Street Car or Race Car?

[Doublewide]

Not all cars have ac or heat.

And not all cars are street cars

 

[Unholy707]

And not all cars are street cars

Not all roads are streets

 

[Doublewide]

Not all roads are streets

Not all road cars are street cars..

 

[fumanchu182]

We joke about street car vs race car quite a bit around here, but I'm curious where others think the line actually is? I watch some of those street outlaw flavor of the week shows and laugh at those guys claiming street car on something that couldn't make it around the block without a pit crew in the trunk and that you couldn't drive without hear plugs. I also watch some of those drag and drive events where the cars technically have a vin, and a tow hitch for supplies, and they drive them on the street between tracks, but no way I'd call most of those street cars. Entertaining but it's not something you're gonna hop in and cruise on the weekend.

I used to think the limit was 10.00 for a street car. Below that you needed a cage and a 10.00 car was pretty dang fast. Going below that would have some consequences for street driving. The Hellcat platform has changed that a bit as it only takes a few mods to make them very fast and still very streetable.

My new thinking is 9.00 or 149mph. Once you put a cage or a parachute on a car I don't think it's a street car anymore. Crazy to think a car that fast can easily be driven around on the street with about zero compromises. Mine will probably run a bit below 9.50 at 147 or 148 and I literally drive it around town every weekend.

What do you guys think the limit is?

If you have a cage and or a chute you are no longer a street car. Street cars don't require cages or chutes.

Listen. If it’s registered/insured and you drive it more than 100 miles a year in the street? Street car. Nothing else matters tbh

You can register whatever the F you want in certain states, doesn't mean it's a street car. Do you really think Tom Bailey's Sick 1.0/2.0 are street cars?

If it’s a trailer queen? Doesn’t matter, it’s a race car.

I trailer mine now cause I'm tired of going to a track and breaking shit, with a full weight car 4600+ it puts a toll on parts trying to get close to 8.9.

If it’s registered, insured, and is driven to/from track (or around town) - it’s a street car. That’s always been the definition

NMCA would be to differ with this, you should read some of the NMRA rules.

My thoughts are if you can’t drive it without overheating, your ears ringing, running out of gas in 100 miles, your back/legs aching from a two hour drive then it’s probably a race car.

All sounds like a fun time... lol...

My personal definition: If you can't daily it, it's not a street car. And I mean DAILY.

I can't daily mine because e85 and I get like 4.4 mpg... don't think I agree with this.

The difference is when the guy in the lane next to you beats you you claim it’s a race car and you have a street car.

I guess mine has a cage now so it’s a race car.

I'm glad you identify as a race car, unlike some other individuals.. 🤣

Not all cars have ac or heat.

What is this 1939? Is your car in disrepair? AC has been offered since 1940... https://www.motortrend.com/news/automotive-air-conditoning-history/

I have strong opinions on this. If you show up to a track, gutted, cage, chute. IDGAF if you got tags, you're a race car. Don't care if you drive it 1000 miles a week. Congrats you daily a RACE CAR...

 

[DavidKFla]

Talking about what's a street or race car. Sick Summer starts this weekend. You can watch whatever they are on YouTube.

 

[vortecd]

Talking about what's a street or race car. Sick Summer starts this weekend. You can watch whatever they are on YouTube.

Yep tim will be there. I have been to 2 of the tracks. Tim said he has not been to Byron, the infamous down hill track. Track has been for sale for a long time, maybe it has been bought. They had a hard 6pm curfue since the track is basically in town.

 

[DavidKFla]

Yep tim will be there. I have been to 2 of the tracks. Tim said he has not been to Byron, the infamous down hill track. Track has been for sale for a long time, maybe it has been bought. They had a hard 6pm curfue since the track is basically in town.

I was hoping one of you guys would go.

 

[vortecd]

I was hoping one of you guys would go.

Yeah I was hoping I could tag along with Jon but wasn't on his calendar of things to do

 

[DavidKFla]

Yeah I was hoping I could tag along with Jon but wasn't on his calendar of things to do

I highly recommend that you do the sick ward 1st just to see what it takes to participate.

 

[vortecd]

Not sure who is riding with tim, fonzie is his engine builder and he said he was going but maybe bringing his own car. Another friend of his is going with his wife in a red fairmont

 

[vortecd]

I highly recommend that you do the sick ward 1st just to see what it takes to participate.

I know plenty of people that have done drag week and have been to the events so I know.

 

[DavidKFla]

Not sure who is riding with tim, fonzie is his engine builder and he said he was going but maybe bringing his own car. Another friend of his is going with his wife in a red fairmont

I don't know any of these people.

 

[vortecd]

I don't know any of these people.

Tim has light grey mustang. He has been running 8.50 8.60 classes. I would think he will be doing the same there

 

[jonx96]

Yeah I was hoping I could tag along with Jon but wasn't on his calendar of things to do

Why because my car is the true street car here?

 

[DavidKFla]

Why because my car is the true street car here?

 

[vortecd]

Why because my car is the true street car here?

Because you would be more likely to do it then I would.

 

[Unholy707]

Lots of upset people in here who think their streetcars are racecars and racecars are streetcars

 

[Hatermkr]

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Yep tim will be there. I have been to 2 of the tracks. Tim said he has not been to Byron, the infamous down hill track. Track has been for sale for a long time, maybe it has been bought. They had a hard 6pm curfue since the track is basically in town.

ey have lights now

 

[DavidKFla]

Lots of upset people in here who think their streetcars are racecars and racecars are streetcars

If it's street legal then it's a street car. Otherwise it ain't...

 

[1971demon]

Lots of upset people in here who think their streetcars are racecars and racecars are streetcars

seems some are as sensitive as a freshly circumcised penis....