View Poll Results: Are low slung bars NHRA/IHRA legal?
Better call border patrol, this joker is illegal!
0
0%
Voters: 3. You may not vote on this poll
Wolfe low slung door bars
Thread Starter
11 Second Club
iTrader: (32)
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,701
Likes: 2
From: Southaven, MS (near Memphis, TN)
Wolfe low slung door bars I know this has been talked about a few times, but it seems to go back and forth....if everyone was 100% then I wouldn't even post this...but seeing some people disagree confuses me.
So... here it goes.
For those of you with the Wolfe 6pt rollbar with low slung door bars, have track officials said anything negative about it? said it was not legal? give you any trouble?
I don't want to buy this and it not be right.
So... here it goes.
For those of you with the Wolfe 6pt rollbar with low slung door bars, have track officials said anything negative about it? said it was not legal? give you any trouble?
I don't want to buy this and it not be right.
As long as the bar passes by your elbow with your left hand on the wheel, it is legal. I think this is what the rule states, someone correct me if I'm wrong.
I have a wolf 6pt with the low slug bars and I have not had an inspector REALLY check it out. But there has not been any cause for them to really look it over either.
I had this problem on my mustang. I just had a guy put a 10pt cm cage in it and he made the door bars swing really low to make it easier to get in and out of. I get it back to my shop and call a local inspector over to check it out. He said he would not pass it in tech. So I took the car back to the guy and had him change the driver side bar so it would pass inspection. I have not had in reinspected yet, but I did everything he told me to do..
I have a wolf 6pt with the low slug bars and I have not had an inspector REALLY check it out. But there has not been any cause for them to really look it over either.
I had this problem on my mustang. I just had a guy put a 10pt cm cage in it and he made the door bars swing really low to make it easier to get in and out of. I get it back to my shop and call a local inspector over to check it out. He said he would not pass it in tech. So I took the car back to the guy and had him change the driver side bar so it would pass inspection. I have not had in reinspected yet, but I did everything he told me to do..
Thread Starter
11 Second Club
iTrader: (32)
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,701
Likes: 2
From: Southaven, MS (near Memphis, TN)
That's what I've heard..but I've never sat in a car with a Wolfe rollbar before...so I don't know where it would be at.
[QUOTE=JRracing;10072827]As long as the bar passes by your elbow with your left hand on the wheel, it is legal. I think this is what the rule states, someone correct me if I'm wrong.
[\QUOTE]
Thats the rule I read and like said in a different post, its going to depend how you sit in the car.
[\QUOTE]
Thats the rule I read and like said in a different post, its going to depend how you sit in the car.
11 Second Club
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,089
Likes: 3
From: West Linn, Oregon
I don't have a rule book, but is it just witht he hand on the steering wheel or is it in driving position? I have my steering wheel a little more forward then most and although the seat is in roughly the same position I have my arms almost fully extended and if I recall my elbows are up near the switch panel, I would think the door bar that high would cause issues getting in and out. So how does that work? or is it basically sit in the seat and touch the steering wheel anywhere and see where the elbow hits?
Trending Topics
The door bar must pass about mid-point between the shoulder and elbow, when the arm is on the steering wheel in driving position. So it really depends on where and how you sit while racing.
No ifs, ands, or buts. Now wether a track official will check or not is a different issue, but that is the rule according to NHRA 2008.
No ifs, ands, or buts. Now wether a track official will check or not is a different issue, but that is the rule according to NHRA 2008.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
My Wolfe six point roll bar has passed spec inspection every time at the track.However, I was never asked to set in the car during the spec inspection.I think it would be close if asked to do so,hopefully,they will never ask.
a while back a friend of mine with that bar in the car was told by Englishtown Raceway Park that it will not pass tech and was not allowed to run faster then 11.99 [this was back when 11.99 was the ET requireing a bar]
Did the the tech inspector state specifically why he would not pass tech.What does the 2008 NHRA rule book say - can someone quote the roll bar rule?
when sitting in the car the door bar must pass between the shoulder and the elbow.
the wolfe is not legal unless you sit very low in the car and the bar passes between those points. Wolfe makes a great fitting bar, I actually used to have that bar in the car years ago and have passed tough etown tech with it many times. That bar has been out for quite a few years now and track officials may have become more familiar with it and they know it's not legal.
I would call Wolfe and tell them your concerns and see if they have a product that is legal or can modify yours as a special order to be NHRA legal.
the wolfe is not legal unless you sit very low in the car and the bar passes between those points. Wolfe makes a great fitting bar, I actually used to have that bar in the car years ago and have passed tough etown tech with it many times. That bar has been out for quite a few years now and track officials may have become more familiar with it and they know it's not legal.
I would call Wolfe and tell them your concerns and see if they have a product that is legal or can modify yours as a special order to be NHRA legal.
7 Second Club
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 8,834
Likes: 1
From: Gainesville, Florida # of drag strips runs: ?!?!?
See here for a picture from the NHRA rule book on what's legal for the side bar: www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=880990
Thread Starter
11 Second Club
iTrader: (32)
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,701
Likes: 2
From: Southaven, MS (near Memphis, TN)
Oh ok..from that picture it actually looks like its just touching his elbow....
The low slung bar seems to be more for easy entry...so how much more difficult is it to get in the car with a straight bar?
I tried searching but couldn't find any pics of cars with the Wolfe rollbar and straight doorbar...
The low slung bar seems to be more for easy entry...so how much more difficult is it to get in the car with a straight bar?
I tried searching but couldn't find any pics of cars with the Wolfe rollbar and straight doorbar...
Mine are swing outs and I keep them off unless I'm racing or showing it.
On the rules, I think they want your elbow to be inside the cage. So I think it can pass at your elbow to be legal.
On the rules, I think they want your elbow to be inside the cage. So I think it can pass at your elbow to be legal.
