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The facts are that any track that is NHRA sanctioned has to meet their requirements for safty and that includes tech. The typical Cobra with its hoop type rollbar is not going to meet the requirements for a convertable running under 14 seconds.
I have seen Cobras owners claim that they'll keep it under 14 sec then go out and go faster....... once. Of coarse that gets you suspended for the rest of the nite but it's not like they can throw you in jail.
Another "legal" way to do that is just run it hard through the 1/8 mile and then shut it down and slow it down so that you don't finish the 1/4 in less that 14 sec. That will give you an 1/8 mile time that will give you an approximate idea of what it will do in the 1/4. Of coarse then once you've got the hang of getting it launched and on its way to a good pass...... you could drive it all the way through, pick up your time slip and head for the gate.
Of coarse this is just what I've seen others do. I don't recommend anything that is against the rules!
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