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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 06:02 PM
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For a long time the NHRA street car rules like "you must have a roll bar for any convertible running 13.99 and quicker" and "you must have a driveshaft safety loop" are now dead. These reflect the changing times i.e. safer cars from the factory and w/ the rise of street racing it makes the track more accessible. Now you don't have to have anything extra untill you're < 11.5.

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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 06:03 PM
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I've read this somewhere before and I think its great!
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 06:09 PM
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For insurance reasons I still see many tracks keeping the 'old' rules in place.

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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 06:13 PM
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from C5 general..more like a DR topic
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 06:15 PM
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Those rules we're prolly as old as the people who made them.
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 06:29 PM
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Rules updated on 6/22/04 here is the link to the rules from an old thread on this topic. http://www.nhra.com/2004/news/june/062202.html

Thanks to this board for bringing this to light some time ago. My track in Syracuse NY has agreed in writing to the rules .
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 06:31 PM
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That's awesome but now will the track follow those new rules or keep the old rules for thier own safety
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Zilla
That's awesome but now will the track follow those new rules or keep the old rules for thier own safety
That's the question you have to ask the track. If you read past posts on this topic it seems many tracks are not definitively applying these rules to all races. I've read some tracks apply it only to "Test and Tune" type of events but no elimn's.

My track is satisfied for insurance purposes as long as it is in writing by NHRA. They apply the rules to any racing, be it bracket/elim's or test and tune.

Read the rules on what a Pure Stock car is though. Power-adders are red flag type of deals.

IMO - this rule is best for the verts out there that used to have to hold their car back from dipping below 14.00 or they get they boot. Now verts can run to 11.5 so long as they meet the Pure Stock criteria.
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SWEET!
I'd never gotten any flack at any track I've ran at, but it was always in the back of my mind.
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WOW, I thought I was going to hear something new
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Originally Posted by mackeyred96
WOW, I thought I was going to hear something new
You go John Moroso has also adopted this new rule, last month.
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Originally Posted by 16Again
You go John Moroso has also adopted this new rule, last month.
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Do you know how they will impliment the rules? who will police it ect. or are they just going to let everyone run 11.50 without a bar reguardless of NHRA REQUIREMENTS for STREET LEGAL RACING??????
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Originally Posted by mackeyred96
Do you know how they will impliment the rules? who will police it ect. or are they just going to let everyone run 11.50 without a bar reguardless of NHRA REQUIREMENTS for STREET LEGAL RACING??????
John check your PM.
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