Originally Posted by
David88vert
Quick answers:
1) Yes, a street car should be able to be reasonably reliable to drive whenever you need it. Hell, I could take an Outlaw 10.5 car, and slap a better cooling system on it, and then drive it on the street - would that be a street car? Not in the real world to reasonable people, but it might be to you. I guess that since Bob at KMS (who is on here) could put a tag and insurance back on his race car (it used to be a street car), and happens to already run 7's on DR's, then that makes his a street car....
Bottom line, a street car should be able to be driven a decent distance and able to refuel at normal gas stations. If you a limit of less than 100 miles on a tank, or have to run home to pump fuel out of a barrel to be able to drive the car, it beats the spirit of being a street car.
2) You can't get VP100 at the pump but it is a certified street legal fuel. C16 and C23 are not legal on the street. There is a difference. Look at racing organizations - most street car classes restrict the types of fuel and tires. This is common. This shouldn't be an issue for your car though - a quick adjustment and you should still be able to pump out enough power.
3) Cage should use SFI-45 padding at least. Common sense is that you are taking a risk with a cage on the street, but there is no legal reason that it would make the car incapable of being a street car.
