Newbie to racing Motorcycles! Rules?

[randydandy119]

Hey Hey, New member here.

I just got a MAR Park Raceway schedule, opening very soon in MO!
Can't wait for the track to open I live just 30mins down the road.
I haven't drag raced since Wentzville was open.
I only got to race the last year it was open, haven't raced since.
I was 18 and had a 93' Mustang 5.0; it's long gone now.

I bought this in November 2011 and brought it back to LIFE!
I did a 4-month rebuild on it and loved every min. My CAFE RACER!



I just got it on the road last weekend.
It's going to be a fun bike, on and off the track.

But…
I have never raced a motorcycle. I can't wait!
Been riding motorcycles for about 10 years now.
I've been trying to look up everything I will need for Drag Racing this bike.
Just a helmet, jacket and gloves, boots?
After researching, looks like when it was new and bone stock in 1978 it would run a 12.7 in the 1/4 mile.

I've lost some weight from the stock weight,
Added a jet kit and air pods with 4 into 1 exhaust kit.
Also I'm going to have a set of Wheelie bars on it.
I'm hoping to break into the high 11's with it. (My goal right now.)

Not a real fast bike, but good for me right now.
I'm sure I will want something faster later.

Anyone know where to find all the rules a bike/rider needs?
I dont want to go up there the 1st time and be rejected!
Thanks.

[uscrd]

Hi Randy! Welcome! Hope to see you out there! Cool looking bike! If you like those cafe racers I suggest you go up to Gateway BMW on 170 and the Rock Road they have a few of those custom cafe racers in there. They love that nostalgia stuff.

GMSP is a NHRA track so it follows NHRA rules.

HELMET
Full-face Snell M2000, M2005, M2010, K2005, SA2000, SA2005,
SA2010, SFI 31.2A, or 41.2A helmet mandatory; shield mandatory
(goggles prohibited). See General Regulations 10:7.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Full all-leathers or SFI Spec 40.1/2 suit mandatory on motorcycles
running 120 mph or faster. Two-piece suits must be joined together
with a metal 360-degree zipper at the waist. SFI Spec 40.1/1 or
40.1/2 suit or leather jacket, leather boots/shoes above the ankle,
and leather gloves are mandatory on ALL motorcycles. Gloves must
be Kevlar-lined or equipped with slide buttons. See General
Regulations 10:10.

Janie

[Crossbones Dennis]

Good info Janie but the Snell 2000 rating is no longer good. I knew some of our riders would step up to help a new guy out.

[W333]

Paging Dead Money Denny, please check in, motorcycle racer in need.

[deadmoneydenny]

I dont have much to add, Janie posted most of the rules. I did notice one thing after studying the pic, (Very cool bike by the way) it doesnt have a chain guard. Some tracks I've been to will let that slide, but some enforce that rule. The chain guard can be metal or plastic, and should be long enough to extend back to the rear axle.

Side note..way back in the day, I had a Yamaha xs650 with a street tracker body kit. It looked very similar

[hunter5050]

ign kill switch attached to racer so if ya come off bike it kills motor.slide button gloves are not the way to go as they get hott and still burn ya.dont think button gloves are still available.kevlar is the way to go.
not needed but
get a 2 step for ign,same launch every time and save your motor if ya miss a shift.also not needed is a air shifter,shift light.
needed for no missed shifts
no matter what make sure you add the shift shaft bushing as all the kawys need em/behind the cover behind the front sprocket

[randydandy119]

Thanks for all the info...
I plan to be out alot on test&tune days (wed&fri)
I do have the factory chain guard!
For some reason I saved it while doing the rebuild. Good thing now!

[uscrd]

Good to know Dennis, thanks! I actually copied and pasted that out of the 2012 NHRA Rule book, maybe they need to update their book

Janie