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[ATaylorRacing]

That car was not legal to go down the dragstrip at all! All your windows are to be up and once you start removing doors or window you must run a roll cage, even if you are running 14s and slower. If that was a NHRA or IHRA track they could or should get their sanctioning removed and their insurance cancelled.

[Clev]

Originally Posted by ATaylorRacing

That car was not legal to go down the dragstrip at all! All your windows are to be up and once you start removing doors or window you must run a roll cage, even if you are running 14s and slower. If that was a NHRA or IHRA track they could or should get their sanctioning removed and their insurance cancelled.

They probably didn't run it at any kind of public event. This was a manufacturing sample with a temporary title that Nissan loaned them for testing. Typically the manufacturer crushes them once they're returned, since they can't be made street legal or insurable for a reasonable cost. SCC probably got Nissan's permission to cut this one up just for the article, since it was due to be returned and scrapped anyway.