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Make sure you have all you permits for the Winters.Circle K NHRA Winternationals - FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS


To All Participants:



By participating in our event you acknowledge your responsibility to know and follow the fire safety regulations governing the event. Attached please find a copy of the County of Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Prevention Codes that are applicable.
•Open Flames and Candles Requirement Sheet
•Temporary Membrane Structures, Tents and Canopies Permit Requirements
•Miscellaneous Combustible Storage Permit Requirements
•Repair Garage/Automotive/Marine/Fleet Fuel Dispensing Permit Requirements
•Fuel-Dispensing Trucks & Vehicles (Film Locations) Permit Requirements
•LP Gas Permit Requirements
•Compressed Gases Permit Requirements



Auto Club Raceway at Pomona obtains the required permits on your behalf and you are responsible for following the applicable code. Please review this information as you are expected to be in compliance at all times and are subject to inspection and maybe cited for any violation at anytime during the event



If you need additional information please refer to Los Angeles County Fire Department Codes Title 32.

Thank you in advance for following the fire safety regulations and cooperating with the Los Angeles County Fire Safety Officers.

Auto Club Raceway at Pomona

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Quote: Auto Club Raceway at Pomona obtains the required permits on your behalf and you are responsible for following the applicable code. Please review this information as you are expected to be in compliance at all times and are subject to inspection and maybe cited for any violation at anytime during the event.

Cited as in $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.?

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Now we need to buy a permit to put a little ez up tent up over our cars to keep the sun off?

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it really seems to be getting to the point that if you are a sportsman racer the only way you can clear a dollar at an NHRA National event is to win. You got to pay to have a canopy a golf cart fee after fee . Is the lure of winning one of these races that great? just out of curiosity why does none of these fees apply at even the biggest bracket race? Can anyone imagine what a golf cart race would cost to get into at an nhra event? Probably 5 different fees. Wouldn't donate to that terrorist organization if I hit the Lottery. Go to you tube and look up the joys of being an NHRA sportsman racer

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Please tell me why we give these guys our hard earned money!

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Perhaps they should be sent a copy of the "Sons of Liberty" along with a copy of The Declaration Of Independence. John Kissel

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According to title 32 the permits are for canopies over 400sf. There is nothing in there that a sportsman really needs to worry about
http://www.nhra.com/userfiles/file/f...egulations.pdf

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From page 1 of 2 on the Temporary Canopies and tents document.


Tents, canopies or membrane structures shall not be located within 20 feet (6096 mm) of lot lines, buildings, other tents, canopies or membrane structures, parked vehicles or internal combustion engines.



If I read this rule correctly, you can't park your car under your trailer canopy (>400 ft^2). This means every TF, FC, and PS car will not be able to use their canopies.

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Guys, before a bunch of people who don't even race an NHRA class car start their usual NHRA bashing, take a deep breath and re-read the information. This is a California thing, specifically a Los Angeles County Fire Safety code issue, not an NHRA thing.

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my bad. I keep forgetting about the requirement to own a stock or super stocker in order to comment in this section

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Is there a history of bad fires and accidents at the Winternationals that has brought this on?

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Not to my knowledge. I think its just another fine example of California being California. If something can be regulated and there is some spare change to be made in doing so, they will. If you can over-regulate it, even better. That state, along with a few others, (NY, NJ, MD, IL, MI ) are so far removed from principles the founding fathers intended its downright heartbreaking. And the newer generations are largely oblivious and numb to it.

But back on point, to your point Chris, I'd like to pose that question to LACFD. I do know that history has had its share of horrific Circus tent fires, with massive loss of life, albeit none in the past half century, likely because of the venues being done in arenas now, and far less tents in the first place. So the code may have its origins in that. But a massive circus tent, or other large tent which houses thousands of spectators who have limited egress is wildly different than a trailer canopy with a race car under it. This is where the split always lies between good intentions, and the insatiable desire of overly zealous two bit low life bureaucrats. And the Good Lord knows, there are plenty of those who rest their heads at night in CA.

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You can bet that every pro team will have thier canopies out with no issues.

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No, it's just the usual politician thieves skimming the action. Which is why they like drag racing now, because they drove all the other lucrative business out of state.