dang its really grown last year there were only like 6 or 7 trucks, thats awesome.

yes hitch height must be a set in stone rule!!!!!!

jake

 

You think street modified should be able to run all the mods and only have the open class for unlimited weight thats alittle unfair sounding and I dont care how the classes fall as long as its fair for everyone and not one dude with the ability to spend all the money it takes for those things. I am cool with whatever!

 

Suggestions for the next event.....

Rules posted or on flyers so the drives can pick them up when they sign in. (With different rules at different events, this is confussing.. until they get more stable. )

Have someone at the scales teching the trucks...

Have a Drivers meeting. Sometime towards the end of the TTTPA event.. Explain the pulling order, (sign up order.. pull from a hat..) (or have them pull a number from a hat when they sign up.. that would be the order.) explain any changes in the rules.. (local events you never know what going to happen)
But mainly cover some saftey information..



I can see no front weights in a street class, but ladder bars are one of those items that are saving parts.. On the open classes... there is no reason to have a 10K weight limit.. (That's antique tractor pulling or someone wanting everyone to break their truck.) Any truck setup to run in an Open or Modified class, is going to have a truck that can make 8000 or 8500lbs... (At 10K we'll have to add 4000lbs)

In the Street class, with the rules listed.. Lynn's truck.. and even Buck's truck (other than that he might not have tags on it..) fit the rules for that class.

I think we might try pulling in the 6800lbs Open class with the TTTPA guys.. we just have to get a few saftey items to get finished up.

The guys with the 2 tone Blue 1st gen are now running twins.. and its starting to come around... I think they could use a little more wheel speed, but I have a feeling we'll see a few changes to the truck for next year.. the 1st gens are going to fun to pull with, because of the amount of movable weight..

 

I really do not care for DHRA rules.. but I would look at some other ogranizations for a set of rules to start with and make some minor modifications to them.. They have already been through the growing pains of the different classes...
Street classes are hard to regulate if you pull to many rules in ... the turbo is the easiest way to set those classes.. engine, fueling modds are hard to check..

 

hey i got tags, they were in the toolbox just forgot to put em on. I'm with ya'll on these rules, and any help I can be just ask....

 

the two first gen trucks were not tagged but no biggy now nut they were stiffened in the rear on street class but for sure on modified, like I said before my truck two wheel drive single cab is in at over 8k os 4wd would add at the least 700 pounds now at 9k plus driver fuel and whatever stuff you have thats 10k no weight out front so thats prolly the 10k limit that they came up with dunno not my deal. Ladder bars are a good safety item as well as the loops for the drivetrain and kill switch or guitine(air shutoff) should also be in mod and open classes. These trucks are so powerful if they bust loose at the end it could get bad. Even more so on common rails with fuel mods and propane they stay up there for a second atleast. But I am saving all the advice and suggestions to get a good set together thats fair. whats the diesel pull sites?

 

Our tags are out on the 1st gen.. but it does have insurance... tags are no big deal.. that can be taken care off... the Rear is adjustable.. it was at 1in.. but with no rules.. when the weight was added.. it was closer to 1/2.. (you could here it bottoming out.. it has some weak springs.. )
I think if you watched the scales as the trucks were weighing in.. most were under 8K... There was a 2nd gen at 8400lbs.. with 1000K in the bed.. and our 1st gen was about 8375lbs... I watched Lynn's truck and a few of the 3/4 tons 3rd gens they were in the 74-7500lbs.. but I didn't see any other duallies go across the scale.

 

My 4x4 1st gen with huge front and rear replacements and toolbox was 7600 so 8500 sounds really good. Ladder bars are a must in all classes. blocks or 1" travel should be legal in street there easy to make for anyone, I am also fine with no weights in street. J7 Do you weigh 700lbs? You + fuel = 1K Just kidding. There is no need for a 10K limit 8500 is good. You need the rules and a # when you sighn in and tell them if they are not there when it is time to start then you dont get to pull. I get tired of the people running around looking for some guy that is not around to get him in line, its a lot of work for the staff and its not there job to go find the guy. The thing that I think is most inportant is to inforce the rules on dont have any at all.

 

forgot to say two twelves two amps tools in the boxes and other stuff along with me and fuel adds up and no harm done, now for the rule thing! The blocks on street trucks is hard for me to phathum that a truck thats driven on the street is able to have stiff suspension and still be streetable? Gotta ride like a tank As for the other the weight limit is cool except for the working guys in duallys and 4x4, cause we all know that some lets say" town folk wanna pull the ranch truck!" is what I think on those trucks, takes to long! I am really sure that with the right guys running and pushing the rules or no pull IT WILL GET OBEYED OR NOT! or there will be no way to pull Like the ideas keep'em comin!
J7

 

The blocks are not permanent but if its not alowed thats fine I can see that. Also both my trucks are work trucks and 4x4 how dose two extra wheeles add 2000lbs?. Yes you want to keep'em comin but If you are not going to make them obey to rules than why have them? So if I show up with a blocked rear, weights, twins, nos, water/meth, 10500lbs ( would have to have the bed full of lead), showed up 10 trucks after I should have pulled and a 30" hitch and wanted to pull in you would let me pull? I know thats a little much but you get the idea. I guess that I will end up in mod class but thats cool. I dont want to keep any one from pulling I just want them to respect the others and get there stuff together and not be goofing around when its there time to pull. I realy dont care what the rules are as long as they are inforced otherwise the guys that follow the rules get messed over becose they followed the rules.

 

i think ladder bars should be allowed the main reason i put them on is to keep from hopping (which i know helps and gives me an advantage) to keep from tearing stuff up. as for the blocks i think it just needs to be decided how hard is it to add blocks if there allowed and some guys dont take the time to research it and build them than thats their loss. as for power adders if its a street class if you can use that adders on the street they should be allowed nitrous sure its my problem that i dont have the ***** to gas my truck lol if you cant take your truck on a couple hour trip that its not street stock in my opinion. i drove from ft stocton to midland then to stephenville pulled and turned around the next day and drove back to midland.

 

Ok I got a good start for sure 1stgen and sleeper,
Street; 8500# limit, no hanging weights, all power adders, single charger since its stock except 6.4 ferd, ladder bars, must have at least one inch suspension travel. Current tags and inspection as per STREET LEGAL. 26" hitch max height
Good Start? Yall tell me!
Modified or open? ; 8750# limit hanging weights, no charger or chargers limit, all power adders, ladder bars, safety drivetrain loop, brain bucket, kill switch mandatory whether its pull cable from sled or air cut-off, 26" hitch height, cross bolt for turbo parts( turbine cant leave exhaust)
This is all from yalls suggestions and are just ideas and a start and if I left something out tell me 1stgen!! I am only trying to make yall all comfortable with your class and it not be unfair to others!
Do you think there should be three classes street, modified and open or merge some rules? No big deal just a suggestion.
Jason

 

the only thing i can see a problem with the 8500lbs is what about the megacabs? I pretty sure there was a guy there with a 3/4 ton mcab that weighed like 8720lbs or something like that, and I know he didn't add weight. not trying to start any thing, how about a super street class as a third class for the guys running a larger single but is in no way going to compete with the twin or huge single crowd. just a suggestion, sorry long post...class I 8500..class II 9000..class III 9500lbs...and really have a tech guy..

 

the only thing I dont like about this is the "all power adders" part I think a street truck should run fuel and air only and maybe water(no meth) to cool things down.JMO

oh yeah and limit the size of the charger.

 

Looking good... Also consider something like Buck said.. but I would just go with two weight classes... 8000 and 9000.. or something like that... I think that the more modified the trucks.. the lighter they are going to be... If there are too many truck just limit them to one hook.. or one hook per division... Just ideas..

At Houston we hooked with ladder bars.. but no blocks it pulled our truck down to the bump stopped.. and then the rear started bouncing... it was not pretty... I think you are on the right track with 1in of travel....

Buck.. just curious.. what did your Gray truck weigh???

Bryan