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Join Tom Bayer’s Exciting School of Drag Racing at Lucas Oil and Famoso
Highlights
- Licensing class at Lucas Oil Raceway on September 11-12
- Event follows NHRA U.S. Nationals from September 2-7
- Famoso Dragstrip class scheduled for October 15-16
- Tom Bayer’s school offers two-day licensing with hands-on training
- Drivers train to achieve eight-second elapsed time on dragsters
- Classes align with major drag racing events for added context
Tom Bayer’s School of Drag Racing will run a two-day NHRA licensing class at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on September 11-12, offering candidates a direct path to competition credentials.
The timing leverages the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, which conclude September 7, keeping teams and officials on-site and reinforcing the program’s relevance to current national-level competition.
Two-day licensing runs September 11-12 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Bayer’s operation has run for more than 25 years, developing drivers across experience levels and building a reputation for structured, safe, repeatable progression.
The two-day course splits time between classroom briefings and on-track execution, ensuring drivers understand procedures before applying them under pressure.
Students cover staging, throttle control, braking, and emergency response, then progress through coached runs toward an eight-second elapsed time target.
Drivers complete six passes in a 150-mph dragster as part of NHRA licensing.
Candidates make six passes in approximately 150-mph machinery, building consistency and safety margins while satisfying NHRA licensing requirements.
Instruction is led by Tom Bayer, whose resume includes NHRA event victories in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, underlining the program’s technical credibility.
Graduates frequently step into competitive categories, reflecting a focus on confidence, repeatability, and safety stewardship rather than single-run heroics.
A second two-day class follows at Famoso Dragstrip on October 15-16, timed ahead of the California Hot Rod Reunion and Nitro Revival from October 23-25.
Famoso hosts a follow-up licensing class on October 15-16, ahead of California’s headline nostalgia weekend.
This scheduling keeps students near major paddocks, aligning training with event infrastructure and media attention seen around the PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown and similar showcases.
Collectively, these programs lower barriers to entry, standardize safety, and provide a clear route into sanctioned competition for newcomers and experienced drivers alike.
Visual Summary
NHRA License
Indy
Famoso
From Classroom to 150 MPH: New Racers Hit Iconic Dragstrips
Tom Bayer’s School of Drag Racing launches racers onto the big stage—training at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and Famoso Dragstrip, with a shot at official NHRA competition licenses.
2 Days
to License
6 Runs
at 150 MPH
8 sec
Elapsed Time Goal
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