classification help

[blazefox]

So i wanna build an l700 with to Alison v12s behind the cab what class would it be A/GB

[W-409]

What is a GB class? Never heard of that before, but I'm pretty sure a Dodge Pickup (?) with an Allison engine will not fit into any category, so it should be an Exhibition/ Wheelie Car.

[blazefox]

Gasser blown I'm not sure what any of the classes are

[blazefox]

The allison engines have blowers built into them

[ScaleDale]

NHRA allows automotive engines only unless it's an exhibition car.

Depending on the era, blown cars are identified by either double letters or adding "s" (supercharged) i.e.: AA/G or A/GS for a car like the Ohio George Willys.

Dale

[blazefox]

Thanks dale

[6bblbird]

There is no class for the "car" that you describe. If something like that was actually built in the sixties it would be an exhibition vehicle along the lines of Ivo's Show Boat.

WF

[Force]

Yes it would be an exhibition car only, not allowed to compete.

The Gas classes had quite tough rules and the cars was close to street legal, and many of the car people call "Gassers" are in fact not a true gasser as no alteration of wheelbase was allowed, you must have lights and fenders, engine couldn be moved back no further than 10% of the wheelbase and so on.

[blazefox]

Oh ok i wanted to know if it needed class decals or not since I'm putting lots of sponsors on it

[Daddyfink]

Aircraft engines where banned from NHRA Competition in 1963. They ran exhibition until they where deemed to unsafe or where deemed to be taking the thunder away from the fuel cars due to the fact that they ran much faster at certain tracks.

Other sanctioning bodies allowed them, AHRA, IHRA and NASCAR, until they too deemed them unsafe for competition,but allowed them for exhibition. Independent tracks allowed them since they where not sanctioned and wanted to put on a show!

Have fun!

[Force]

I know the former Jerald McBee later Tyrone Malone Defiance Freightliner wheelstander truck with Allison 1710 was allowed to run no faster than 80 mph for exhibition runs.

[ScaleDale]

Don't let this limit your build, but here's the current NHRA rule statement regarding exhibition vehicles. Remember, it's a model. Have fun with it.

SECTION 19

EXHIBITION VEHICLES

The NHRA exhibition-vehicle program encompasses the following vehicles: jet-powered dragsters and Funny Cars, wheelstanders, jet trucks, fuel motorcycles, V-8-powered motorcycles, diesel trucks, special fuel, and nitro Harley- Davidson. All rules from the NHRA Rulebook apply to these vehicles. Additionally, an Exhibition Vehicle Rulebook Supplement is available on NHRARacer.com or from the NHRA Technical Services Department for each of these categories. Anyone considering construction of a vehicle for one of these categories must submit renderings and designs to the NHRA Technical Services Department. Concepts will be analyzed on an individual basis by the NHRA Exhibition Committee and criteria will be established for concepts gaining NHRA acceptance. As not all concepts are accepted, proposals and inquiries should be forwarded to the NHRA Technical Services Department before beginning construction.

Submit your plans to me and I will approve them

Dale