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3X24SPD 03-02-2022 08:30 PM

NHRA Streetcar Rule Changes
 
Not sure how many of you guys are into Drag Racing, but this is big news.

NHRA will now allowing 2014 and newer OEM cars to run 9.0/150MPH.
Will just need a Level 6 Comp License, 2015 or better Snell Helmet & a 3.2A1 Single Layer Fire jacket.

https://www.nhra.com/news/2021/nhra-...-legal-program

dustinm 03-02-2022 09:16 PM

To me now it is worth selling my Chevelle and buying a Hellcat

dvss1 03-02-2022 10:58 PM

Wow!!

GMC_Typhoon 03-02-2022 11:10 PM

Ligenfelter,Harrell ect died running that fast.No thanks.

njsteve 03-03-2022 12:07 AM

Are they saying no roll cages needed for that speed/ET???? :eek2:

(Looking at their announcement it looks like roll cages needed if its a convertoble or T-Top car.)

1971ls6 03-03-2022 12:12 AM

You need a cage To go faster than 11:49, so I would say a certified one.

At 150mph you need laundry

L78_Nova 03-03-2022 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1971ls6 (Post 1584197)
You need a cage To go faster than 11:49, so I would say a certified one.

At 150mph you need laundry



The newer cars Do Not require the roll bar at 11.49

3X24SPD 03-03-2022 09:23 AM

No rollbar or cage required. Just a Helmet & a fire jacket.
For anything 2014 or newer down to 9 flat/150MPH.
Over 150MPH the rules change drastically- the least of which is a parachute required

The Demons, the Shelbys, the ZR1 Corvettes, and those sick Tesla Plaids are all capable.
In fact, the Tesla will actually eclipse the 150MPH limit in the 1/4. Stock!
The other thing is, modifications and aftermarket bolt-ons are not restricted.
So the car doesn't even have to be stock!

It used to be we could let 2008 & newer run down to 10 flat/135MPH with nothing other than a helmet & a fire jacket.
No roll bar or cage or any of the other safety equipment we require on anything older faster than 11.50/120MPH.

But I regularly had to shut 2008+ guys down because they went faster than that.
I'd give them a warning and tell them it slow it down, and if they did it again they were all done.

You would be amazed how many street cars can drive into the tech lanes these days, and will easily run deep into the 9's and 8's.
It's not just a few either- it's a lot.

I've even tech'd stuff that drove 50 miles to the track and then crank off in the 7's.
You want to talk about sick!

I've got some seriously fast stuff in my stable- but I've got nothing that even comes close to holding a candle to 7 or 8 second performance.

oldstv 03-03-2022 05:08 PM

I can drive an hour to the track on 19" tires on stock rims with the ac on and run 8;50s. Talk about a muscle car...

SPEEDYB 03-03-2022 05:26 PM

I’ve raced for years, fools go over 120 with standard belts and no cage,
Someone tells you to jump of a cliff you going to do it?
Concrete walls win every time.


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