What is the NHRA official rule for Excessive Breaking?

Charley Downing · 03-08-2023, 11:51 AM

What is the NHRA official rule for Excessive Breaking?

With all the talk about racers safety and blinders the past month NHRA has not been very clear on top end excessive breaking rule. Not to pile on but after the release on NHRAracer last week of two drivers receiving zero points I feel NHRA owes us racers an outline/guild line for this SAFTY issue, not just there standard BS line it’s up to the division direction.
Maybe they should have spent more time on this then then 3x5 inch blinder rule.
Questions
What qualifies for excessive breaking?
Tire smoke, car moving around out of grove at finish line, locking of tires?
Is it one warning per event or one warning per driver per race season?
Are the penalties stiffer if you are a frequent offender.
Will there be a list of people that have been warned so some racers don’t get more than one warning. I think there should be a list similar to what nhra does for comp personal index of people/ racers that have been warned. I personally would like to know if the person in the other lane is an aggressive driver. At a min just for my own racing safety.

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03-08-2023, 11:51 AM	#1
Charley Downing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 761 Likes: 16 Liked 633 Times in 88 Posts	What is the NHRA official rule for Excessive Breaking? What is the NHRA official rule for Excessive Breaking? With all the talk about racers safety and blinders the past month NHRA has not been very clear on top end excessive breaking rule. Not to pile on but after the release on NHRAracer last week of two drivers receiving zero points I feel NHRA owes us racers an outline/guild line for this SAFTY issue, not just there standard BS line it’s up to the division direction. Maybe they should have spent more time on this then then 3x5 inch blinder rule. Questions What qualifies for excessive breaking? Tire smoke, car moving around out of grove at finish line, locking of tires? Is it one warning per event or one warning per driver per race season? Are the penalties stiffer if you are a frequent offender. Will there be a list of people that have been warned so some racers don’t get more than one warning. I think there should be a list similar to what nhra does for comp personal index of people/ racers that have been warned. I personally would like to know if the person in the other lane is an aggressive driver. At a min just for my own racing safety. NEW SRAC members feel free to comment __________________ Charley Downing 3548 STK Last edited by Charley Downing; 03-08-2023 at 11:54 AM.