Sub 11.50 guys, have a question.
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Sub 11.50 guys, have a question.
I know there are a good amount of you guys running 11.5 or better at lower elevation.
I ran 11.55 up here with a D/A of approx 8000 feet.
I was real pleased until the tech guy comes on over stating that someone had complained that I was not legal.
Now the truck is legal to 11.50. I was through for the night anyway but he goes on to say that in the day time i would have been faster than 11.50 and would require the following.
Cage, Fire Jacket, Full 5 point harness.
Again i know thats the rules, but how are you guys getting away with 11.50s without cages etc.?
Any input?
I ran 11.55 up here with a D/A of approx 8000 feet.
I was real pleased until the tech guy comes on over stating that someone had complained that I was not legal.
Now the truck is legal to 11.50. I was through for the night anyway but he goes on to say that in the day time i would have been faster than 11.50 and would require the following.
Cage, Fire Jacket, Full 5 point harness.
Again i know thats the rules, but how are you guys getting away with 11.50s without cages etc.?
Any input?
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i assume your bracket racing...
the 2006 N.H.R.A. rulebook states "roll cage mandatory in any car or truck running 10.99 (*6.99) or quicker or any viehicle exceeding 135 mph.
in full bodied cars with unaltered floor and body (from firewall rearward,wheeltubs permitted) running between 10.00 (*6.40) and 10.99 (*6.99) roll bar permitted in place of roll cage.
in convertables running 10.99 or quicker or exceeding 135 mph roll cage mandatory....
*=1/8 mile tracks...
some tracks have their own rules..
like at a track "near here"
you need a diaper and some other crap to run
just because...
...zap!
the 2006 N.H.R.A. rulebook states "roll cage mandatory in any car or truck running 10.99 (*6.99) or quicker or any viehicle exceeding 135 mph.
in full bodied cars with unaltered floor and body (from firewall rearward,wheeltubs permitted) running between 10.00 (*6.40) and 10.99 (*6.99) roll bar permitted in place of roll cage.
in convertables running 10.99 or quicker or exceeding 135 mph roll cage mandatory....
*=1/8 mile tracks...
some tracks have their own rules..
like at a track "near here"
you need a diaper and some other crap to run
just because...
...zap!
Last edited by zapster; Jun 4, 2006 at 10:54 PM.
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Some ***** really complained that you were not legal>??? What a loser.
I ran a 10.40 and a 10.36 in my truck with no bar and the track didn't say a word to me.
I have been told to slow down for 10.80's before though.
A bar doesn't belong in a street vehicle in my opinion and was the biggest mistake on made on my truck, the main reason for selling.
If you want to be "legal" you don't have a choice but to play by the rules, that is that. -Mat-
I ran a 10.40 and a 10.36 in my truck with no bar and the track didn't say a word to me.
I have been told to slow down for 10.80's before though.
A bar doesn't belong in a street vehicle in my opinion and was the biggest mistake on made on my truck, the main reason for selling.
If you want to be "legal" you don't have a choice but to play by the rules, that is that. -Mat-
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It comes down to how much a particular track will let it slide. Some tracks are sticklers and some are'nt.
This is something I'll now have to be facing too. I'm not going with a race configured truck but I'd really like to see what it will do come Fall.
Maybe I'll only have "one shot" to see?
Rich
This is something I'll now have to be facing too. I'm not going with a race configured truck but I'd really like to see what it will do come Fall.
Maybe I'll only have "one shot" to see?
Rich