NHRA and STS
NHRA and STS Some recent thread about turbos mounted outside the engine bay prompted a call to NHRA. Here is what was said:
spoke with the NHRA today and here is what Eric Lowe at NHRA had to say about this new rule:
This new rule only effects cars in the STOCK and SUPERSTOCK racing classes. The only turbo cars that can run in these classes are cars that came factory equipped with turbochargers (such as the Buick Grand National). This rule requires that the turbocharger on these factory turbo cars be located within the engine compartment. (Apparently some attempts have been made to relocate the turbo outside of the engine bay on some vehicles in this class. This rule is to prevent them from gaining any type of advantage by changing the turbo configuration.)
This new NHRA rule has nothing to do with our customers taking their cars to the track. None of the vehicles that we currently build turbo systems for came equipped with factory turbochargers. So these vehicles will not be allowed to race in the STOCK or SUPERSTOCK class with a turbocharger anyway. If a track official questions the location of the turbocharger on one of our systems (relating it to this new rule) the track official needs to contact the NHRA Techline because this rule only applies to STOCK and SUPERSTOCK racing classes.
spoke with the NHRA today and here is what Eric Lowe at NHRA had to say about this new rule:
This new rule only effects cars in the STOCK and SUPERSTOCK racing classes. The only turbo cars that can run in these classes are cars that came factory equipped with turbochargers (such as the Buick Grand National). This rule requires that the turbocharger on these factory turbo cars be located within the engine compartment. (Apparently some attempts have been made to relocate the turbo outside of the engine bay on some vehicles in this class. This rule is to prevent them from gaining any type of advantage by changing the turbo configuration.)
This new NHRA rule has nothing to do with our customers taking their cars to the track. None of the vehicles that we currently build turbo systems for came equipped with factory turbochargers. So these vehicles will not be allowed to race in the STOCK or SUPERSTOCK class with a turbocharger anyway. If a track official questions the location of the turbocharger on one of our systems (relating it to this new rule) the track official needs to contact the NHRA Techline because this rule only applies to STOCK and SUPERSTOCK racing classes.
