12/15/2023 0 Comments Drag racing parachute![]() It's ridiculous to enforce deployment of a chute on every pass at a street meet when tender vehicles are prohibited. The rules about when you need a chute were written a long time before stock street cars could run quicker than 11.00. This is definitely a key area where reality bites. I have never been questioned about not deploying my chute at a street meet. "In all instances of parachute use, the chute must be seen to be deployed by the end of the speed traps." In practice at a street meet the ANDRA starter will walk behind your car to verify the chute pin has been removed and then continue with the start. Minimum of 75mm ground clearance from front of car to 12" behind centreline of front wheel and then 50mm for the remainder of car (excepting sump, containment and headers).Ĭars exceeding 140 MPH must be fitted with drag racing parachute. Interesting to see how ANDRA treats this. Interesting to see how ANDRA tech inspectors treat AWD cars with OEM setups that run quicker than 11.00.Ĭars quicker than 11.00 require bellhousing shield. Interesting to see what an ANDRA technical inspector will make of a GR6. Transmissions must be fit with an SFI approved ballistic blanket. The off position must be clearly indicated with the word "off" No fluid may drop onto the track (no water spray)Ĭars quicker than 9.00 seconds must have a breather/oil tank with minimum capacity of 4 litres.Ĭars quicker than 9.00 must be equipped with a "nappy" capable of containing oil and debris.Ĭars quicker than 11.00 require a battery isolation switch/master cutoff operable from the exterior of the vehicle and located in the battery location marker. This is more about turbo race cars that have a 6 inch dump pipe exiting from behind the front wheels. I've never seen a GTR pulled up for not having bolts on their exhaust tips. Many of these rules show the slow uptake of contemporary high tech street cars. All turbo cars without mufflers must have two 10mm bolts across the diameter of the turbine outlet pipe (exhaust tip) at90 degrees to each other to prevent exit of debris(!). These sort of tests are more for the full on racecars with methanol/nitromethane and flopper bodies/dragsters that are very tricky to get out of.Ĭars quicker than 11.00 require steel or forged aluminium harmonic balancer or scatter shield.Įxhaust must exit the rear of the vehicle and not toward the track surface. + Burnout/half pass and shut off at half trackĪs above in my experience (including a street registered car with a parachute) all you need do is ask nicely for endorsement at three separate street meets and you're golden. ![]() (You get out of your car with a blindfold on) The ANDRA Steward/Observer will endorse the lice at the following points: You must notify ANDRA and the track you want to do a level two performance testing for your chute 14 days before the event. ![]() I did not have to do a solo half pass or full pass under observation other than what I just mentioned.Ģ.8.3 Level Two (All cars requiring parachutes) You do that at three separate street meets/test and tunes and then you send your UDL off to ANDRA HQ and they return it marked "Fully Endorsed". In my experience, once I obtained my "provisional" UDL, I simply went up to the ANDRA steward at my local track during the weekday street meet, explained I wanted to have my provisional UDL endorsed and then did a pass and returned to the steward. This consists of: a solo half pass and full pass observed by the ANDRA steward. Log books are good for 2 years from issue and the Technical Inspection dates will be aligned to the Log Book reissue dates.Īll new holders of UDLs will be required to undergo performance testing. The log book is granted after a Technical Inspection has been successfully completed, upon which an ANDRA "tech" sticker will be applied to your roll cage/rollbar. Required for cars quicker than 11.00 or any car "deemed necessary by ANDRA officials". Permanent ANDRA race licence renewed annually with simple medical examination required. Permanent ANDRA race licence renewed annually. Detailed ANDRA rules that may apply to R35s (depending on how quick and fast they are)Ģ.3.1 Divisional Drag Racing Licence (DDL)ĭDL available as a temporary (for the day) licence at an ANDRA track and is good for cars 12.00 or slower. ![]()
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