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DMBlack
11-26-2014, 05:44 PM
True Street

Class Description
True Street is a racing class for mild to heavy modified performance street vehicles that are currently registered for street use in their state of origin and are capable of performing a 30 mile cruise during the event. This class is designed for stock chassis vehicles running a true 10.5 DOT approved tire. Vehicles must be registered and insured. Drivers must a valid driver’s licenses from their place of origin. True Street is an index based class. The winner and runner up will be based on closest averaged ET of three passes to the following index: 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 13.0, 14.0, or 15.0. There will also be a “King of True Street” award to the quickest averaged ET regardless of index.

Qualifying, Ladder, & Tree Information
All cars entered run. No Ladder, .400 Pro Tree

Vehicle/Body Rules
All types, makes, models, and years permitted. OEM steel (Fiberglass/Composite if OEM equipped) body shell required. Aftermarket body kits permitted. Only lightweight body panels allowed will be hood, front valance, rear valance, bumpers, and trunk lid/hatch. Hoods are required and hood scoops are permitted. Hood must cover entire engine bay and induction system. Any rear wing/spoiler is permitted. OEM safety glass windows are required and must be functional. Lexan is prohibited. Vehicle must have full OEM or aftermarket replacement interior components. Driver and front passenger seats required. Seats may be replaced with aftermarket and rear seats may be removed.

Engine & Drivetrain
Vehicle must have OEM LT1 block. Any automotive automatic or manual transmission permitted. Any automotive rear differential is permitted. Exhaust system with mufflers required. Exhaust cut-outs must remain closed during cruise but electric/cable operated cutout may be open during racing portion.

Power Adders
Power adders and multiple power adders permitted.

Chassis & Suspension
Stock chassis for year, make and model of vehicle required. Tube chassis vehicles prohibited.
Stock style suspension for year, make and model of vehicle required. Stock style replacement parts permitted. Tubular replacement suspension parts permitted. Coil over shocks/struts permitted. Wheelie bars prohibited.

Tires & Wheels
All vehicles must have DOT approved tires front and rear during road tour and racing event. Maximum actual measured tire size will be 10.75 inches for DOT bias ply and a maximum of 315mm sidewall designation for DOT radial tires. Tire height is unrestricted. Tire shaving is prohibited. Changing tires is prohibited during or after the cruise.
Spindle mount wheels are prohibited.

Street Equipment
Valid driver’s license required
Valid Vehicle Registration required
Valid license plates required. Dealer/Temp plates prohibited.
Valid insurance ID card required
During the tech-in process and race, vehicle must have operational street equipment, including headlights, taillights, brake lights, turn signals, and horn.

Street Cruise
There will be a 30-mile supervised cruise on highway and city streets prior to the race portion, limited to vehicles that have passed the tech inspection. An escort will supervise the cruise in accordance with local laws and ordinances. Each competitor and crew will be on their own reconnaissance during the cruise and bear full responsibility of their actions as they would on local streets. Please be safe and follow all traffic laws during the cruise portion.
Cruise is mandatory in the time allotted for completion. Any vehicle unable to complete the required cruise portion under its own power within that allotted time will be disqualified from the racing portion. Any vehicle that drops behind the trailing escort vehicle will be disqualified from the racing portion. No laptops are permitted once the car leaves for the cruise portion of the event.

Support Vehicles
Support vehicles (i.e. tow vehicles, crew vehicles) are permitted but must stay behind the True Street participants and trailing escort vehicle at all times. All support vehicles are on their own reconnaissance and must obey all traffic laws during the cruise.

Cool Down/Return Procedures
After vehicle has completed the cruise portion, they will return to the designated staging lanes for the cool down period. The cool down period will typically last 30 minutes. During this cool down period participants may lower tire pressures, install nitrous bottles, add ice to intercoolers not located in engine compartment. A strict closed hood policy is in effect until vehicle has completed the required three back to back passes. No refueling once vehicle leaves on cruise. Engines must remain off during cool down. External cooling by any means is prohibited. Any engine adjustments or repairs are prohibited. No laptops in vehicle during the cool down period.

Race Format
Racers must report to their vehicles in the staging lanes when called and prepare to make the three back to back passes. All hoods and truck lids/hatch must remain closed until completion of three passes. Additional nitrous bottles or ice for intercooler may not be added between runs, even if located in the interior of vehicle. Tire pressures may be lowered in staging lanes and between rounds. Air may not be added to tires at anytime during the back to back passes. Vehicles are required to make all three passes to complete event. Any vehicle not able to make all three passes will be disqualified. After the racer has completed a pass they must return immediately to the staging lanes for the next pass. Any vehicles trying to gain additional time for cool down between passes by not returning to staging lanes immediately will be disqualified. The only exception to this rule is vehicles that must use a parachute if required by trap speed. The driver is the only person allowed to push vehicle in staging lanes between runs. No laptops allowed in during race portion of event or in staging lanes.

Final Standings
After three back to back runs are completed, each racer’s ETs will be added together and divided by three. The outcome of the three run average will be available at the event awards ceremony. The winner, runner up, and King of True Street will be announced at the event awards ceremony.

Class Safety Requirements
Vehicle and driver must meet NHRA certifications for the time and speed the vehicle is running.

shownomercy
11-28-2014, 10:20 PM
Not that it really will make a difference but you state, "Any engine adjustments or repairs are prohibited. No laptops in vehicle during the cool down period.", does this apply to adjusting electronic boost controllers?

firebird_1995
11-28-2014, 10:27 PM
Why would you need to adjust it from the cruise to the race?

shownomercy
11-28-2014, 10:28 PM
Why would you need to adjust it from the cruise to the race?

I have two settings, normal and race.

More concerned with adjusting the thing after each run, ramping in boost quicker/slower based on prep etc.

firebird_1995
11-28-2014, 10:41 PM
Are you ok with me having a stacked chip and to be able to swich tunes with the flip of a switch? What wins TS is the fastest average of 3 runs, and the average of three runs closest to an index time. If you have to make adjustments for track conditions, AFTER your first run, id say you've already lost.

shownomercy
11-28-2014, 10:43 PM
Are you ok with me having a stacked chip and to be able to swich tunes with the flip of a switch? What wins TS is the fastest average of 3 runs, and the average of three runs closest to an index time. If you have to make adjustments for track conditions, AFTER your first run, id say you've already lost.

I wouldn't mind you switching, this is a street car class.. why have a race car tune for DD when you can cruise on a softer tune.

More just making some convo here. :lol:

firebird_1995
11-28-2014, 11:02 PM
I know you are and I appreciate the chatter, but keep in mind that the use of laptops is expressly NOT permitted during the cruise, cool down period, or in between passes. That means I cannot adjust my tune to meet track conditions to aid in traction, or run a street tune vs a race tune. I know what a boost controller is capable of. Very similar to a progressive controller for nitrous users. I honestly don't think we could allow you the luxury of changing boost setting without allowing the nitrous guys to be able to change their settings. Then other users with real time tuning capabilities are going to want to be able to make changes, and rightly so. So no, you may not change your boost controller settings after the initial tech in.

Ryan Stout
11-29-2014, 05:50 AM
Say I have a forward facing turbo. Can I run the cruise with the filter on, and pop it off during cool down as long as my hood stays shut?

firebird_1995
11-29-2014, 08:09 AM
Afraid not. That would involve using tools.

Consider you are out on the street and someone rolls along side you and is ready to rip. Same situation here. He isn't going to let you pop your filter off lol.

shownomercy
11-29-2014, 08:53 AM
Afraid not. That would involve using tools.

Consider you are out on the street and someone rolls along side you and is ready to rip. Same situation here. He isn't going to let you pop your filter off lol.

In this for my question, I would just hit the button..switch to kill mode and nail it.

Either way, no matter to me, just asked cause the rules do not specifically indicate anything about EBC or progressives for that matter.

firebird_1995
11-29-2014, 08:56 AM
Well I would suggest setting it for kill on the cruise.

shownomercy
11-29-2014, 08:59 AM
Well I would suggest setting it for kill on the cruise.

Will do, thanks.

Will the rules be evolving any between now and race?

firebird_1995
11-29-2014, 09:04 AM
I wouldn't say that they will be evolving, more so just giving clarification on what the rules currently state. As with anything there's always going to be something that is a grey area so we will try to address that as it comes up. Our hope is that we will find a set of rules that most will agree on an B beneficial to the future of a community, and not have to continue changing the rules yearly

popo8
11-29-2014, 09:29 AM
Say I have a forward facing turbo. Can I run the cruise with the filter on, and pop it off during cool down as long as my hood stays shut?
Does runnin NO filter make a big difference?

dawdaw
11-29-2014, 09:34 AM
My buddy's 417lsx with a 91.5mm Garrett made 150 more wheel horsepower filter off then on. It was a kn filter if I remember right. Well over a 4 digit whp car. I would imagine it'd be worth 75 to a 100 horse on a 800 whp car like Ryans. ..

popo8
11-29-2014, 09:54 AM
My buddy's 417lsx with a 91.5mm Garrett made 150 more wheel horsepower filter off then on. It was a kn filter if I remember right. Well over a 4 digit whp car. I would imagine it'd be worth 75 to a 100 horse on a 800 whp car like Ryans. ..
Wowwww!!!!! Learn something new everyday. Maybe just runnone of those mesh screens Ryan?

dawdaw
11-29-2014, 07:24 PM
Hell ya smart thinking ;)

Ryan Stout
11-29-2014, 07:28 PM
Hmmmm. Not a bad idea. A turbo where the F-word emblem would be sick.

popo8
11-29-2014, 09:03 PM
Hell ya smart thinking ;)


Hmmmm. Not a bad idea. A turbo where the F-word emblem would be sick.
Giggidy...

SSlowBoat
11-29-2014, 10:27 PM
Do we need a headliner for this class?

I'll make a friggin cardboard one if I have to lol

shownomercy
11-29-2014, 11:17 PM
Turbo screens flow worse than filters.

true story.

Ryan Stout
11-30-2014, 09:47 AM
Turbo screens flow worse than filters.

true story.
That's what I e been reading. Wonder if I go 5" and megaphone to a 6 and give it a screen if it'd compensate. I'll make a new thread later.

shownomercy
01-25-2015, 10:44 AM
Another question, the winner of each bracket is based off of who is closest to that time average wise, correct?

Do I need to know, or let tech know what my car is running prior to staging, or is it just run three runs and whatever the average is at the end determines my "bracket"?

firebird_1995
01-25-2015, 10:49 AM
True street is an index class. Example, you run a 10.5, 9.5 and 10. Your average is 10 seconds. You do not need to let anyone know what your times are, we average them and will announce the winner. I've already got a spreadsheet made to spit out the winner as soon as the last pass is made.

firebird_1995
01-25-2015, 10:51 AM
And there are only 2 winners in true street, the one that runs closest to the index (14, 13.5, 13, etc) and the one that has the fastest average of 3 passes overall

shownomercy
01-25-2015, 10:53 AM
Awesome, so lining up against people will be completely random as far as what each car could ET?

firebird_1995
01-25-2015, 10:55 AM
Yes sir.

shownomercy
04-03-2015, 11:55 AM
Please define, "External cooling by any means is prohibited." if you could.

firebird_1995

firebird_1995
04-03-2015, 12:00 PM
Ice, portable fan, etc.

shownomercy
04-03-2015, 12:03 PM
Please define, "External cooling by any means is prohibited." if you could.

firebird_1995


Ice, portable fan, etc.

Ok, so, flipping on my fans, and EWP from in car is legal.

Thanks.

firebird_1995
04-03-2015, 12:06 PM
#deadbattery

shownomercy
04-03-2015, 12:09 PM
Nothing says I can't have two batteries and one on isolator to run cooling ;)

But, I digress, just wanted to clarify, I will add switches into car for this reason.

#tractorbatteryintruck #stupidlylarge #fansfordays