NHRA rules needed for your car.

[jkstang78]

Someone please make this a sticky. So people can find the rules they need for there cars to be up to spec. You just need the general part of this PDF which is the first 56 pags. I'm tring to find a 2010 version but this is for 2008 sportcompact


http://www.nhra.com/tech_specs/sport...C_Rulebook.pdf

Vehicles 7.50 Seconds or Slower

• Valid driver's license beyond a learner’s permit level.
• Must be 16 years or older.
• Seat belts required.
• Long pants and full T-Shirt (no tank tops) and shoes (no sandals).
• Helmets are required in all classes. All Helmets must be Snell or SFI Approved The helmet must be labeled, on the inside of the helmet, or sewn into the helmet strap, on some models. Must have Snell M2000, M2005, M2010, SA2000, SA2005, SFI 31.1A, 31.1/2005,31.2A, 41.1A, 41.1/2005, or 41.2A helmet with or without shield.
• Doors must be functional from both inside and outside.
• All cars must be self starting.
• Good tires.
• Hub caps and trim rings removed.
• Safe windshields.
• Brakes in good working order.
• Must have one functional tail light. No flashing or blinking lights permitted.
• Must have neutral safety switch and reverse lock out device.
• Radiator catch can overflow, at least one pint.
• Carburetor inlet must not be openly exposed.
• Roll bar mandatory in all cars running 11.00-11.49 seconds.
• Roll cage mandatory in all vehicles running 10.99 and quicker or any car exceeding 135 mph.
• If car has T-tops or is a convertible, the driver must have Snell M2000, M2005, M2010, SA2000,SA2005,SFI 31.1A, 31.1/2005,31.2A, 41.1A, 41.1/2005, or 41.2A helmet with or without shield.
• Neck collar mandatory in all cars running 9.99 and quicker or exceeding 135 mph.
• Convertibles must have roll bar if running 13.49 and quicker.
• Automatic transmission lines must be high pressure type.
• Pressurized containers (for example, air bottles) must be DOT approved.
• Hood scoops may not extend more than 11 inches above original hood surface.
• Mechanical throttle linkage, if altered, must have toe loop on pedal.
• Dual carb return springs.
• All holes in floor, firewall, and rear must be plugged with .024 steel or 032 aluminum.
• Fuel block or regulator must be 6 inches from firewall.
• No more than 12 inches of rubber hose in fuel system from tank to carb.
• No fuel lines in drivers compartment.
• Retention strap mandatory with traction bars and ladder bars.
• Drive shaft loop required 13.99 and quicker and all cars using slicks, including DOT slicks.
• Three inch driver restraint system (seat harness) SFI Spec 16.1 mandatory in any car required to have roll bar or roll cage.
• Batteries must be securely mounted and may not be located in the driver compartment. If battery is relocated, vehicle must have master cutoff switch at rear of car clearly marked on/off.
• Master cutoff mandatory on any car running 9.99 and quicker or exceeding 135 mph.
• Jacket meeting SFI Spec 3.2A/I required at 10.00 to 11.49.
• Jacket and pants meeting SFI Spec 3.2 A/5 and gloves meeting SFI Spec 3.3/1 required at 7.50 to 9.99 or any vehicle exceeding 135 mph.
• Only factory tint on windows.
• Must have metal valve stems 11.99 and quicker.
• 9.99 and quicker cars must be chassis certified and have NHRA license.
• If using nitrous oxide system: All bottles must be securely mounted, stamped with minimum DOT 1800 lb. rating and identified as nitrous oxide. If bottle is in driver's compartment, it must be equipped with a relief valve vented outside of driver's compartment. System must be commercially available and installed per manufacturer's recommendation.
• Parachute required on cars 9.99 and quicker and all cars exceeding 150 mph.

[jkstang78]

Adding this too

[ProjectSVO]

Thanks.

Here is the 2010 ammendment.....

http://www.nhra.com/UserFiles/file/2...Amendments.pdf

NHRA has way too many (IMO stupid) rules for turbocharged cars. Like this for example:

Page 20.13
(1st paragraph)
2:13 TRANSMISSION, Aftermarket Planetary (12/8/09)
A transmission shield covering transmission and reverser that meets SFI Spec 4.1 is
mandatory if engine burns nitromethane; or engine burns methanol or nitrous oxide
and runs 9.99 seconds or quicker; or vehicle runs 7.49 seconds or quicker; or engine is
supercharged or turbocharged; or on any overdrive unit. Air shifter bottles must be
stamped with DOT-1800 pound rating (minimum) and be securely mounted (i.e., no tiewraps
or hose clamps).

So if I bracket my wives BONE STOCK 16 second Thunderbird Turbocoupe I need to install ALL that. Ha I think not. That's why I don't race, I'd go broke trying to build one & be 100% legal.

[04 orange cobra]

Are these rules different for TEST & TUNE.... or maybe different from track to track...

[Wicked Xtreme]

Nice info. it has been stuck

[BionicBooger]

Originally Posted by SX44

Not sure about NHRA but you can run IHRA test and tune tracks without having to pass tech on a test and tune night.

Not at any track I have ever been to.

[jkstang78]

Originally Posted by 04 orange cobra

Are these rules different for TEST & TUNE.... or maybe different from track to track...

Most tracks follow NHRA rules even for test & tune. I have seen cars get thrown out for not have a the right safety equipment.

[BMad]

The only thing they worry about at Leichester and Lancaster is if you have good seat belts and a helmet. If your running slicks you need a drive shaft loop, and they need to see the ends of the wheel studs. If your car is not street legal you can't have antifreeze in it. Basically, it's common sence, if you go fast, you need more safety stuff. Most of these rules aren't enforced if you don't run faster then 12.99's, and if you go out on Shredd and Ragen's cruse night, they usually don't check anything, hell I saw a pretty quick golf cart with a motorcycle engine in it go down the track at Lancaster Speedway. I highly doubt that they will require your 14 sec Thunderbird to have a SFI rated bellhousing because it has a turbo in it, espically at your local mom and pop track. They, like everybody else, don't want to turn down cold hard cash in this tough economy.

[97NYstanGT]

Originally Posted by jkstang78

Most tracks follow NHRA rules even for test & tune. I have seen cars get thrown out for not have a the right safety equipment.

i almost got kicked out for running slicks without a drive shaft safety loop, they gave me a warning, said they'll check it next time i come there.
and that same night one guy with a Shelby GT500 done at Evolution performance got thrown out because he ran 11.4 on his first run, he didn't have a racing harness.

[jkstang78]

Originally Posted by 97NYstanGT

i almost got kicked out for running slicks without a drive shaft safety loop, they gave me a warning, said they'll check it next time i come there.
and that same night one guy with a Shelby GT500 done at Evolution performance got thrown out because he ran 11.4 on his first run, he didn't have a racing harness.

Well that doesn't surprise me at all. Got to remember these tracks have insurance policy, and I bet you they are not cheap. So they have to watch there asses, As well as your ass also. I'm probally going to get tossed from the track this year also. I don't have a parachut on my car. I need it once I pass 150mph. I'm at 143 right now. And I plan on turning the boost up was runnnig 13 psi and hope to go as high as 25 psi. Which should bring my mph somewere into the 160 to 170 mph zone.

[BMad]

Not to be mean, but if you can afford a shelby gt500 you can afford the harness, the same with slicks and a drive shaft loop. When I bought my slicks, I made sure I had the 100.00 for the loop. Again, it's common sense if your car is fast, you have to buy the right equipment.

[BionicBooger]

Originally Posted by BMad

Not to be mean, but if you can afford a shelby gt500 you can afford the harness, the same with slicks and a drive shaft loop. When I bought my slicks, I made sure I had the 100.00 for the loop. Again, it's common sense if your car is fast, you have to buy the right equipment.

+1 Safety is #1. If not for you then at least for the guy that has to race next to you.

[Smittys01Snake]

so this is probably a dumb question but does this apply to lebanon valley dragway on wednesday or saturday nights?

[jkstang78]

Originally Posted by Smittys01Snake

so this is probably a dumb question but does this apply to lebanon valley dragway on wednesday or saturday nights?

Never been there so I don't know. Call them and ask. That is the best way to get your answer. Don' get me wrong there are tracks that don't check. I been to 2. south hampton dragway didn't check towards the end. I did a track rental at Atco last year and was not check. Also running mid 9's and no ?s were even asked. I was kind of surprised. But they did check at the NMRA event at atco.