smokeum99ta

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Just like the title says. I would like to take care of this stuff that I don't have this winter.

MADMAN

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3.2A/5 full fire suit, neck brace, SFI balancer and flexplate, flexplate sheild 10 point certified cage NHRA or IHRA license

cwaldt

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I plan on having most of those things, besides the NHRA or IHRA license. What happens when you consistantly run in the 10's and you break over to the 9's even just a 9.99 run? Reason is I hope to run in the mid to low 10's and hopefully get a single didget run in oneday. Do I need to get the license before hand or afterwards to keep running?

mrdragster1970

Depends on track, some actually put your max time on their computer.
I ran 9.98 at RT 66 and they threw me out. I was dialing up to 10.00.

The problem is you need to run the number to get the license, so if your car only runs 9.90's in great weather it's hard to know what u will run the day you try to get it.

My buddy ran 9.95-10.10 and every time we tried to get license, the Alt was too high.

Good luck.

NA$TY-TA

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I thought aftermarket axles were needed also.......

MADMAN

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You are right. I have to remember to stop assuming the common sense stuff.

94z28L

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any other common sense stuff?

Fire67

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Safety Loop, Helmet!!

94z28L

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k got the helmet but a little help on the safety loop?

ls1408cp

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dont you need a parachute

ls1408cp

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what about a battery cut off my battery is in the front

MADMAN

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You need a chute after 150mph. Battery cutoff if the battery is in the rear.

5pt harness.

Hrod382

I'm pretty sure the chute is just for 150 MPH and over.

Depends on what track you run as to how much you can get away with. I went to an IHRA track that isn't very picky and ran 5.90's all weekend long without a neck brace, license or window net up (dumb, I know). Last weekend I ran a NHRA track with no NHRA license and no neck brace... Tech guy didn't even check anything, just signed off and let me go. Then again it was only 1/8 mile and a 5K bracket race so maybe they didn't care as much because my dad was almost kicked out of the same place a few years ago for running a 9.999. I wouldn't doubt them being more in depth during test n tunes.

With all that said, I wouldn't recommend trying to sneak through tech... It's not fun and it's 10X easier (and most importantly safer) to just have everything current and to the right specs.

ls1408cp

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so how do I get a car certified and get my license

Fire67

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I think you were joking, but if not...
Thats Driveshaft Safety loop.

Call your local NHRA office or track to get ahold of a tech inspector, then set up an appointment to get everything checked out.
As far as a license, you need to contact the track set an appointment, do 3 runs with at least one of them being a sub 9.99 pass, cockpit orientation test, etc. They will let you know exactly what needs to be done for the license but the above stuff should get you the jist of it.

JUICED96Z

On the saftey look isnt that just for cars on slicks?

Don't need one for radials or E.T. Streets????

94z28L

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anything faster than 11.49 needs the loop, and if you run slicks at any time you need it as well

Fire67

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The rulebook says any car running non-slicks 11.49 and faster must have loop. Any car on slicks going faster than 13.49 must have a loop.
Not in those exact words, but the same definition

SiL3NtXWS6

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do they check for the loop usually?

kp

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Its a lot easier then people think..

Download the physical and license forms from NHRA's website and go to your family doctor and have a physical done. Bring that to a local NHRA track (1/8 mile will work if you need to) and talk to one of the guys in the tower on a T&T night and let them know you want to make some license passes and most of the time they will help you from there with finding a couple drivers to sign off, make a couple easy passes and a couple full passes and mail everything in, along with your 2 years NHRA membership dues of course, and in a week or two you will have a license.

I waited until a local NHRA 1/8 mile track here had chassis inspections and got my cage certified and made all my license passes in one afternoon so its not that hard to do. In reality most people wont need either, depends on the track(s) you run at and the type of events you run in Common sense should really be the most important piece of safety equipment you posess. But if you ever want to run in a bigger event at a nicer track that stuff gets checked often.

If you run IHRA tracks you dont need the chassis certified to 9.50 I believe but you still a cage and license at 9.99 or quicker.