September 12, 2012 Rules Revisions

SECTION 20 GENERAL REGULATIONS, BRAKES AND SUSPENSION:3, 3.1 BRAKES (Page 15) (9/12/2012)
Brakes on each car, regardless of class, must be in good working order with two-wheel hydraulic brakes on rear wheels as a minimum requirement. Four-wheel hydraulic brakes are recommended, or as specified under Class Requirements. Lightening of backing plates,brake drums, and/or brake shoes by cutting or trimming metal prohibited. Cooling or lightening holes may not be drilled in cast iron disc brake rotors. Aluminum rotors prohibited. If hand brake is used, brake handle must be inside car body or driver compartment and connected to footbrake. Brake lines must be steel, steel braided, or DOT-approved flexible and routed outside the framerail, or enclosed in a 16-inch length of 1/8-inch minimum wall thickness steel tubing securely mounted where line(s) pass the flywheel bellhousing area and not routed in the driveline tunnel. All brake lines must be attached to chassis as per OEM style; hoses must have mounting brackets; no tie wraps, tape, etc. All brake lines on any rear-engine car must be protected inside of tubing or be braided steel construction where they pass the engine. All pedals must be covered with non-skid material. Secondary braking systems are permitted. as long as the hand brake and foot brake are connected such that any movement of either engages both master cylinders and all calipers. NHRA-accepted hand controls for the physically challenged permitted. Automated braking systems prohibited; application and release of brakes must be a direct function of the driver; electronics, pneumatics, or any other device may in no way affect or assist brake operation. NHRA-accepted mechanical ABS systems permitted in all classes; contact NHRA Technical Department headquarters. If brake system includes a differential pressure switch, line-loc installed on front brakes must have solenoid installed after the differential switch. All line-locs (electric or hydraulic) must be self-returning to normal brake operating mode.

SECTION 20: GENERAL REGULATIONS, TIRES & WHEELS: 5, 5.1 TIRES (Page 28) (9/12/2012)
Tires will be visually checked for condition, pressure, etc. and must be considered free of defects by the technical inspector prior to any run. All street tires must have a minimum of 1/16-inch tread depth. Temporary spares, space saver spares, farm implement or trailer tires prohibited. Metal, screw-in valve stems mandatory in tubeless tires, front and rear, on vehicles running 11.99 or quicker. Chemically treating or physically altering (i.e. lightening etc. ) a tire is prohibited by anyone other than the original manufacturer.

 

So long as I can still chemically treat my hair....

Brandon Booher
NHRA TAD #34

 

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In the paragraph regarding brakes, the statement 'as long as the hand brake and foot brake are connected such that any movement of either engages both master cylinders and all calipers' is deleted.