outlaw 8.5

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by smracer2002

This class is taking off around the country but
if you cant go low to mid 5s in the 1/8th forget
about being competitve.I have seen cars go
high .30s/low .40s on the little tires.

Look for 235/60/15 Drag Radial also,
its another small tire class that is going
places.

I gotta say that I am suprised that "Dedicated to Saftey" NHRA allows this "small tire" big power racing to happen on a NHRA santioned track. I`ve seen some of this 1500+HP 10.5" tire racing, and frankly, much of it is an accident waiting to happen. If they are not blowing the tires off on the starting line, they are swapping lanes or smacking the concrete walls with far too much regularity. The same thing with many stock chassied, street tired late model Mustangs and such, equipped with big boost or nitrous, and a young driver with no brains. too often there is fluid & chunks on the track, or paint rubs on the concrete!

[Nathan Stinson]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

I gotta say that I am suprised that "Dedicated to Saftey" NHRA allows this "small tire" big power racing to happen on a NHRA santioned track. I`ve seen some of this 1500+HP 10.5" tire racing, and frankly, much of it is an accident waiting to happen. If they are not blowing the tires off on the starting line, they are swapping lanes or smacking the concrete walls with far too much regularity. The same thing with many stock chassied, street tired late model Mustangs and such, equipped with big boost or nitrous, and a young driver with no brains. too often there is fluid & chunks on the track, or paint rubs on the concrete!

As long as the chassis certs and other safety equipment is correct for the E.T. I dont see the problem. That is what makes the heads up outlaw stuff enticing to me......being able to put big power down on a small tire, oh and in most of the classes do it with no wheelie bars. Hell you cant even find many stockers these days without sissie sticks hanging out the back.