NHRA officers introduced that “mud flaps” in Prime Gas will probably be elective for the following 4 races, beginning on the upcoming NHRA Arizona Nationals in Phoenix on March 21-23, whereas NHRA evaluates their effectiveness of decreasing rear wheel masses with out considerably impacting different areas.
The NHRA Technical Division will reassess the mud flap after the four-race trial interval, working with Prime Gas groups to assemble as a lot data as potential.
If no mud flap is utilized, the facet of the Prime Gas physique should be coated with a substitute physique panel, with no naked chassis uncovered.
Notably, throughout a take a look at session at Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway two weeks in the past, Brittany Power ran the quickest eighth-mile velocity in Prime Gas historical past (302.69 mph) with out the mud flaps being on the automotive.
