Compak Attak

[2rismo]

Chrome-moly cage now yeah?

Adrian

[wreckedhead]

hey adrian unfortunatly i wont be racing, my jap spec roll cage didint even come close to passing the engineers requirements, everything changes after 10s, need full race suit, kevlar cover for bell housing or what they call shatter sheild, 5 point harness, so im out for another month or so

[NXTIME]

Compak Attak is in 6 weeks. Come on, you can make it. Who is going to be doing your cage? I know of a guy who does top work at reasonable prices.

[BU5TER]

  wreckedhead said:

hey adrian unfortunatly i wont be racing, my jap spec roll cage didint even come close to passing the engineers requirements,  everything changes after 10s, need full race suit, kevlar cover for bell housing or what they call shatter sheild, 5 point harness, so im out for another month or so

What happened to http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...4058#post954058 hahaha you were told it wouldn't pass months ago

[NXTIME]

  wreckedhead said:

im buying a straight bolt in one, anyways if they dont accept it, ill just change the plates over and drag like my first time

I don't think Jap cages are built to one particular standard anyway.

As for tech inspection, I am sure that I was told by another drag racer that a half cage is passable, but can't recall under what circumstances. Anyone?

[Guest two.06l]

  NXTIME said:

Compak Attak is in 6 weeks. Come on, you can make it. Who is going to be doing your cage? I know of a guy who does top work at reasonable prices.

who is this guy you are reffering to? its not groove ryder fabrications is it?

[wreckedhead]

its time to change the plates over and head back next week

[NXTIME]

No, but GRF do some unbelievable work.

[NXTIME]

Did you have the bottom end rebuilt, wreckedhead? Changed anything since last time?

[MrBlonde]

  NXTIME said:

As for tech inspection, I am sure that I was told by another drag racer that a half cage is passable, but can't recall under what circumstances. Anyone?

Half cages are not acceptable. The rules are clearly laid out in the ANDRA rulebook. you need a minimum six point welded cage.

[BU5TER]

Which class of Sports Compact will you be running in Kenny?

[NXTIME]

Welded? Have you fitted one into yours? I don't like the idea of welding a cage into a car like yours, Kenny.

[MrBlonde]

  BU5TER said:

Which class of Sports Compact will you be running in Kenny?

SPORT RWD .. like all good street cars.

[MrBlonde]

  NXTIME said:

Welded? Have you fitted one into yours? I don't like the idea of welding a cage into a car like yours, Kenny.

You don't? ANDRA disagrees! No cage no fun!

[NXTIME]

I was only saying that due to to the rarity of the BMW. Too late now Who undertook the work on the cage?

[NXTIME]

  MrBlonde said:

Half cages are not acceptable. The rules are clearly laid out in the ANDRA rulebook. you need a minimum six point welded cage.

I spoke to some people in the know last night and was told that for a car that runs 10.00-10.99 a half cage is fine. Any quicker and a 6 point cage is required. I was also told that (techncally) it didn't have to be welded in, but that ANDRA won't pass it if it isn't.

[MrBlonde]

  NXTIME said:

I spoke to some people in the know last night and was told that for a car that runs 10.00-10.99 a half cage is fine. Any quicker and a 6 point cage is required. I was also told that (techncally) it didn't have to be welded in, but that ANDRA won't pass it if it isn't.

Yes, you're right. As long as the trap speed stays under 140 MPH and the ET is slower than 9.999 you can fit a half cage with an intrusion bar. I don't think you'd bother though because it's easier to get the full cage done and be done with any more hassles no matter what ET or trap speed you run (as far as roll cages go).

4.4.7 Roll bar/cages

Street registered cars with a fixed steel roof and unmodified monocoque construction running between 10.00 and 10.99 (1/4 mile) and/or less than 140 mile per hour (225 kph).

Single rollover hoop covering the full width ofthe drivers compartment with two bolted backstays and a bolted side intrusion bar constructed to ANDRA requirements as a minimum.

All other sedans, sedan based or open vehicles 10.99 and quicker.

Full roll cage mounted at a minimum of 6 points.

[DoughBoy]

Hey all the classes are DYO - where is the fun in that? Was about to fax the entry form until I saw that.

So not only do they have a specific DYO class based on E.T., but now all of last years heads up classes are reduced to a pathetic, boring, grandma class. The only heads up category is the Pro RWD? Street racing is not drag racing, but someone hitting the brakes before passing the timers is not drag racing either.

[DoughBoy]

Ahh found the small print

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PRO RWD will race heads up with quickest 8 vehicles competing under the 3 Round Formate System. Sport FWD, Sport RWD/AWD, All Motor, Front Runner, Sport Mod & Oz Mod will race on a Dial Your Own Handicap system with the quickest 16 vehicles competing in Elimination Style racing. Non-qualifiers with these classes will automatically drop into the ET3 Bracket for non-qualifies and continue racing elimination style.

Quickest 16 across all the classes? Or per class?

[NXTIME]

I'd say per class as I doubt that 16 qualifiers would work from 5 different classes. If it's per class, then that would equate to a 4 round elimination format.