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What are the rules for parachutes in the NHRA/IHRA?

For the NHRA, I thought you needed one if your ET was 8.49 or quicker in the 1/4th OR Speed was 150+ mph in the 1/4th. Can anyone verify these numbers? Any changes for 2003? Anyone know the IHRA rules?


Mir Naziruddin

chevyguy3

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in the class rules in the 2003 NHRA book it just says any car with a top track speed over 150mph needs a chute

<small>[ February 10, 2003, 02:19 PM: Message edited by: chevyguy3 ]</small>

GeorgeC

I only know of the 150mph trap speed rule regarding chutes...

Mir, you got something big up your sleeve? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

y2khawk

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Uh oh, maybe i should at that to my list <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

harlan....
trying to become the 150 MPH director this year <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

And yes Mir, you need to have it at 150. Deploy at 155 i believe. Not sure on an ET requirement, but if you're in the 8's you better be going over 150 <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

KTamez

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by y2khawk:
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And yes Mir, you need to have it at 150. Deploy at 155 i believe. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I've never heard of or seen in the book anything saying you "have to" use the chute. IMO guys that use the chute at the 150-165mph range either: Have Chassis Issues, or think they look cool when they use it. The one caveat to this is poor tracks, with downhill or short shut downs. We SELDOM use the chute at 175-180 except at tracks w/ downhill or short shut down.

MADMAN

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The chute is mandatory for cars running over 150mph.

I use the chute on every pass it is cheaper for my wife to pack the chute than replace brakes.

AP-Engineering

I thought that I had heard a rumor that for this year any door car going over 137mph needed to have a chute. Wether or not you use it is up to you. Don't think they say you have to.

Thanks,
Chris

AP-Engineering

The spec is 150 mph, just checked with NHRA

sited12

IHRA is anything in the 9s or lower you need a chute. So 9.99

chevyguy3

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by sited12:
<strong> IHRA is anything in the 9s or lower you need a chute. So 9.99 </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">did you read this in the rulebook? i hadnt heard that before... hope i dont need to blow $ on a chute for my slow car <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

KTamez

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MADMAN:
<strong> I use the chute on every pass it is cheaper for my wife to pack the chute than replace brakes. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I must have Money to burn then. I'd rather spend a few bucks on brake pads a couple times a year then pack the chute 4 times a day. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

sited12

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by chevyguy3:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by sited12:
<strong> IHRA is anything in the 9s or lower you need a chute. So 9.99 </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">did you read this in the rulebook? i hadnt heard that before... hope i dont need to blow $ on a chute for my slow car <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Didnt read it but i have a buddy that goes 9.80s and he has to have one. He said you can get away with really really high 9s but anything else they gave him crap. Also for the 9s you are supposed to have a NHRA or IHRA lic. They kicked him out last time for not having one of those too.

sited12

Im not sure when you have to pull the chute though.