Drag racing was founded by your average person racing their street car, and that type of racing is still popular today. Fans love vehicles they can identify with, and grassroots racers are always willing to race something they build with their own two hands. The DMV N/T Heavy Hitters Street class gives fans what they want and racers a place to compete.
The DMV N/T Heavy Hitters Street was founded by Richard Wilson Jr. in 2020 and got its name because the series is based in the DMV area: D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. There were a lot of racers who had parked their rides because boosted combinations weren’t welcome in many no-time shootouts.
Byron Robinson took the reins of the DMV N/T Heavy Hitters Street when Wilson decided to concentrate on his own racing program. Robinson is steadfast in making sure the DMV N/T Heavy Hitters Street class remains a place where the working man can go heads-up racing.
“We wanted to give the guys with these cars a place to race and an opportunity to bring more racers into the N/T community. There are so many street cars out here that fit basic rules. We can take this shootout and run it at a prep or no prep event and have a solid field of cars show up to race,” Robinson says.
The series has been a part of events like the Carolina N/T Blood Wars, Swan Fest, Bridgewars, and several others.
The ruleset for DMV N/T Heavy Hitters Street is brutally simple, and that’s what makes it perfect for the average racer. These cars are just a little quicker than what you see in Lil’ Gangstas, but not as wild as what you see in All Steel All Glass racing.
Rules:
- Registered and tagged
- All steel, all glass (carbon-fiber/fiberglass hood, trunk, and bumpers are OK)
- Optic Armor allowed in front and back glass for safety
- Any engine (no billet combos)
- Any transmission
- Any fuel
- Any suspension
- Any power adder
- Two front seats and factory-appearing dash
- Must drive car to the lanes and back to the pits
- No push carts/cars
- No wheelie bars
- No tube-chassis cars
- 275 or 28×10.5 non-W maximum tire allowed
- AWD allowed
- Four- and six-cylinder combinations are welcome
“The fans are not going to see the same car win over and over because the competition is that close. They’re also going to see a lot of different combinations, plus different vehicle platforms that include both imports and domestics. We only allow a maximum of two shakedown runs since these shootouts take place at premier N/T events. To add more suspense, we chip draw every round and allow callouts every round, so you won’t see any ladder games at our races,” Robinson explains.
If you’re interested in checking out a DMV N/T Heavy Hitters Street event or participating in an event, you can learn more right here.
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