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Old 12-06-2011, 02:27 PM   #75
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Default Re: Is this legal?

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Originally Posted by Travis Miller View Post
You have got it right.

Now for a history lesson. The following is copied word for word from the oldest NHRA rulebook that I own, the 1961 NHRA rulebook;

"The Competition and Safety Regulations contained in this book are presented in a POSITIVE MANNER; that is, whenever possible each permissible option or class requirement has been listed. UNLESS THE CLASS REQUIREMENT OR SAFETY REGULATIONS SPECIFICALLY STATE THAT A MODIFICATION OR OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT IS PERMISSIBLE, IT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED."

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Travis, that is the way I remembered it worded, tried to show it to a young man a while back, but it's not in there now. Don't know why they would change it. Makes it pretty clear.
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