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LS Fest Drag Race ET Breakdown
This is where the fastest Fords in the country come together to battle it out down the drag strip at Beech Bend Raceway. From quick street cars to some of the most insane machines struggling to keep the front wheels on the ground, the competition will be firing on all cylinders all weekend!
All participating/competing vehicles must be Ford-powered!
GRUDGE TEST-N-TUNE
This is a no-payout class focused on keeping fun at a premium. It is perfect for those looking for a fun-run style class showcasing the Ford engine. All entries must be Ford-powered. Perhaps your car is not competitive in any other class, or maybe you are learning to drive a new setup. This class is ideal for those types of scenarios. The class will run throughout the entire weekend.
Grudge Test-N-Tune Rules
STREET FORD BRACKET 3
This class is designed for any domestic or foreign-bodied vehicle with any Ford-powered engine in an 1/4 mile bracket-style dial-in format.
Street Ford Bracket 3 Rules
QUICK FORD BRACKET 2
This class is designed for any domestic or foreign-bodied vehicle with any Ford-powered engine in an 1/8 mile bracket-style dial-in format with no electronics or delay boxes. Trans Brakes are permitted.
Quick Ford Bracket 2 Rules
FAST FORD BRACKET 1
Designed for any domestic or foreign-bodied vehicle with any Ford-powered engine in an 1/8 mile bracket-style dial-in format with electronics or delay boxes permitted.
Fast Ford Bracket 1 Rules
GODZILLA INVASION
Specifically for any Ford Godzilla-powered vehicle in a bracket race dial-in format.
Godzilla Invasion Rules
KING OF THE STREET SHOOTOUT
Top eight (8) True Street finishers are invited into the King of the Street Shootout! A heads-up shootout for the top eight finishers based on the 3-pass True Street average.
King of the Street Shootout Rules
TRUE STREET
For mildly modified to heavily modified high-performance Ford-based street vehicles that are street-certified and able to drive over a 30-mile distance. All vehicles permitted. Any Ford-based engine and any number and/or type of power adders are permitted. Vehicles must be registered, licensed, and insured. There will be awards for not only the quickest average and runner-up, but also for the following: closest averaged ET that is not quicker than the following: 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, and 15.00. Each class winner must fall within its respective ET category. For example, 9-second winner average must be between 9.00 and 9.99, 10-second winner average must be between 10.00 and 10.99, and so on for each class winner, etc.
True Street Rules
STICK SHIFT
Designed to showcase Ford engine combinations using a manual transmission in an 1/4 mile heads-up format. Combinations are required to utilize a clutch-assisted “H” pattern transmission. Qualifying will split the class into two 8-car fields: Pro Stick for qualifiers running quicker than 9.99 and Street Stick for qualifiers running 10.00 and slower.
Stick Shift Rules
SUPER STANG
Designed for mild to medium modified S197, S550, and S650 body vehicles using a Ford modular OEM 4.6L, Coyote, 5.4 (3v or 4v), V6, or EcoBoost engines only. This class will be contested in a dial-your-own elapsed time (E.T.) format, where you must choose before the first round of eliminations. Minimum dial of 14.50.
Super Stang Rules
TRUCK & SUV
Designed for any year and make, domestic or foreign-bodied truck or SUV using Ford engines only. SUV’s and vans, including Explorers, Expeditions, Excursions, vans, all permitted. Dragsters and roadsters are prohibited. This class will run on an Open Comp format with each competitor's best qualifying ET becoming their index for eliminations.
Truck & SUV Rules
OPEN COMP
Designed for any domestic or foreign-bodied vehicles using Ford engines only. Dragsters and roadsters are prohibited. This class will run on an Open Comp format with a 1/10th breakout.
Open Comp Rules
FACTORY STOCK
Designed for 1954 and newer Ford-bodied vehicles with naturally aspirated 4.6L, 5.0L, 5.0L Gen I Coyote, Gen II Coyote, and 7.3L Godzilla engines. Maximum engine size is 315 CID for 4.6L, 5.0L, and Coyote combinations. Maximum engine size is 446 CID for the 7.3L Godzilla combination. Entries are limited to certain performance modifications.
Factory Stock Rules
STREET BANDIT 10.10 INDEX
Designed for any domestic or foreign-bodied Ford-powered combination running the ¼ mile in the 9-10 second range, that does not fit into a specific heads-up class. Simple rules make it easy for entries to have fun on track with their street-type vehicles!
Street Bandit 10.10 Index Rules
STREET RACE 8.60 INDEX
Designed for any domestic or foreign-bodied fast street legal Ford-powered combinations that do not fit into a specific heads-up class. Simple rules make it easy for entries to have fun on track with their street vehicles!
Street Race 8.60 Index Rules
COYOTE STOCK
A naturally aspirated heads-up class designed for any domestic or foreign-bodied vehicle using a production OEM sealed Ford Coyote crate engine combined with a factory Ford Racing sealed ECM and installation kit. This helps control the ever-rising expenses associated with competitive heads-up drag racing and allows racers to explore other avenues to gain a performance advantage. All entries must compete on stock suspension and at the same base weight.
Coyote Stock Rules
ULTRA FORD
A heads-up small tire class designed for any domestic or foreign-bodied production vehicles utilizing a Ford engine combination. Ford small block and big block engines are limited to the use of a single power adder, which is restricted in size to maintain class parity.
Ultra Ford Rules
