NHRA regulations
I was nervous as hell about trying to return to racing. It had been so long (over 30 years) since I'd done any bracket racing that I wasn't sure where to start. I tried reading the NHRA and IHRA rule books but wasn't sure if I understood which rules applied to me.
My biggest problem was that I didn't know how fast my car was going to go. After reading through the books over and over I gradually began to pick out rules that I definitely had to key on.
My next step was to contact a friend I used to race with years ago. He had stayed in racing over the years and was a good source for info. After looking over my Duster he confirmed the shortcomings that I had found and agreed that there was no way to know for sure about some of the rules until I knew how fast the car would go.
His advice was to fix all of the things I already had planned on and take it to the track. - Preferably a track that was running a test and tune event. Not only would I get an inspection before running the car, but then I could finally find out what the car is truly capable of.