Now that sounds like fun!!!
I am entered in the Grassroots Motorsports Challenge in April with my FWD car, This sounds like a good trip for thr RoadRunner with the new motor!!

Hmmm, the Pro- series has the TRUE STREET class. They are figuring that it may not do as well as expected due to class rules and the lack of car cpounts at the events.

Is this gonna be a 1 time thing or will there be other races through out the summer? Or will that be figured out at a later date?

I guess it's hard to accept how the rules are written and how they affect how a "TRUE" Pro-Street car is built.. I'd like to try it out, but realistically, it'll never happen. For me anyways..

Big Squeeze: No, you may not run race gas in any way in any container at any time, even when the nitrous is on. And we have a secret for catching you if you do.

Blowfish: I am aware that PRO True Street seems to be in trouble due to car counts (though Fun Ford's similar deal is huge). True Street doesn't have the promotion or mag and TV coverage that our event will, and it's also a hassle to organize within a with a full heads-up event. It's also why we will only stage one event a year and NOT a multi-event series.

DF

And our rules are far less restrictive.

DF

I believe the Haze runs av gas. Although if water/alky spraying is allowed he may have a shot.

The rule will probably read like this:
- Gasoline: The only fuel allowed during competition will be 93-octane unleaded gasoline supplied by HOT ROD magazine after tech inspection. HOT ROD will verify that each car is teched with an empty fuel tank or cell and will supply a maximum of 15 gallons of gas which must sustain the vehicle throughout the cruise, tech inspection, 3 rounds of drag racing, and any driving through the pits or any other time the vehicle is running during the duration of the event. Any competitor caught adding fuel or with a supplemental fuel system will be immediately disqualified. Octane boosters or supplemental fuel additives of any kind are not allowed. Injection into the engine of any substance other than the spec gasoline, water, and nitrous oxide is not allowed.

I warn you once again that this may not be final and only the rules to be printed in the magazine may be considered official.

DF

Now this sounds cool.....Right up my alley. Too bad I won't drive all the way to Memphis from my house. My car may not be the most competitive, but I would try it out either way. Great concept!

Well, we could defintitely be a contender, and YES we CAN run pump gas!!! Only problem is the location! We are in CA and Memphis is quite a haul for us, dont know if the distance is worth the effort. Thats too bad that these cool contests are ALWAYS on the other side of the country

This is the ONLY view that the other contestants would see!

HAZE HAZE we want the HAZE!!!!!

Only 15 gallons for the whole event, I hope the cruise is short. Is there a closed hood policy after tech, or can we play with timing and jets and such things? I know the rules are not written in stone yet but how could a high 8 or low 9 sec. car drive 30 miles and still race with only 15 gallons of gas.

i want to know how you get there with an empty fuel tank???

Just a humble suggestion, but why don't we set up a fund to help out an official Moparts entry?

I'm nominating the Haze and will donate some dough to help out with expenses.

I'm down for the Haze sponsorship. How much to get a sticker with my name on the window?

HAZE HAZE HAZE!!!!!!!!

Some answers to the above:

- You don't have to drive the car to Memphis--you can trailer it. You just can't have a trailer chasing you on the cruise or a truck supporting you at the track.
- We do not have a closed-hood policy yet. So far, we have established a race procedure that means any work you do will probably need to happen in the staging lanes, you probably won't have more than 30 minutes to do it, and you will be DQ'd if you can't come to the line when you are called. Also, any parts and tools need to be carried in the car (but not when it's going down the track).
- How does an 8 second car drive 30 to 50 miles and race three rounds on 15 gallons? That's part of the challenge. Real street cars would have much more range than that. Besides, it would have to get 2 mpg in order to run out of gas on the way to the track.
- How do you get the car there with an empty tank? If you trailer to Memphis, then drain it at home. If you drive it there, then unhook a fuel line and use an electric fuel pump to drain all the fuel into a container, then fire up the car and run the carb and lines dry just to be safe. We will check fuel after the event, so the drier your system the better.
DF

I've seen enough! Count me in. I cant wait to get the January issue and read about it and send in my application.

I can do 100 miles and three runs on 15 gallons of gas. My high 10 second pass won't win it, but I sure wont break anything doing it.

I'm also in for a few bucks to get the HAZE there..

Awright!! That's one down. Is this the same car that was on the cover of Muscle?

If you don't already have nitrous, get it. If you do, then pill it up!

DF

The last Hot Rod Magazine Drags I attended were in Riverside CA in 1965 and I have the pics to prove it.
I'm sure Don Nicholson and Jack Chrisman didn't use pump gas.

DF,

This event has really perked my interest. I love the idea.

I found this post from a link from the Team Chevelle site. You can count on me sending my application in when it's available. I would be running my '79 Malibu on drag radials and through full exhaust exiting out the back at a race weight of nearly 3600 lbs. Funny thing is the car gets 8 mpg which is only 1 mpg less than my '89 Suburban with a tbi 454 .

Sorry Mopar guys for having a Chevy guy post on your board...but at least I work for a shop that specializes in restoring Mopars . The owner has a drag race '69 Roadrunner with a stroked 452 as well as a fully restored '68 Roadrunner show car that he drives quite often. We currently have a '69 Charger in the shop I'm doing a bunch of metal work to (real rust bucket) and a '66 Hemi Charger slated to begin work on in the near future.


Hey DF,

In addition to the awards you mentioned, how about the possibility of an award for the best consistency between the three passes?