In a message dated 7/30/2007 9:34:32 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
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> A anomaly
> Date:7/30/2007 9:34:32 AM US Mountain Standard Time
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> Received from Internet:
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>
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> I found this post on the NHRA website from 1998.
>
>
> E.T. Brackets
> The biggest news in E.T. Bracket racing is the development of rules to
> accommodate electric-powered vehicles. Current plans are for the
> electric cars to run in E.T. Brackets only, in their own eliminator
> (similar to E.T. Snowmobile). Said NHRA Western Region Tech Director
> Jerry Valentine, "It may be hard for some to believe, but we have these
> cars showing up at NHRA member facilities ready to go racing. The
> chassis are built according to NHRA guidelines, but we have nothing
> that relates to a vehicle powered by something other than an
> internal-combustion engine. So I've worked with several electric-car
> organizations to come up with a basic set of rules that establish
> minimum standards for the proper operation of electric-powered vehicles
> and are simple for the technical inspector to enforce."
>
>
> According to this, electric vehicles can't run in the same eliminator
> class as other ICE cars or bikes of the same body/chassis style but
> must run against each other only for purposes of elimination.
>
> Has this been changed or are we out of luck wanting to run bike
> eliminator with AGNS, Pro Eliminator with OJ, or Street Eliminator with
> the Electropolitan?
>
> Shawn Lawless
>
If so NHRA has not been enforceing this because I have raced in the NHRA
summit points series for now my 5th year.This includes 4 division 7 series finals
not including this year which I am again qualified and will be attending with
my bracket currenteliminator.Will I now be forced to repay the prize money I
have made in the past 5 years? Dennis Berube
[email protected] writes:
> A anomaly
> Date:7/30/2007 9:34:32 AM US Mountain Standard Time
> From:[email protected]
> Reply-to:[email protected]
> To:[email protected]
> Received from Internet:
>
>
>
> I found this post on the NHRA website from 1998.
>
>
> E.T. Brackets
> The biggest news in E.T. Bracket racing is the development of rules to
> accommodate electric-powered vehicles. Current plans are for the
> electric cars to run in E.T. Brackets only, in their own eliminator
> (similar to E.T. Snowmobile). Said NHRA Western Region Tech Director
> Jerry Valentine, "It may be hard for some to believe, but we have these
> cars showing up at NHRA member facilities ready to go racing. The
> chassis are built according to NHRA guidelines, but we have nothing
> that relates to a vehicle powered by something other than an
> internal-combustion engine. So I've worked with several electric-car
> organizations to come up with a basic set of rules that establish
> minimum standards for the proper operation of electric-powered vehicles
> and are simple for the technical inspector to enforce."
>
>
> According to this, electric vehicles can't run in the same eliminator
> class as other ICE cars or bikes of the same body/chassis style but
> must run against each other only for purposes of elimination.
>
> Has this been changed or are we out of luck wanting to run bike
> eliminator with AGNS, Pro Eliminator with OJ, or Street Eliminator with
> the Electropolitan?
>
> Shawn Lawless
>
If so NHRA has not been enforceing this because I have raced in the NHRA
summit points series for now my 5th year.This includes 4 division 7 series finals
not including this year which I am again qualified and will be attending with
my bracket currenteliminator.Will I now be forced to repay the prize money I
have made in the past 5 years? Dennis Berube