QUICK question "When is a street car a drag car"

[tel408]

My telstar is a full chassis "Drag Car". It is designed to xtracked the most out of my drive train. It is designed for drag racing only, and can never be driven on the street. A "Street Car" will never perform the same way as a "Drag Car", because it is a compromise. People who race "Street Car's" either can't afford or don't want a purpose built "Drag Car". I've seen many "Street Car's" run 9's and 8's, but dose that make it a "Drag Car"? No. Like I said, compromise.

[FRDPWR]

everyone got there own interpretation of a street car. look at my esp for example i class it as a street car, its registered runs pump fuel, full interior and it runs 10.5's. I drive it to work on nice days and also drive it to car shows. But when i take it racing i take the pips off and do a tyre change.

[Tiapan]

haha nothing about my xf i legal... but its my street car hehe, noise, no heater or spare, height, exhaust dump, 393cu motor in a 6cyl shell, bugcatcher, no heater/air dials in dash, speedo in miles, hate to think of emissions... but its MY streetcar.

[tel408]

Originally Posted by Tiapan

haha nothing about my xf i legal... but its my street car hehe, noise, no heater or spare, height, exhaust dump, 393cu motor in a 6cyl shell, bugcatcher, no heater/air dials in dash, speedo in miles, hate to think of emissions... but its MY streetcar.

Since whev dose an XF's speedo read in miles?

[ratter]

Originally Posted by tel408

Since whev dose an XF's speedo read in miles?

May be he has an autometer speedo

[tel408]

Well that's silly!

[FRDPWR]

FYI - for rwc u dnt need a spare tyre but if u do have a tyre there it needs to be in good condition

Originally Posted by Tiapan

no heater or spare, .

[ratter]

Originally Posted by FRDPWR

FYI - for rwc u dnt need a spare tyre but if u do have a tyre there it needs to be in good condition

and secured correctly

[UNRULY]

Originally Posted by ratter

and secured correctly

It can be flat and bald, just secured properly.

[qwigybo]

my perception of classification
street car: pump fuel, full exhaust, DOT tyres
race trim (street car): race fuel (excluding methanol), no exhaust, no interior, slicks
drag car: not street legal, race fuel (inc methanol), no exhaust, slicks, rollcage, parachute, nitrous

[nugget378]

Originally Posted by qwigybo

my perception of classification
street car: pump fuel, full exhaust, DOT tyres
race trim (street car): race fuel (excluding methanol), no exhaust, no interior, slicks
drag car: not street legal, race fuel (inc methanol), no exhaust, slicks, rollcage, parachute, nitrous

So how would you classify a car that drives to and from the track,runs full exhaust and pump fuel,but changes to slicks at the track?
My point is that its really hard to shoebox every car into a classification.
Some cars will run just as fast on DOT radials as they do on slicks,while on others the same tyre is a smokefest..

[strife]

Originally Posted by slickef

a street car according to the A.N.D.R.A is a car that runs 12.9 seconds or slower

no it doesnt

as far as the question goes, street car, drag car its a perception thing