Off set wheelbase
 

How many of the racers in the Super Gas and Super Street have off set spindles?

Right side vs left side. What is the max you can off set in NHRA Super class?

I have a tube frame I am putting together and was thinking of having Rt & Left sides off set. 110" WB on the left and 109"WB on the right side. Is this legal?

Any comments or suggestions

Thanks for the help. Please no negative comments

Re: Off set wheelbase
 

We run a older Mike Bos comp dragster in S/C that has the offset front wheels. We recently brought the chassis to him and had a new front end put on.. after long conversations we did away with the offset, Mike's point was the offset is really only usefull in Qualifying classes like comp Or alcoholic.

Re: Off set wheelbase
 

yes not a good idea in a pro tree index class. it will slow you reaction time a little.

Re: Off set wheelbase
 

Yep. :)

Re: Off set wheelbase
 

Thank You all for the reply. Good information.

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Isn't that the idea? Leave earlier without going red? Just like more roll out?

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Ed. please explain how this would be an advantage when throttle stopping to 9.90 or 10.90 index. they have delay boxes so they don't go red.

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More roll out is great for a faster ET it is bad for reaction time.

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One car has staggered wheelbase the other does not. If the staggered wheelbase car rolls through the beams and the other car pops out of the beams with a wheelie and both vehicles have identical reactions times and both vehicles have identical et's. Doesn't the car with the staggered wheelbase get to the finish line first?

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if they both have the same rt. and et. then it should be a dead heat, one just got a rolling start before the timers were started. if you had a car that couldn't run the index, than that may be an advantage. but in this case you are trying to go 9.90 or 10.90 . not go faster than the car in the other lane. if you look at most of the super/ gas and s/st. cars. they run a short tire and set them up to pop out of the beams faster. and lay on the throttle stop . if this were any other class where going faster mattered then yes go with as much stagger as the rules allow. just my opinion.