The National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) exists to increase public awareness of electric vehicle (EV) performance and to encourage through competition, advances in electric vehicle technology. NEDRA achieves this by organizing and sanctioning safe, silent and exciting electric vehicle drag racing events.

NEDRA is a coalition of drag racing fans, electric drag racing vehicle owners and drivers, individuals interested in promoting the sport of EV drag racing, EV parts suppliers, EV manufacturers and other environmentally concerned companies and individuals. Working together as a group, we put excitement into electric vehicle drag racing.

NEDRA is a coalition of drag racing fans, electric drag racing vehicle owners and drivers, individuals interested in promoting the sport of EV drag racing, EV parts suppliers, EV manufacturers and other environmentally concerned companies and individuals. Working together as a group, we put excitement into electric vehicle drag racing.

We are

- Drag Racing Fans
- Electric Drag Racer Owners and Drivers
- Individuals interested in promoting the sport of Electric Vehicle (EV) Drag Racing
- EV Parts Suppliers
- EV Manufacturers

What we do is

- Coordinate a standard rule set for Electric Vehicle Drag Racing, to balance the needs and interests of all those involved in the sport.
- Sanction Electric Vehicle Drag Racing events, to:
- Make the events as safe as possible
- Record and maintain official records
- Maintain consistency on a national scale
- Coordinate and Schedule Electric Vehicle Drag Racing Events
- Promote Electric Vehicle Drag Racing to:
- - Educate the public and increase their awareness by dispelling the popular misconceptions surrounding EV's.
- - Encourage participation in Electric Vehicle Drag Racing
- Have fun in a safe and silent drag racing environment.

In March of 1996 after the EVTC and APS sponsored Saturday Night Electric Drags at Firebird International Raceway a small group of ampheads met at a local pizza eatery. They talked of forming an electric drag racing association over a few beers and pizza. In the spring of 1997 ampheads from around the country gathered in the Wilde Evolutions' offices in Jerome Arizona for two days of intense meetings to iron out the bylaws and class divisions.

Present were John "Plasma Boy" Wayland from Portland Oregon who became NEDRA's first President, Roderick "Wildman" Wilde who became Vice President, Lou Tauber from Portland Oregon, who became the Secretary/Treasurer, Bill Dube, an engineer from Denver Colorado who became the National Tech Director who wrote all the safety rules, and Dean Grannes and Stephanie Matsumora from Fremont, California who took on the duties of webmaster and membership secretary. Dennis Berube also showed up to give his input.

This was the beginning of NEDRA which is still growing today and putting on EV drag racing events around the country. In 1999 Bill Dube and Roderick Wilde lobbied the NHRA to include electric cars and electric motorcycles in NHRA racing. The NHRA had a rule in their book since their formation in 1953 that you must have an internal combustion engine. The new rule allowing electrics was approved and was first published in the 1999 NHRA rulebook. In 2012, NEDRA became an NHRA Alternative Sanction Organization (ASO). The IHRA accepted electrics into their rules. NEDRA also joined the SFI in 2012 to collaborate on safety for electric racing vehicles. NEDRA wrote a first responder document for EV racing that has been adopted by the SFI and FIA for training drag racing professionals.

President
Tommy Henderson, president@nedra.com

Executive Vice President
John Metric, vicepresident@nedra.com

Secretary/Treasurer
Matt Graham, secretary@nedra.com

Record Keeper
Tommy Henderson, recordkeeper@nedra.com

Controller/Membership Director
Matt Graham, membership@nedra.com

Communications PR Director
Chip Gribben, pr@nedra.com

Webmaster
Chip Gribben, webmaster@nedra.com

Technical Director
John Metric (acting), president@nedra.com

Sales Director
Casey Mynott, sales@nedra.com

Regional Directors

Africa
Albano Dos Santos, South Africa - south.africa@nedra.com

Canada
Gary Livingston, Ontario - eastern.canada@nedra.com
Casey Mynott, British Columbia - western.canada@nedra.com

Europe
Oliver Young, Hungerford, UK - uk@nedra.com
Hans-Henrik Thomsen, Denmark - scandinavia@nedra.com

United States
Frank John - northeast.us@nedra.com
Chip Gribben, MD - midatlantic.us@nedra.com
Matt Graham, FL - southeast.us@nedra.com
Allen Thomas, MI - midwest.us@nedra.com
Tommy Henderson, OK - central.us@nedra.com
Stella Kostolna, MN - northcentral.us@nedra.com
Adam Clark, TX - gulfcoast.us@nedra.com
Stephen Johnsen, WA - northwest.us@nedra.com
Brian Hall, CA - southwest.us@nedra.com
Michael Kadie, CA - southern.ca.us@nedra.com

Contacting NEDRA

Feel free to contact us for any further information you may need concerning the National Electric Drag Racing Association. You can email any of our Board Members, listed above or the following contacts.

PUBLIC RELATIONS
For media inquiries and interviews with NEDRA members
pr@nedra.com

BASIC INFORMATION
For basic information concerning NEDRA, electric drag racing and student inquiries
info@nedra.com

MEMBERSHIP
For information regarding the current status of your membership. For new membership visit our Membership Page.
membership@nedra.com

RECORD KEEPING
For information regarding sumbmission of NEDRA racing records
recordkeeper@nedra.com

SALES AND MARKETING
For sales and marketing information as well as sponsoring a NEDRA event
sales@nedra.com or marketing@nedra.com

MERCHANDISE
For Merchandise information and sales
merchandise@nedra.com

WEBSITE
For information regarding the website, comments or errors
webmaster@nedra.com