Outlaw 8.5 is a heads-up class designed for street legal appearing cars from a major manufacturer. This class is becoming just as competitive and popular as the cars that run on 10.5 wide and true 10.5 slicks. These are amazingly fast hotrods with diverse power adders just like the Outlaw True Ten 5 cars however they are utilizing even smaller slicks.

Designation: O/8.5 followed by racer number.

Heads up class
No minimum weight.
.400 Pro-Tree
Pro Ladder
32 car field

*Rules are subject to change at the sole discretion of the NDRL. NDRL and track tech/management has final discretion on rules. ALSO, SEE GENERAL CAR RULES

CHASSIS

BODY
Stock bodylines must be retained. Chopping, channeling, sectioning, or any other alterations to contour, lengthen, shorten, widen stretch or modify any area is prohibited.
Stock appearing fiberglass/composite body parts and lexan allowed.

INTERIOR
Stock interior preferred.

FRONT CHASSIS/SUSPENSION
Stock front frame rails and suspension required. Aftermarket control arms and bushings allowed as long as they bolt in stock locations. Rack and pinion steering allowed. Aftermarket coil over shocks allowed and aftermarket direct replacement struts are allowed, but must bolt in stock location with the exception of aftermarket K-member. In the case of K-member cars, the upper control arm must bolt in stock location, but the K-member and lower control arms must still be removable.

After market bolt in sub-frame allowed. Must bolt in unaltered stock OEM mounting locations. OEM suspension configuration required. Bolt on sub frames must be from a manufacture with designated company part numbers and must be produced for the vehicle they were designed for from the manufacturer. Cross member may be notched for oil pan clearance.
 

REAR CHASSIS/SUSPENSION
Any type rear suspension allowed. Stock firewall must be retained and in stock location.
Notching for clearance of bell housing, distributor, supercharger or intercooler allowed.

FIREWALL
Smoothing of firewall for appearance is allowed. No part of engine may touch stock position firewall.

TIRES
No wide or experimental tires.
Maximum rear slick allowed - 26x8.5

ENGINE

Any engine combination allowed. Motor plates and solid mounts allowed. All nitrous bottles to be safety vented pop off to outside the vehicle.

POWER ADDERS
Single power adder allowed.
Power adders: Nitrous oxide systems, turbochargers and superchargers.
*Draw through carburetor set-ups allowed a single stage of nitrous with a single fogger or Plate.

FUEL AND FUEL SYSTEMS
No fuel containing nitro allowed
Electronic fuel injection, mechanical fuel injection, carburetor and blow through carburetor allowed.
 

INTERCOOLING
Allowed.
 

ELECTRONICS
No restrictions.
 

TRANSMISSION
Any type transmission allowed. Air shifters and transbrakes are allowed.
 

WHEELIE BARS
Wheelie bars are optional for aspirated/nitrous oxide cars only.
 

MUFFLERS
Not required.
 

ENGINE CONTAINMENT
Oil blanket/diaper or belly pan required.