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dak · 10-09-2008, 04:59 PM

Here is my 2 cents about min. weight.
I run SST (NHRA). My car weighs @ 2850. So I know that I will be on the good side of minimum weight. That said. Everywhere I have run on theSaturday am warm up I will drive the car over to the scales. ...no fire suit ...low on fuel...no helmut and will go over the scale. I know that I am not a race weight but will still be over I have found that scales tend to be a little differnet no matter where I go... I raced at my home track 1 year and 1st round, they had an offical at the head of the lanes and had a sign in his hands to weigh after 1st round. He pointed at me and the guy I was to race and then pointed at the sign ...... I lost, the guy put together a .killer 1st round package....I followed him through to the scales and he came up 5 lbs light.....

He kicked up a big fuss his car was never light and so on....One of the guys that has raced just about forever asked him ..Did you go over the scales at all this weekend, and how much does your car weigh... Never went over the scales and had his car weight down to 2805......Carry an extra 50lbs and never have to worry about it

10-09-2008, 04:59 PM	#13
dak Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: west coast Posts: 26 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: IHRA Hot Rod Here is my 2 cents about min. weight. I run SST (NHRA). My car weighs @ 2850. So I know that I will be on the good side of minimum weight. That said. Everywhere I have run on theSaturday am warm up I will drive the car over to the scales. ...no fire suit ...low on fuel...no helmut and will go over the scale. I know that I am not a race weight but will still be over I have found that scales tend to be a little differnet no matter where I go... I raced at my home track 1 year and 1st round, they had an offical at the head of the lanes and had a sign in his hands to weigh after 1st round. He pointed at me and the guy I was to race and then pointed at the sign ...... I lost, the guy put together a .killer 1st round package....I followed him through to the scales and he came up 5 lbs light..... He kicked up a big fuss his car was never light and so on....One of the guys that has raced just about forever asked him ..Did you go over the scales at all this weekend, and how much does your car weigh... Never went over the scales and had his car weight down to 2805......Carry an extra 50lbs and never have to worry about it