What is the NHRA official rule for Excessive Breaking?

MR DERBY CITY · 03-08-2023, 05:55 PM

C’mon Charley, excessive braking…it’s the usual suspects. You talk to the majority of them on the phone every week. Occasionally the DD actually has the ballz to DQ them. A week or two passes and then they get brake happy all over again. Unlike the whiny azz, chicken chits that believe BLINDERS are the work of the devil , I don’t have a problem with anyone that HOLDS or DIALS SOFT. If that is your program then more power to you. To each their own . My only advice when you are racing me, PLEASE stay in your lane ….

dartman · 03-09-2023, 10:49 AM

I would assume you get one warning for the first time then the boot for the second time in the same event.That's what it looked like at No problem race a few weeks ago.

L Peterson6261 · 03-09-2023, 12:54 PM

The last I heard was when there is smoke from the front tires it's excessive braking

Hefler · 03-09-2023, 05:47 PM

But according to the rule (that appears very clear in the NHRA rule book) you HAVE TO come into contact with something or cross the centerline even after the finish (if it was judged as excessive braking the cause) to be disqualified...It says nothing about tire smoke, stunt driving and etc.
Im not saying the rule is right or wrong but the way it reads that unless you hit something you're good?

Bill Bogues · 03-10-2023, 09:13 PM

Excessive braking: Smoke coming from front tires; easy to see, easy to enforce. Common sense rulemaking.Probably why it's not in rule book.

Jack McCarthy · 03-11-2023, 01:08 PM

it was IHRA but scooter once most eloquently told me "i dont care if your rings go away if i see smoke at the finish line your *** is outta here"

i most certainly understood

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Jeff Stout · 03-11-2023, 05:28 PM

Tires smoking is tires sliding on surface. Sliding tires are out of control. Out of control is on the edge of crashing. Sounds like an accident waiting to happen. At a big bracket race at Speedworld I was race director and I expressed my feelings that making smoke your out. I told the racers it up to them how to handle it. Majority wanted to be tossed for smoke.
During elims a car made smoke and I tossed them. They came to me and wanted to show me the frozen caliper on car. Sure enough 1 was frozen and tire would not turn by hand. I reinstated them and they did replace caliper.

03-08-2023, 05:55 PM	#1
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,638 Likes: 1,083 Liked 7,938 Times in 1,519 Posts	Re: What is the NHRA official rule for Excessive Breaking? C’mon Charley, excessive braking…it’s the usual suspects. You talk to the majority of them on the phone every week. Occasionally the DD actually has the ballz to DQ them. A week or two passes and then they get brake happy all over again. Unlike the whiny azz, chicken chits that believe BLINDERS are the work of the devil , I don’t have a problem with anyone that HOLDS or DIALS SOFT. If that is your program then more power to you. To each their own . My only advice when you are racing me, PLEASE stay in your lane ….

03-09-2023, 10:49 AM	#2
dartman Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: N.S. CANADA Posts: 498 Likes: 160 Liked 68 Times in 41 Posts	Re: What is the NHRA official rule for Excessive Breaking? I would assume you get one warning for the first time then the boot for the second time in the same event.That's what it looked like at No problem race a few weeks ago. __________________ 1231 FS/D Drag Pak 1231 E/SA 71 Demon Kelly MacKay

03-09-2023, 12:54 PM	#3
L Peterson6261 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 69 Likes: 147 Liked 38 Times in 13 Posts	Re: What is the NHRA official rule for Excessive Breaking? The last I heard was when there is smoke from the front tires it's excessive braking __________________ Larry Peterson Stk: 6261 B/SA

03-09-2023, 05:47 PM	#4
Hefler Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 84 Likes: 3 Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: What is the NHRA official rule for Excessive Braking But according to the rule (that appears very clear in the NHRA rule book) you HAVE TO come into contact with something or cross the centerline even after the finish (if it was judged as excessive braking the cause) to be disqualified...It says nothing about tire smoke, stunt driving and etc. Im not saying the rule is right or wrong but the way it reads that unless you hit something you're good?

03-10-2023, 09:13 PM	#5
Bill Bogues Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bethany La. Posts: 323 Likes: 96 Liked 169 Times in 53 Posts	Re: What is the NHRA official rule for Excessive Breaking? Excessive braking: Smoke coming from front tires; easy to see, easy to enforce. Common sense rulemaking.Probably why it's not in rule book. __________________ Bill Bogues 4696 STK

03-11-2023, 01:08 PM	#6
Jack McCarthy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: lyndon ky. ... louisville area Posts: 1,322 Likes: 29 Liked 476 Times in 117 Posts	Re: What is the NHRA official rule for Excessive Breaking? it was IHRA but scooter once most eloquently told me "i dont care if your rings go away if i see smoke at the finish line your *** is outta here" i most certainly understood ' __________________ Jack McCarthy 3609 STK "the Captain"

03-11-2023, 05:28 PM	#7
Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,486 Likes: 66 Liked 704 Times in 281 Posts	Re: What is the NHRA official rule for Excessive Breaking? Tires smoking is tires sliding on surface. Sliding tires are out of control. Out of control is on the edge of crashing. Sounds like an accident waiting to happen. At a big bracket race at Speedworld I was race director and I expressed my feelings that making smoke your out. I told the racers it up to them how to handle it. Majority wanted to be tossed for smoke. During elims a car made smoke and I tossed them. They came to me and wanted to show me the frozen caliper on car. Sure enough 1 was frozen and tire would not turn by hand. I reinstated them and they did replace caliper.