NHRA requirments for trunk mounted battery

[streetk14]

Hey guys,
I want to take my newly aquired '67 LS6 Camaro to the street legal drags at California Speedway in a few weeks, but am not sure if I am set to pass tech. I have not been drag racing in a few years, and am not too up to date on the rules.

My main concern is my trunk mounted battery. It is an optima red-top that is mounted in a DSE billet bracket. I read that a battery in the trunk requires a sealed box or trunk firewall. I'm not sure if having a sealed gel battery changes this requirment. Any ideas?

Also, am I required to have a kill switch at the rear of the car? This is a very nice street car that I plan to take to the track once in a while, and I really don't want to do a kill switch. I know that there are clean ways to do it (like mounting it inside the trunk with a rod exiting through a tail light housing), but it is something I'm trying to avoid.

I guess I don't see what the difference is between having the battery up front or in the trunk (from the NHRA's point of view). If the car flips over, you are not going to be able to get under the hood or in the trunk to disconnect the battery. However, only a trunk mounted battery requires a switch?

I think that this may not be a big deal since this is just a test & tune/ street legal drags, but I'd hate to get sent home because of something like this. What do you guys think?



Andy