As said above, they NEVER say they are "street" cars........simply "raced" on the street, which they are. Controlled environment or not, it IS a street, not a race track.

The pic above is Jeff Lutz, full blown, twin turbo, PRO-MOD car. Rigged with lights and pulling a trailer while on DRAG WEEK. These cars are well built and capable of handling 3000+ HP, so properly outfitted, they are MORE than street worthy.......Comfortable? NO........street worthy? YES. The line between street car and race car is strictly the amount of aggravation and discomfort you are willing to put up with to drive it on the street. Jeff's combo is changed little from race trim, where the car has run in the 5.80s. For "street" duty, he added a removable radiator, a fuel cell on the wheelie bars and an extra ECU to run it on gas for the street drive. At the track, rad comes out, fuel cell off and runs it on alky.

The idea these RACE cars can't MAKE it on the street is laughable. They are extremely well built. The suspension stuff is very heavy duty, disc brakes, R&P steering, etc. The ONLY thing making ANY race car NOT streetable is usually the engine combo. Be that compression, cooling it, or the valvetrain. The guys from Canada, have a full blown Pro-Mod Vette, with an 865in nitroused, Reher Morrison Pro-Nitrous motor, that they run on Drag Week. The only concession..........less aggressive cam profile.

So while the Street Outlaws guys have never "claimed" they are "street" cars, they COULD be if they were so inclined.

And it doesn't really matter what YOUR definition of a street car is...........Drag Week has proven that all out race cars can and will survive on the street and run fast at the track with enough preparation.

Guys today are candy azzes. Claiming it is NOT a street car, if it doesn't have air, power steering, power brakes, power windows and any other number of creature comforts. What would these guys have done in the 60s, when manual steering, manual drums, solid lifter cams and premium fuel guzzlers were the norm for FACTORY street cars, that were daily drivers.