downtown on Memphis’ legendary Beale Street. Held at the Coyote Ugly Saloon and hosted by Memphis Motorsports Park, COMP Cams and Hot Rod Magazine, the first ever Friday night bash is open to all Pump Gas participants, friends and families, as well as local enthusiasts for what is sure be a fun-filled night of festivities. As in previous years, the driving segment of the test will occur on Saturday after the tech inspection at the COMP Cams headquarters. Tech inspection will begin at 9 am and conclude by 2:30 pm. All of the hoods will be sealed before the driving segment so no repairs or work will be allowed.
Saturday's Race Day
Those in attendance at the COMP Cams facility on Saturday, May 10, can choose from a wide list of things to do throughout the course of the day. Activities include: a drawing for COMP Cams product gift certificates, the popular Engine Builder Duel, guided facility tours, an apparel sale and a special dunk tank charity event.
Once they arrive at the track, participants are allowed time to tune their vehicle for an all-out drag racing elimination-style event. This year each racer will be allowed two official qualifying runs to seed their placement in the Sportsman-style racing ladder. As an added draw, racers who do not qualify for the event will be allowed to enter the exhibition “grudge” racing event, which will be staged between rounds to keep the racing action constant.
Can’t make the event in person? No problem, catch the full event video coverage at
www.PowerPerformancetv.com and watch the pages of Hot Rod for in-depth coverage told only the way Hot Rod can tell it. Do you want to just come to watch? Do it.
Tentative Event Schedule
Thursday (5/8/08)
6:00pm-10:00pm Memphis Motorsports Park Test & Tune (Optional)
Friday (5/9/08)
7:00pm-10:00pm PGD Bash At Coyote Ugly Saloon On Beale Street
Saturday (5/10/08)
9:00am-1:00pm Registration Open For Contestants
9:00am COMP Cams® Facility Open To Public
9:00am Tech Inspection Begins
10:00am-2:00pm COMP Cams® Facility Tours
3:00pm Contestants Depart For Memphis Motorsports Park
Related Websites
Rules, Forums, Event Updates
http://www.hotrod.com/eventcoverage/...pump_gas_drags
Race Track Information
www.memphismotorsportspark.com
Online Video Coverage
www.powerperformancetv.com
Memphis Information
www.memphistravel.com
PGD Bash Host
www.coyoteuglysaloon.com/memphis
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