NHRA rear wheels sfi specs....
 

So for 2020 in stock eliminator ....do our rear wheels need a sfi 15.1 or 15.3 sticker attached to the wheel....asking for a friend.....

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Well, the way I'm reading it, if the wheel originally carried an SFI 15:1, 15:2, 15:3 cert. then it will need the SFI tag and will need to be re-certed when needed. For Stock.
I don't know just what wheels are going to be affected.

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MJ, it appears if they were originally certified, they will need the sticker, if they weren't certified, they won't. How that relates to safety escapes me.
Make sure you tell you friend...........

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Maybe this is for the factory shootout and fs cars ?
They are going in the 7 second range

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What it means is you can not remove the sfi sticker found on most racing wheels. If I doesn't have one then it doesn't need one. Some classes are required to have a certain sfi spec wheel. No changes other than the sticker must be present if its certified. No wheels we( stock eliminator) would use are required to be recertified. Carry on

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I hope this applies to cars that need SFI wheels since I just peeled mine off.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

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Never a good idea to peel off sfi stickers....

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Barrels got powdercoated so ill have to send them back to recert if its an issue.
Edit... they won't recert a wheel thats been coated.

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The SFI stickers on my transmission came off so I’d just bring them to tech taped to a card, never had s problem. Mater of fact I just had the case re certified and that’s how they sent the new stickers.

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Well, the good news is that this isn’t an issue till next year. My friend would like to Thank everyone for their reply’s....

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Getting rain and small hail now. Mike McMahan 2543 H/SA

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It's never good to be on the wrong side of the law if someone wants to get picky, but I'd be surprised if this issue is ever raised for a car that does not require SFI wheels.

How many inspectors know which wheels should have an SFI sticker?

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The Racers in Rental Cars Podcast discussed this in detail this week with Josh Hamming from Weld. SFI 15.3 and 15.4 are the only wheels that have to be recertified and those specs are for alcohol and nitro cars (maybe Pro Mod too).

We don't have anything to worry about in Stock and Super Stock.

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It applies to some classes in Comp Eliminator too.

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I am all for safe racing! In 30+ years racing I have seen and experienced WAY more FRONT lightweight wheel failure than rear wheels. Although a car running 7’$ on a 9 inch tire is kinda spooky to me, particularly if chasing down a 15 second car on the top end. But that just me... There may be other things, that could be topping the Safty list. I ��

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So happy to see this. I was sitting here thinking if I try to race next year, I would have to buy new wheels too. Thank you!!

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me too ed !

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For S/SS, this can of worms is better left unopened.

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I just watched the factory stock finals on tv at charlotte. Drew skillmans mustang as it crossed the finish line looked like it had the biggest 9 in tire or widest rim on a 9 in tire I've ever seen. Is this the way they get them to stay hooked up?

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CLASS, MPH, or ET does NOT matter.

(As it states: --- In ALL other categories ---- )

Below is directly from NHRA:

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In all other categories, effective January 1, 2020:


(a) any rear wheels originally certified as meeting SFI Spec 15.1 must bear a wheel conformance label indicating compliance with SFI Specification 15.1 properly affixed to each wheel per the specification;

(b) any rear wheels originally certified as meeting SFI Spec 15.3 must bear a wheel conformance label indicating compliance with SFI Specification 15.3 properly affixed to each wheel per the specification (including re-certification if applicable); and

(c) any rear wheels originally certified as meeting SFI Spec 15.4 must bear a wheel conformance label indicating compliance with SFI Specification 15.4 properly affixed to each wheel per the specification (including re-certification if applicable).

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If your wheels had SFI stickers on them when NEW they better have them on come January 1st.

Don't want anyone getting bounced because they thought the rule didn't apply to them.
It says -- ALL OTHER CATEGORIES --.