Quote: Excuse my sarcasm. but there's no trick in deleting a whole hood. I would think that a cleverly gutted hood is more the flavor pill for your car, plus the absence of it would create such an aerodynamic drag that it would contradict the weight savings. I think it is illegal to run with out one in the door classes as well.
7.8 HOOD
Optional. Carburetors must be covered by flash shield or scoop. Hood scoop may not extend more than 11-inches (27.9 cm) above height of hood surface. See General Regulations 1.4.
I'm not buying the drag part either. I won't be running over 200mph where that would be more of a concern. I'm more interested in getting better weight transfer so I can hook.
