May 9th, we will be having our first annual King of the Open Road Race in Hinton, Oklahoma. Home of the Hinton Street Races.
Blain Mills has allowed us to use his road for our event. Huge thanks to him!!
A lot of planning and preparation has gone into this event. I really hope we have a huge turn out like we did at Hallett and that everyone can enjoy a nice day out with the family and have an amazing cruise!!
HERE ARE THE RULES:
1/8TH mile heads up drag racing, street style. Traction compounds will be allowed for burnouts. No more than two burnouts.
All classes with be 100% payback and it is $50 to enter and race. 80/20 split.
$10 to spectate and they do have bleachers to sit in, but you may consider bringing an extra chair or two just in case we fill it up! Bring sunscreen too :)
Central Speed Supply(CSS) will be on site with fuel, spark plugs etc. and most things you will need if something does happen between rounds. Even if there isn’t anything you may need that particular day, go by and say hi just to get to know them. You won’t be disappointed! Amazing locally family owned company and great people in general!
Flash light or arm drop starting. If the sun is really bright that day and light is hard to see, we will go to an arm drop start. Racing will start at 1pm and we will be leaving Cushing, Oklahoma early that day.
KING OF THE OPEN ROAD CLASS is presented by DeatschWerks. Must make it on two cruises and drive the car you are racing! You cannot trailer your car in, you must drive it! You may change wheels and tires, service the car as needed etc. No tire larger than 29.5”, so “big” small tire. AWD is allowed. May bring a 4x8 trailer to tow if needed. You can have a support vehicle for fuel only if needed, no methanol. The winner of the class will get a $500 voucher to use with DeatschWerks along with 80% of the pot. Runner up gets 20% of the pot so if we have a full field, $1280. Pretty good payday for getting to enjoy the day doing what we love.
SOFT TIRE CLASS is presented by Farmtruck and AZN. They will be giving us some Pimp Juice to give away, the ultimate sticky. Any slick or radial is allowed as long as it is 29.5” or smaller. Must make the cruise the day of in the car you are planning to race. May have support vehicle for fuel. AWD is allowed. Trailer is allowed.
HARD TIRE CLASS. Any tire is allowed with 240 tread wear and harder. Unless factory equipment, OEM. AWD is allowed. Must make cruise day of. HARD TIRE CLASS IS FULL!!
Please post up if you want a spot. We will accept pre-paid entry to Jareds_3000gt@hotmail.com(PayPay) to lock in your spot. Message me with any questions you may have. Message me a picture of your car to get a racer card made with your car to share.
TECH: If the vehicle is able to make 120+ mile cruise the day of, its a street car, but we must make sure these cars are safe. HELMET IS REQUIRED AS IS A FIRE JACKET IF YOUR CAR IS MODIFIED WITH NITROUS, TURBO, OR A SKUPERCHARGER THAT IS AFTERMARKET. We will go over the car to make sure it’s safe. It’s just general things: lug nuts tight, tires not bald, bumper’s not hanging off. If you have dragged race before, you know how to make your car safe. Last thing we want is someone to get hurt. We want everyone to have fun, but SAFETY IS TOP PRIORITY. Don’t try and be a hero, if you are feeling the car is getting away from you, LIFT!!
This is a one day drag week/race week basically. For those who have never competed in an event like that, it’s wild! I wanted to bring the spirit of the open road and drag racing to everyone who wants to compete and not take a week of your life to do so.
We are limiting each class to 32 cars so first come, first serve. Get your name and entry paid to lock in your spot! You don’t want to miss this! We will be racing into the evening hours and would love to run more, but 96 cars will be a chore as is. We will do a chip draw for pairings the day of from our start location. If someone does not make the drive after they have drawn, their opponent will get a bye run. If the class you are racing in does not fill, we will have a first round bye for the lucky one who draws a chip, but does not have an opponent.
Check in at Hinton will be at 12noon. We will be leaving early that morning to give everyone ample time to get to Hinton to cool down, swap tires, look over your car etc before we go hot at 1pm. If you don’t make the call at noon, you are out.
All calls will be made by Blain and myself(Jrod). We will have final say on any dispute.
ROUTE AND REQUIREMENT IF YOU ARE RACING: 1802 N Broadway Ave, Hinton, Oklahoma 73047)
We will pull out of Cushing High School parking lot at 8:30am. You may trailer your car or truck to there and unload then have someone follow you in the rig for the cruise. This should give you ample time to get to Hinton even with stops for fuel, restrooms, food or issues that may arise.
We will take Highway 18 West from Cushing all the way to Watonga, In Watonga, you will be required to take a picture with the massive grain silo’s in town if you are racing to ensure you don’t take another route to shorten the distance. You can’t miss them in Watonga, they are at the intersection where we turn South to go toward Hinton. The South road is Highway 270 which will take us all the way into Geary, Oklahoma. Just south of Geary, 270 turns into 281 and we will take 281 into Hinton, Oklahoma.
I think this will be a super fun, action packed day with a chance to win some serious money!!
Tell all your drag racing friends and family as this event will be a great time for all whether you are racing or watching!!
If you are wanting to attend this event for media, a pass will be required. Contact Richard Burns our event photographer for more information and details on that. No charge, we just want to have proper credentials.
I hope we pack this event! This will be an annual event for us and will only get better!