2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series Rules Supplement

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2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series Rules Supplement 2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series Rules Supplement Initial Re-release: 2/19/2019 - Reformatted entire document and added all rule amendments since 2016. Made change to transmission section of Section 6: A/Fuel Eliminator. 2nd Release: 2/28/2019: Corrected error in Section 3: Nostalgia Eliminator, Engine: 1, Fuel – concerning the use of nitromethane. Corrected error in the table of contents. 3rd Release: 4/10/2019: Clarification to Section 4: 7.0 Pro, Electrical: 8 Ignition, Section 2: Gas Eliminator, Support Group:9, Tow Vehicles: corrected error. 4th Release: 1/21/2020: Deleted 2005 helmets from Hot Rod Eliminator, Permit stripe taker (within 40 inch rule) in Nostalgia Funny Car, Made clerical correction in Nostalgia Funny Car Designation, Increased size of fuel pump in AFuel for blown alcohol 5th Release: 9/1/2020: Added Snell SA2020 and M2020 helmets 6th Release: 9/24//2020: Added SFI 31.1/2020 and 41.1/2020 helmets, Added Earl Machine fuel pumps NOSFC and NOSTF, Added reference to SFI Specifications, NHRA Quick Reference Chart and Handy Charts and Formulas in NHRA Rulebook and Amendments 2020 Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series Rules Supplement NHRA HOT ROD HERITAGE RACING SERIES RULES SUPPLEMENT ..................... 5 SECTION 1: HOT ROD ELIMINATOR ........................................................................... 8 REQUIREMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................ 8 ENGINE: 1 .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 DRIVETRAIN: 2................................................................................................................................................. 9 BRAKES AND SUSPENSION: 33 ............................................................................................................... 10 FRAME: 4 ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 TIRES & WHEELS: 5 ..................................................................................................................................... 11 INTERIOR: 6 .................................................................................................................................................... 11 BODY: 7 ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 ELECTRICAL: 8 .............................................................................................................................................. 12 SUPPORT GROUP: 9 .................................................................................................................................... 12 DRIVER: 10 ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 SECTION 2: GAS ELIMINATOR .................................................................................. 14 REQUIREMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 14 ENGINE: 1 ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 DRIVETRAIN: 2............................................................................................................................................... 15 BRAKES AND SUSPENSION: 33 ............................................................................................................... 16 FRAME: 4 ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 TIRES & WHEELS: 5 ..................................................................................................................................... 17 INTERIOR: 6 .................................................................................................................................................... 17 BODY: 7 ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 ELECTRICAL: 8 .............................................................................................................................................. 18 SUPPORT GROUP: 9 .................................................................................................................................... 18 DRIVER: 10 ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 SECTION 3: NOSTALGIA ELIMINATOR ..................................................................... 20 REQUIREMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 21 ENGINE: 1 ........................................................................................................................................................ 21 DRIVETRAIN: 2............................................................................................................................................... 22 BRAKES AND SUSPENSION: 33 ............................................................................................................... 22 FRAME: 4 ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 TIRES & WHEELS: 5 ..................................................................................................................................... 23 INTERIOR: 6 .................................................................................................................................................... 23 BODY: 7 ........................................................................................................................................................... 23 ELECTRICAL: 8 .............................................................................................................................................. 24 SUPPORT GROUP: 9 .................................................................................................................................... 24 DRIVER: 10 ...................................................................................................................................................... 24 SECTION 4: 7.0 ELIMINATOR ..................................................................................... 25 REQUIREMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 26 ENGINE: 1 ........................................................................................................................................................ 26 DRIVETRAIN: 2............................................................................................................................................... 27 BRAKES AND SUSPENSION: 33 ............................................................................................................... 27 FRAME: 4 ......................................................................................................................................................... 28 2 2020 Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series Rules Supplement TIRES & WHEELS: 5 ..................................................................................................................................... 28 INTERIOR: 6 .................................................................................................................................................... 28 BODY: 7 ........................................................................................................................................................... 29 ELECTRICAL: 8 .............................................................................................................................................. 29 SUPPORT GROUP: 9 .................................................................................................................................... 29 DRIVER: 10 ...................................................................................................................................................... 30 SECTION 5: JUNIOR FUEL ELIMINATOR .................................................................. 30 REQUIREMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 31 ENGINE: 1 ........................................................................................................................................................ 31 DRIVETRAIN: 2............................................................................................................................................... 31 BRAKES AND SUSPENSION: 33 ............................................................................................................... 32 FRAME: 4 ......................................................................................................................................................... 32 TIRES & WHEELS: 5 ....................................................................................................................................
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