General "Track" question

[shoNoff]

I've been racing at nhra tracks for almost 30 years in anything from a Jr. Dragster to an 8 second pinto. While those are indeed NHRA rules they do not apply to your SHO. Mostly what they will check on a street car is tires, battery hold down and neutral safety switch. Also as some have mentioned a snell 2010 helmet for running under 13.99. Once last thing to mention I see happen all the time in the summer you need to wear or bring pants. They will not allow you to run a car in shorts.

This is what they sent me -

Wear long pants, socks, shoes and a shirt with t-shirt length sleeves.

If you go quicker than 14 seconds in the ¼ mile, you must wear a Snell 2010 or Snell 2015 helmet.  DOT helmets are not allowed.

Yes exactly any form of pants and I should have mentioned T-shirt. No tank tops. Plus your helmet has to be snell approved. I can be an M rating with the speeds you will be going. Cheapest I found for a Snell m2015 was on summit just under $100 shipped. I think they misunderstood your first email.

[avidmotion]

usually can rent one of their helmets for 4 bucks for the night at most tracks i been to... BTW I been to three tracks in NJ and one in Pa, in several DD cars, only thing they checked was my tires, no leaks and helmet...said 10.50 or less need a roll cage....

[StealBlueSho]

Damn....

Maryland International Raceway
Capital Dragway
Sumerduck Raceway


None of them asked about a helmet, cared about my tires, or checked for leaks...

It was literally fill out the race forum, they put a number on my windshield, and away I went...

Thank god they didn't check for leaks... both my turbos and my methanol tank had leak on my 2010....


Edit: When I dialed in at 12.5 at capital raceway first time I went the lady running inspections rolled her eyes at me and asked if I brought I helmet... I showed he the bag with the helmet in it... she waved me through after putting the number on my windshield... so I guess that's checking for a helmet LOL... ended up running 12.3's that day in high 80's temps.


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[derfdog15]

I've been racing at nhra tracks for almost 30 years in anything from a Jr. Dragster to an 8 second pinto. While those are indeed NHRA rules they do not apply to your SHO. Mostly what they will check on a street car is tires, battery hold down and neutral safety switch. Also as some have mentioned a snell 2010 helmet for running under 13.99. Once last thing to mention I see happen all the time in the summer you need to wear or bring pants. They will not allow you to run a car in shorts.

This is what they sent me -

Wear long pants, socks, shoes and a shirt with t-shirt length sleeves.

If you go quicker than 14 seconds in the ¼ mile, you must wear a Snell 2010 or Snell 2015 helmet.  DOT helmets are not allowed.

Plan to bring a helmet if you are modded at all, I ran 14.1 to 14.3 stock, and could have cut closer to 14.0 or better with a better launch but there wasn't time for more than a couple runs that day. Closed toed shoes and long pants + shirt should be golden with a 2010 or 2015 helmet.

Bremerton Raceway. Bremerton Washington.

You can call them...

But I see Friday nights street legals and test/tune.... which means to me run what you brung.....

You should be fine... you show up in a Taurus I would be surprised if they do anything more than put a number on the windshield and tell you to have fun....

I've never had tech inspection ask me to do ANYTHING in with my Taurus... no popping the hood/trunk/doors etc.... they always smirk at me and give me that... "yeah ok" look...




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My first track day was like that at Lucas Oil track. My second and third track days at Edgewater race park the tech inspector was basically going to just put a number and let me go, but he was that the helmet was on my passenger seat, and asked how fast I ran last time out. So I told him it cut a 14.1 stock, and I expected low 13's, and then he did a full tech in. 3rd time was basically the same with a different tech cause someone was like "did't you run a 12.8 last time, what have you done since"