The allure of street racing, is being able to get that kind of power to go down a street. Seldom does the fastest "track prepared" car win a race on the street, because the conditions are WORLDS apart.
As far as "trailering" to a street race. This has been done by "serious" street racers for years. Real street racers don't care if you think their car is a "street car" or not and they make no illusions as such. Their ONE goal is to beat you and take your money. Also "driving" a serious street race car to a race is ASKING for trouble from the law. If the law rolls up and a car is on or in a trailer, what are they going to cite you for? Unlawful assy is about it........However, if you "drove" the car there, expect possible citations for obstructed vision, bumper height, tires, exhaust, safety items, etc. If they WANT to, they will go over the car with a fine tooth comb and cite you for everything they can. They are not stupid, they KNOW why you are there, so don't give them an EASY way to write you a boat load of tickets.
As for the Drag Week guys.....a 6.0 cert chassis, with struts, 4-link and hull of a body draped over it, is the same parts if you are racing it on the track, or driving it on the street. Larsons car gets brought up. It is the SAME car as any Pro-Mod, is just has a steel body instead of composite and more creature comforts, but is constructed the same. Dave Ahokas' car IS an ex Pro-Mod car. It belonged to Robert Mathis and was an ADRL Pro Nitrous car. The chassis and body is not what makes these cars streetable, it is the powerplant and the reason that turbo cars are an easy choice for Drag Week. You can detune a turbo motor to drive down the road like moms mini van, since they are not high compression motors with huge cams. But turn the wick up and throw the boost at it and you have a monster when you need it.
The reason that most serious street racers are nitrous cars, is that a nitrous car is hard to beat on the street, because most races are 1/8 mile and the turbo cars don't have a chance to get really cranking in that distance.
Jeff Lutz told me himself that Dave's truck will be VERY hard to beat on the street with a turbo car. It's because the truck leaves so hard and that turbo guys can't get on the boost that quick on the street without knocking the tires off.
