No Roll Cages

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    As part of the ongoing effort to keep pace with current trends in the high-performance automotive industry, NHRA has announced several enhancements, effective March 1, 2022, to the Street Legal program. The program will allow a broader and more diverse range of vehicles for the participants and give recognition to their on-track performance.

    The new ruleset states that 2008 model year and later production cars that are plated and run DOT tires can now run as fast as 10 seconds in the quarter-mile (or 6.4 seconds in the eighth) at up to 135 mph—so long as they retain all their factory safety equipment. Model years 2014 and up are allowed to go even quicker, down to nine seconds flat in the quarter (or 5.65 seconds in the eighth) at up to 150 mph. Cars with T-tops or convertible roofs must still fulfill Summit Racing Series roll bar and cage requirements below certain threshold times, but these rules still allow cars like the Demon, Plaid,Shelby GT500, and even the Bugatti Chiron to contest these events.

    NHRA makes significant enhancements to the Street Legal program | NHRA


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