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9th July 2009 - 06:31 AM
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Saw bit about these guys on Briz31 the other night.. VERY Cool. http://www.hot-rod.com.au/hambster/ http://www.hambdrags.com/HaGr/index.html Rules 1. Stock or modified stock frame rails, rectangular tube or round tube 3′’ diameter or larger. 2. Stock width front axles and rear ends only. 3. All cars must be equipped with a minimum four point roll bar of 1 3/4″ tubing with a main hoop higher than the driver’s head and 2 support bars down to the frame towards the firewall. Tubing must meet NHRA minimum wall thickness for application. 4. Cars with keyed axles must use hub safety retainers. 5. Closed drivelines are encouraged. If open driveline is used driveshaft must have a 1 1/2″ x 1/4″ “driveshaft loop” within 6 1/2″ of front and rear universal joints and be totally covered/sealed off from driver with steel or aluminum floor pan. 6. Cars must have cowl or body and proper floor boards/belly pan to prevent driver’s legs from exiting vehicle in event of a crash. firewall mandatory. 7. No “slingshot” chassis. Driver and engine must be positioned between the front and rear axles. 8. Cars must be equipped with an engine mounted starter and be self starting. 9. Batteries must be securely mounted and fully enclosed. 10. All cars must have a master battery cutoff switch accessible from outside the car. 11. All cars must have at least one red rear running light for night racing. 12. Flathead v8 or inlines, pre-1962 inline engines with stock cylinder blocks only. No exotic aftermarket inline six overhead valve heads (Wayne). No OHV V8s or V6s. (If you are looking to run a straight 6 with exotic heads or a flathead with an o/h conversion, contact Ryan for some good news.) 13. Engines must be naturally aspirated. No superchargers, turbos, nitrous oxide or fuel injection. 14. No electronic ignition boxes that mount outside the distributor or “coil in cap” HEIs. Conversions such as “ignitor” or “stinger” that fit within a stock dist cap are allowed. Aftermarket magnetos not allowed. 15. Pump gas/racing gas only. No Methanol, nitromethane, or alcohol. 16. Era specific carbs only, stock appearing- no modern Holley, Edelbrock, or other aftermarket carbs. 17. Fuel lines can have no single rubber piece longer than 24″, must be fastened by hose clamps, not hard or cracked. 18. Cars equipped with a cooling system or water tank must use a radiator cap and overflow/catch can system. 19. Automatic transmissions are not allowed. All cars with clutches must run a stamped steel bell housing or a 1/4″ scatter shield. 20. Cars must have rims no wider than 6″ and only bias ply street treaded tires allowed. No radials, slicks, or cheater slicks allowed. Tire tread width must measure no more than 6″. 21. Drivers must wear full face helmet, single layer (or more) fire retardant jacket or suit, gloves, jeans (or fire retardant pants), and leather shoes. 22. Five point NHRA approved safety harness required. 23. All cars must be of general soundness and safety. Must have all lug nuts, sound steering, cotter pins in place, and heim ends “captured” etc. Must pass all tracks general safety rules. 24. No electronic/pneumatic drivers aids such as rev limiters, two steps, shift lights or electric shifters. Tachometers are allowed if they don’t have a rev limiter or a shift light. 25. Cars must be built in the spirit of the “Bug” and other early rail jobs. If ya aren’t familiar, ya better ask… 26. All HA/GR cars are required to run a H.A.M.B. Logo in a visible location. -------------------- |
i only got a hk
Post #7
not powerfull enough pretty much why i said what i said above watching 15sec passes doesnt do it for me but each to their own that may be the case but i think its more interesting as its meant to be low cost racing which makes it a hell of a lot more interesting than watching million dollar top fuel drags etc |
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DeadSled
Post #8
Exactly HK, |
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Nate_138
Post #9
Some people just dont get it. But i can understand that.. its just like me not understanding why people buy plastic turbo cars that go fast and keep your wallet empty every time you drive it.... Nothing entices me to want to spend stupid money on a car that looks like shit but goes fast. |
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PIG208
Post #10
not powerfull enough pretty much why i said what i said above watching 15sec passes doesnt do it for me but each to their own Rod Hadfields HAMBster runs in the 13's so far, as well as a couple of the other runners. But i agree somewhat. I would rather see ProStreeters if i had a choice that may be the case but i think its more interesting as its meant to be low cost racing which makes it a hell of a lot more interesting than watching million dollar top fuel drags etc I highlighted that bit because it is anything but low cost......... I have chatted to some of the owners of the faster cars and they are spending big bucks on some of them. |
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i only got a hk
Post #11
I highlighted that bit because it is anything but low cost......... I have chatted to some of the owners of the faster cars and they are spending big bucks on some of them. yeh i can see what you mean.. i dont think i would want to go fast in a cobbled together roll cage... but still its pretty cool |
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PIG208
Post #12
yeh i can see what you mean.. i dont think i would want to go fast in a cobbled together roll cage... but still its pretty cool Very cool, there is a bit of history behind the "HAMBster' style, but have a flick through some of the Hambster sites. These aren't just slapped together dunga's, have a read through the Australian HAMBster site for the class rules and minimum car specs. Some of the rules iirc are -Must be Manual Transmission -Pre (certain year) v8's and aussie/american 6 cylinders (Rod Hadfield has caused a stir because he runs an english engine from a Humber) |
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the_random_hero
Post #13
Personally, I wouldn't spend that much money on a car to go slow when there are SO many regulations to follow, it sorta takes all the fun out of it. Can definitely appreciate all the hard work and time that goes into the cars though. |
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PIG208
Post #14
Personally, I wouldn't spend that much money on a car to go slow when there are SO many regulations to follow, it sorta takes all the fun out of it. Can definitely appreciate all the hard work and time that goes into the cars though. I was thinking the same, it'd be a bit of fun to get some mates together and build one.... But as you said, the class rules and guidlines are very thorough. I was doing some work filming for Grunt Files at last years Nostalgia Drags and we set camera's up on a couple of them... The driver hoop in the cage is great for camera angles and so easy to set up on, one of the cars we set-up on legged it @ half track which gave good footage. |
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