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No dripping fluids, everything must have a sealed container, I don't even think they allow coolant over flow cans to have the drip down hose on them. Must be sealed/contained. Windows all up, all lugnuts on car, etc.

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To elaborate on Hughes post more, if you can move the battery at all by hand, no matter how much force it takes, they'll tell you to tighten it. Also, for those of you with battery boxes in the trunk, the box must be bolted down and immobile.

And yeah, fine, I'll see about making it out. I won't know until Wednesday.

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^and to elaborate on his post, it must also be sealed. I don't know if they are THIS strict yet, but some places even make sure it's a taylor box or the blue plastic NHRA accepted battery box, with that vent tube.

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Well I cant drag, my crankcase breathing is open right now.

Also as far as the coolant overflow bottle goes, I dont see how they could possible force you to close/seal the coolant overflow reservoir, you could possibly over pressurize the cooling system, it has to breathe.

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Sealed crankcase, really? wtf do most dsm'ers do? I will be SOL if they call this on me. Does my catchcan/kracka vent setup work? Right now I have valvecover -> KV -> catch can -> breether tube w/ filter (tucked down behind tranny).

Also just figured out my helmet is only Snell95, so I'm buying zac lunch to borrow his.

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I had an open crank case breather when I wnt last year and they didn't say anything about it. They basically just looked to make sure nothing was leaking, or going to start on fire and let me go. He spent about 3 mins looking at my car.

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Here's the link to those of you who have a relocated battery.
http://www.rockfallsraceway.com/techfaq.shtml

They basically look at anything that won't leak or won't fall apart. Surprisingly enough, there are ALWAYS cars that have untightened oil drain bolt, radiator cap loose, etc. If any of that leaks onto the track, than it's like a 15-20min clean up till the next runs and that sucks especially if there ALOT of people. From my experience, if your car isn't leaking and nothing is falling apart, you're good to run.

I just really want to run because I haven't ran the Galant in 2 years since I've got it and plus the E316G and other mods. Not expecting much but just wanna go and see cars run.

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I've had the drip tube and an open breather filter on both cars that I've taken there. they don't really check anything. they just make sure you aren't leaking anything. there tech inspection takes about a minute and if my car can pass it just about anybodys car can pass

I went on the last day last year and it wasn't that busy. I was able to get nine passes with a bunch of down time that I took to watch too

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^ Good info, I was worried about only getting in maybe 4 or 5 passes, which wouldn't really be worth it. I want to take a few slow passes at first just to get the hang of things, I think I got just 3 last time I went (first time to the track), and it wasn't that fun. But this time I don't have to borrow a helmet which will be much better.

Gapped my spark plugs down to .020 tonight because it was breaking up, hope to do some logging in the next day or two and everything should be ready to go this weekend.

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I was just reading the rules, I relocated my battery to the truck but never installed a cut off switch.:KANE:

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Anyone know what the rules are on logging with a laptop? Can you strap it in with a seatbelt to the passenger seat?

Remember the knocking noise and how if you had ignition problems I should remind you to check and make sure your coils were still attached? Well, time to check :) At the dyno day the last 2G that went had BAD ignition breakup, he ended up jury-rigging some zip ties around the coils and plug wires to hold them down onto the coil securely, because they were slightly slipping off under WOT. Just a reminder :)

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I haven't gotten to the track this year but both times I went last year I was able to get a lot of passes

I logged with a palm pilot and docking station just sitting on my center console with no problems from them but I dunno about a laptop. I can't forsee it being a problem.

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IMO stuff that laptop under a seat so they don't see it.

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hmm...i remember a pretty fast red Evo having a laptop in his car. IIRC, it was sitting on the passenger seat.

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yeah, i'd like to go, just to see what my car'd run. Kinda scared to launch it hard though :)

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Holy crap, I don't think I've ever been to a track where they were so hard core at tech. The guy at BIR didn't even check my battery box or see if I had a nitrous blow down tube. From what I've seen at tech they pretty much wiggle the battery and call it a day, if the battery was relocated I would make sure you have a working cut off switch though.

Oh yea, screw rock falls, come to cedar on Saturday instead!

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My buddy didn't have a battery hold down so RF told him to find a bungee cord to secure it and come back :lol:

I've ran out there with hubcaps on and missing wheelstuds which are both against the rules.

They are very relaxed on tech at the rock untill you start running fast, something I've never really had to worry about

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Looks like it's rain forcasted for Sunday...

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Where? All I find is cloudy with a chance of clutch-disc-to-flywheel fusion :)

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^lol. I was told rain sunday, and looking at the weather app on my iphone (the one you have too, comes on the phone) it says rain on sunday, temps at 46 deg.