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While Big Chief had nothing personal to fear from sharing the letter publicly absent NHRA license, other Street Outlaws cast members were in a different situation. In the same way tha t “Big Chief” and “Murder Nova” risk everything they own to compete for the top spot on “The List,” they’ll sacrifice the right to race at NHRA-sanctioned facilities if push comes to shove. The real reason Street Outlaws have become a hit is their brazen, anti-establishment attitude. In Shearer’s opinion, the idea that cast members could be barred from NHRA competition and sanctioned tracks was deeply troubling, but it was not reason enough to give up on a television series he and his hard-working friends were in the middle of filming its fifth season. “The point of my post was to let people that are trying to cross over-trying to get some publicity or because they think it’s easy-know that once you do it you might not be able to go back.” While Shearer wasn’t expecting this reaction, he wasn’t surprised by the outrage either. Within 12 hours, numerous memes circulated online, and an “NHRA Sucks” Facebook page (with 3,200 members at the time) was launched. Comments and messages supporting the celebrity street racer kept pouring in, and the situation quickly escalated into an outright attack on the NHRA. The reaction from friends and fans was awe-inspiring. “If nothing else, it’s proof that street racing will always have consequences.” Not so fast

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This prompted his close friend and Street Outlaws co-star Justin “Big Chief” Shearer – who isn’t personally an NHRA competition license holder or member – to quickly snap a photo of the letter and post it to his Facebook profile page, saying:

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Apparently, Shawn and other cast members had violated the NHRA’s member code of conduct and mission. The letter advised them that any further participation in shows that glorify illegal street racing will result in their licenses being revoked. Among them: Shawn Ellington, aka “Murder Nova.” The ominous letter from the NHRA In February 2015, several cast members of Street Outlaws received a letter from the National Hot Rod Association. We lay out what happened and why it didn’t go over too well for the organization.

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The NHRA claims to be the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning body, with over 40,000 drivers on its roster.īack in 2015, popular Street Outlaws cast member Shawn Ellington found himself on the radar of that very NHRA. In addition to setting rules for drag racing, it hosts events across the United States and Canada. Wrong! You’d be surprised to hear that even this “Outlaw” activity has a governing body, called the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). Everything goes, right? After all, it’s about unsanctioned and illegal auto racing on a public road. When one thinks of street racing, souped-up dragsters with screeching tires and screaming crowds come to mind.

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