mid season nhra pm rule changes
Discussion
from previous mid season rule changes ( blower car min weight dropped to 2600lbs) we have seen these put into effect the following year over here,
will this change be overlooked as we dont have the N20 domination that they are having in the US right now,
making a legal blower car that light is a way of making the class even more expensive as it will involve part titanium chassis which is the norm rather than the exeption these days over there,
any thoughts?
will this change be overlooked as we dont have the N20 domination that they are having in the US right now,
making a legal blower car that light is a way of making the class even more expensive as it will involve part titanium chassis which is the norm rather than the exeption these days over there,
any thoughts?
My main thought is that the process by which rules are adopted in Europe and the specific people involved is still a mystery to me (and everyone else to whom I've spoken). I've long thought that some of the rules we've seen in the pro classes should have had more common sense applied before following the NHRA a year later, but I don't know who makes those decisions, and how much input the teams have. Should we be applying these particular rules to PM over here? I don't know. You'd know better than most of us whether they're reasonable or not given the current state of European PM.
What I'm also thinking is that I'm glad I'm not having to fund a PM car in the face of such rule changes!
What I'm also thinking is that I'm glad I'm not having to fund a PM car in the face of such rule changes!
the difference here is the fastest combination in european pro mod is the blower cars followed by turbo cars, in the us the n20 cars are very strong then turbo cars with the blower cars struggling
so no this rule is no way relevant over here,
i suspect it wont be adopted but who knows,
so no this rule is no way relevant over here,
i suspect it wont be adopted but who knows,
Turbobird1 said:
from previous mid season rule changes ( blower car min weight dropped to 2600lbs) we have seen these put into effect the following year over here,
will this change be overlooked as we dont have the N20 domination that they are having in the US right now,
making a legal blower car that light is a way of making the class even more expensive as it will involve part titanium chassis which is the norm rather than the exeption these days over there,
any thoughts?
Hope this is not adopted, as i am struggling to get near the weight break for N20 cars, currently 2350lbs, so any additional advantage to the blower cars isn't going to help the N20 cause.will this change be overlooked as we dont have the N20 domination that they are having in the US right now,
making a legal blower car that light is a way of making the class even more expensive as it will involve part titanium chassis which is the norm rather than the exeption these days over there,
any thoughts?
MotorPsycho said:
surely giving the blower guys a bit of overdrive back would be a much more sensible and cheaper option?
For who?, (give a bit of overdrive back)?,N20 cars would become uncompetitive in europe, as to meet the weight break of 2350lb the cars need all the titanium and carbon fibre parts to get anywhere near,are you aware of the cost of a carbon interior?, i am!, in Europe, blower cars in the 5's, turbo cars in the 5's, who has a 5 sec N20 car?, the quickest is in the 6.1 range, the rest are mid 6's.For Europe i think the rules need to be left alone for at least a couple of years to allow the teams to spend there, in most cases limited budgets on tuning/developing there various combo's rather than having to comply with rules that maybe relevent in the U.S but not neccesarily relevent in europe.
63vette said:
For who?, (give a bit of overdrive back)?,N20 cars would become uncompetitive in europe, as to meet the weight break of 2350lb the cars need all the titanium and carbon fibre parts to get anywhere near,are you aware of the cost of a carbon interior?, i am!, in Europe, blower cars in the 5's, turbo cars in the 5's, who has a 5 sec N20 car?, the quickest is in the 6.1 range, the rest are mid 6's.For Europe i think the rules need to be left alone for at least a couple of years to allow the teams to spend there, in most cases limited budgets on tuning/developing there various combo's rather than having to comply with rules that maybe relevent in the U.S but not neccesarily relevent in europe.
Rat_Fink_67 said:
Probably referring to IHRA's overnight rule change back in the 90's? Back then any pre '69 body was classed as "nostalgia" and given a weight break. Consequently about 99% of the field switched to '63 Corvettes, so the IHRA moved the goal posts to pre '59 instead. I think the nostalgia rule got ditched altogether not long after though, the Hahn/Oddy '54 Corvette was just as slick as a new one!
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