Re: Dixon Suspension
Discounting the runs at an IHRA track, what ET and MPH did he run at the NHRA track?
The NHRA rule book back in the general regulations section 20 on page 46 there is a paragraph covering this situation.
<10.9 OCCUPANTS No more than one person is permitted in any car during a run, except one co-driver permitted in 14 seconds (8.60 1/8 mile) and slower ET cars....>
BTW, if he wants to call his two passenger dragster an ET car, then he has to stop using nitromethane for fuel as that is not permitted in the ET category.
Maybe it could be called an Exhibition Vehicle. That is covered in section 19 of the rule book where it says.... "As not all concepts are accepted, proposals and inquires should be forwarded to the NHRA Technical Services Department before beginning construction." That statement says the Tech Dept has to okay the build, not higher up bigwigs who think it is a good PR project.
Looks like Dixon broke the rule at an NHRA track. Will the rule get changed to allow passengers in a Top Fuel type car? Who knows?
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11-12-2017, 11:53 AM
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