What makes a car a "street" car

[Mook]

spawned from the discussion currently taking place in the FMS section.

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[daturbosix]

plates, insurance, and the balls to drive it. PERIOD.

OH, and THE ability to be driven.

 

[99PONTIACGP]

I agree with license plates... maybe a "baby on board" sign and/or a baby seat.

 

[Eagle]

Anything that legitimately needs a chute at the track ain't no damn street car.

 

[daturbosix]

Anything that legitimately needs a chute at the track ain't no damn street car.

chutes are removeable.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Anything that legitimately needs a chute at the track ain't no damn street car.

Don't hate that it is faster than your car.

I am telling you. It was a cheaper upgrade than buying new 4 wheel disc brakes.

 

[daturbosix]

Don't hate that it is faster than your car.

ZING!

 

[Eagle]

chutes are removeable.

Don't hate that it is faster than your car.

If its got the bar welded in, it ain't a damn street car

 

[XxApollynxX]

If its plated, insured, and driven on the street it's a street car. Im not talking down the block and back. Something that will see highway, or local cruise nights is a street car.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

If its got the bar welded in, it ain't a damn street car

Rules require it. And doesn't stop me from street driving it all over the place.

Mine has a cage but at least I can drive mine comfortably on hot and humid summer days with the a/c blowing cold. hahaha

 

[99PONTIACGP]

Mine has a cage but at least I can drive mine comfortably on hot and humid summer days with the a/c blowing cold. hahaha

Nice!

 

[Pressure Ratio]

If its got the bar welded in, it ain't a damn street car

So to be legal at the track are you going to put in a bolt in roll bar in your car? And bolt it in and out of the car every time you go to the track?

 

[machausta]

 

[Eagle]

Rules require it. And doesn't stop me from street driving it all over the place.

Mine has a cage but at least I can drive mine comfortably on hot and humid summer days with the a/c blowing cold. hahaha

:hahano:

 

[skeezer]

 

[10sec]

Something that can be driven whenever, without fear of rain, snow, etc. Track prep shouldn't count, but I give MAD props to a car than can be driven whenever wherever, make absolutely no changes and run fast as fuck at the track. Taking it to burger king and calling it a street car is bullshit. That's not a street car, it's a car that can be driven on the street. Completely different.

 

[Eagle]

So to be legal at the track are you going to put in a bolt in roll bar in your car? And bolt it in and out of the car every time you go to the track?

The bar for the chute, not the cage you PITA!

Haven't decided what to do on the cage topic yet...

 

[JDHedman]

Can it be daily driven on the street and in rain..

 

[blakbearddelite]

I would also throw in that a street car should be able to be driven to the race track. I'm not counting the guys that just choose to trailer their car to the track.

 

[blakbearddelite]

Can it be daily driven on the street and in rain..

This area can be a little grey. I had some bald ass BF Goodrich tires a couple years back and the car could not be driven in the rain. My car is a total street car.

 

[10sec]

So clearly the term "street car" is way to loosely used. Street car, or street-able car. Pick one. Kthx.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

The bar for the chute, not the cage you PITA!

The parachute mount bolts to the bumper bracket.

And you started it!

 

[willizm]

NT05r's suppossedly handle pretty good in the rain so I'll probably get some of those this spring. I mean, as long as you aren't driving like a jack hole you should get where you need alright.

I was thinking about this earlier today when looking at my half apart car now. I guess as long as you can take your car out and not have to put any thought into getting from point a to point b, then it's a street car. I think as things start to get difficult, uncomfortable or you have to plan out how and where you drive your car, you begin to lose streetability.

 

[Eagle]

The parachute mount bolts to the bumper bracket.

And you started it!

Welded, bolted, scotch tape... I don't care how you got it on the car. IT'S ON THE DAMN CAR, SMARTASS.

 

[Eagle]

NT05r's suppossedly handle pretty good in the rain so I'll probably get some of those this spring. I mean, as long as you aren't driving like a jack hole you should get where you need alright.

I was thinking about this earlier today when looking at my half apart car now. I guess as long as you can take your car out and not have to put any thought into getting from point a to point b, then it's a street car. I think as things start to get difficult, uncomfortable or you have to plan out how and where you drive your car, you begin to lose streetability.

Funny story on that...

I made the mistake of having to drive home from the track last year on my slicks... OMFG. If you've had a chance to watch any of the vids of the people in Dallas who attempted driving during that ice storm... that's what it felt like. Took me an extra 45min to get home. I don't think the rear end EVER planted all the way on the ground.

My street tire this year is going to be that M&H tire that Pratt is running currently. Very much looking forward to driving the car again. All this crappy weather has be in a funk.