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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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Our local 1/4 mile track is opening up late march and the idea was thrown out to have a "fastest street truck" challenge. My suggestion was that if you drove it to the track you could consider it a street truck. People with 13+ compression and c12 already want to trailer their "street truck" and beat us down. What do you guys think are some good parameters to have this kind of challenge and not give the advantage to anyone.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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no bottle.... no body uses the bottle on the street as they are daily driven....
just my advice..... street tires, full interior, with a tailgate... closed....

that is what i consider.....a street truck
pump gas.....
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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If you can take a road trip in it and fill up at any station, its a street truck IMO.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:05 PM
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I would think you have to drive there and be street legal. Pass inspection also.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:06 PM
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Must be drove in and drove out. If you wanted to make it super "TRUE STREET TRUCK" you could add must have a DOT street tire, and be as you would drive it if going out on the street I.E. interior seatbelts ect. ect. but this is just my opinion.

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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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Street legal tires, licensed, insured. Driven to the track. Exhaust with muffler. All caravan on a 20 mile track through stop and go traffic and return to the track. Cannot open the hood, cannot have a laptop etc to tune it between rounds. Similar to the rules for the street class at the LSx shootout.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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pleanty of people around here running on the street with nitrous.

my vote is anything that is actualy driven on the street. who cares what fuel you put in it or what power adders you have.

definately have to drive it to the track.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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(<- kysilverado) I also like the Pump gas rule!

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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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I like the 20+ mile caravan rule myself.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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I'd say it has to be a literal street legal truck. street approved tires, seatbelts, muffler, all that good stuff. Has to be driven to the track, pump gas( well you can get race gas at some places ), and no tuning between runs.

pretty much what everyone else said. lol
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