IMPORTANT

DRIVETRAIN
4.2.1 Auto
Transmission/Protection
The
following vehicles using automotive based automatic transmissions, must be
fitted with an approved ballistic blanket, a protective shield fabricated from a
minimum 6mm (¼ inch) aluminium or 3mm (⅛ inch) steel offering 180 degrees of
protection (pan rail to pan rail), mounted securely with two steel straps 3mm
thick and 25mm wide passing under the transmission, or any transmission shield
meeting SFI 4.1 installed to manufactures requirements.
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All
dragsters / altereds/ funny cars.
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All
vehicles using transmission brakes.
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All
supercharged vehicles (inc nitrous oxide) with and ET quicker the 11.00 (¼
mile) / 7.00 (⅛ mile).
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All
vehicles quicker than 10.00 (¼ mile) / 6.50 (⅛ mile).
Any external shield or
blanket must be removed from the vehicle for checking during the Technical
Inspection.
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