AJE wheelie bars ?

[Bob Pagano]

Out of two other posts there is still no given answer, not legal in Div 3 dont cut it nor dose it will be announced soon. Alot of folks went and bought them after Pomona and I saw a bunch of them in Div 1. If Bruce said they were legal before why is there a change now? Lets get on with answering the question, soon is not soon enough. They aint cheap, alot of people need to know now.

[james schaechter]

Originally Posted by Bob Pagano

Out of two other posts there is still no given answer, not legal in Div 3 dont cut it nor dose it will be announced soon. Alot of folks went and bought them after Pomona and I saw a bunch of them in Div 1. If Bruce said they were legal before why is there a change now? Lets get on with answering the question, soon is not soon enough. They aint cheap, alot of people need to know now.

I wouldn't hang your hat on that either. After all didn't Conway Witten get hosed by Tech? He asked for approval on the spark plug adapters and got it. Then later NHRA said it was not legal. Not sure who messed that up, but it sure doesn't give anyone confidence in trying to get preapproval.

[Kenny Wigington]

AJE's are illegal ? Not that I need any but, I know Ralph Porpora (Sorry, if I misspelled your name)camaro has them on it. I saw them at Gville 2 weeks ago. I know this because a friend who was there with me had never seen thos before, and asked about them.

[Bob Pagano]

Larry Hill said he was told at Belle Rose he could not run them in Div 3 as per his post last week.

[Dyno]

NHRA has a new posting in tech about the wheelie bars.

[Floyd Gomez]

Where do you go to find that tech page. I have looked everywhere.

Originally Posted by Dyno

NHRA has a new posting in tech about the wheelie bars.

[magnumv8]

I remember when the AJE bars were first brought to market and reading the tech information and seeing the photos of them installed and the theory of their operation.....while they are similar in appearance and do give you "wheelie" control they are considered a traction device and NHRA did not allow them to be used in stock....they have never been legal.....and if you read the general regs 3.6 you will see that they aren't legal in superstock either....they must be "fixed" at the attachment point and cannot pivot.....

pretty much black and white to me...no grey area there.....


D L Rambo.....

[Ernie Neal]

Originally Posted by magnumv8

I remember when the AJE bars were first brought to market and reading the tech information and seeing the photos of them installed and the theory of their operation.....while they are similar in appearance and do give you "wheelie" control they are considered a traction device and NHRA did not allow them to be used in stock....they have never been legal.....and if you read the general regs 3.6 you will see that they aren't legal in superstock either....they must be "fixed" at the attachment point and cannot pivot.....

pretty much black and white to me...no grey area there.....


D L Rambo.....

I beg to differ; they are devised for wheelie control only! If you don't have traction you don't even need them.

Ernie Neal
SS3400

[magnumv8]

Ernie....when the front end goes up and the bars hit the pavement they DRIVE the rear slicks into the pavement HARD..... traction device....pure and simple and nothing to debate about.....and why they aren't legal for competition......


D L Rambo

Originally Posted by magnumv8

Ernie....when the front end goes up and the bars hit the pavement they DRIVE the rear slicks into the pavement HARD..... traction device....pure and simple and nothing to debate about.....and why they aren't legal for competition......


D L Rambo

? Traction devise? OK, The current std design wheelie bar ( both upper and lower bars attach to the diff) that is used will unload the wheels causing it to spin. Even with springs being used. Not a comp car or SS car, just an automatic stocker. Stick is totally differant.
I watched three rounds of qualifiying last year at a National event standing on the starting line with a video and I would say 90% of the wheelie bars now being used in Stock unload the tire. Is this a safety issue? The current setup we are using does not even contact the track surface unless the car gets too high and that is what they are intended for. I am thankful we have a grace period to work with however I think NHRA should take a second look at them.


Barry