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Friend of mine wants to go to Nats this year, but we aren't sure of his actual classing, or if he is even legal.   It is a Cobra replica kit (which I believe was put into BP, and then to XP).  Difference is he doesn't have the (not quite sure here) the standard pushrod motor (5.0?) but has the updated 4.9 or whatever the new ones are.   Is he still legal for XP, or where exactly can I find his classing.   Don't want to have him make a trip to Nats just to get disqualified!!!

 

TIA

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Tracy Ramsey
Team Blenderblaster
2000 MR2 DP Spyder

According to Appendix A, only Factory Five replicas with push rod engines are legal in XP. He could be legal for EM, though.  He will need a scattershield, drive shaft hoop, electrical cutoff switch, and , I think, and approved roll bar.

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2002 Mercedes C230k, retired, 2005 Nationals STU DFL

1969 Beach Solo Vee and 1985 Lynx B Solo Vee

Lynn:

scattershield, drive shaft hoop, electrical cutoff switch

What tires is he running on?  Those items are not required in D/E Mod as long as the car is running on DOT tires, which would include R-compounds.  See Section 18, Safety Rules, Note to A.3.

I'm pretty sure that some sort of approved roll bar is needed, though you might be able to get a little relief on its height if the car is street-driven, has a production top, and runs on DOT tires.  See Section 3.3.2.  An official e-mail to the seb is probably in order here.

Norm

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seat time is where you find it (semi-retired) weenie CP '79 Malibu, (no longer ST/SP legal) '95 626

Tracy,

The car isn't legal for XP.  However, as Lynn noted, he could run E Mod.

Note:  Cobra replicas are currently legal for XP only through the grandfathered BP rules, and only the Factory Five Cobras are listed. 

-Steve

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Steve Garnjobst
#75 XP
'99 Mazda Mutant

Ok, thanks all.   I will pass that along, and Steve, you saw it this weekend...the black Cobra.   I know he runs on DOT's, and he has a rollbar.  EM it is!!

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Tracy Ramsey
Team Blenderblaster
2000 MR2 DP Spyder