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The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a governing body which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsport sanctioning body in the world.
Richard Hartman, a crew chief for NHRA Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson, rebodied a former Wilkerson Funny Car chassis into an Altered, reaching 4.92 seconds in the quarter-mile with a terminal velocity of 304.53 MPH. [22] It is the fastest quarter-mile car currently in the NHRA, as Top Fuel and Funny Car both run only to 1,000 feet.
A foul start, crossing the boundary line or wall, or failure to be at post-race inspection override any breaking out violations. Not all bracket racing classes have breaking out (NHRA Competition Eliminator). Based on a driver's competition licence or a chassis certification, an absolute limit may be imposed.
The Motorplex had previously been the NHRA's flagship track but for 1988 it hosted two IHRA national events and was the site of Top Fuel's first 4 second run by Eddie Hill. Other changes included the addition of a 'junior' Pro Stock class for small-block and V6 engines, named Factory Modified, which lasted until the end of the 1990 season ...
Designed by Steve Swaja in 1963, they were built to race in the NHRA's AA/Gas (A/Gas supercharged) class. The aluminum body was built by Emil Deidt (formerly of Scarab , who came out of retirement for the job [ 2 ] ) and Wayne Ewing, on an RCS chassis , with a 145 in (3,700 mm) wheelbase (as insisted on by Nancy). [ 2 ]
Super Comp (or Quick Rod) is the fastest of the heads-up Super classes (8.90 index).Super Comp is composed primarily of dragsters.Engine, chassis and body modifications are virtually unlimited, though all entries must adhere to NHRA or IHRA safety standards.
Ronnie Scrima is an American dragster and funny car chassis builder.. He was responsible for the streamliner slingshot dragster Scrimaliner in 1964. [1]After Logghe Bros. (based in Detroit [2]) proved unable to keep up with demand, a funny car chassis-building industry developed.
Jenkins went winless in 1971. NHRA changed the 1972 rules to allow drivers with a small block wedge engine to run a lighter car. Jenkins used a small block-based 331 cu in (5.4 L) in a Chevrolet Vega fitted in the class' first tube chassis, [2] which debuted at the 1972 Winternationals. He had a subpar 9.90 second pass in the untested Vega ...