yeah those are mostly safety features for a two stroke running at throttle for extended periods of time, in the case of a drag race the motor should hold at wot for that very short period of time without the kit just fine, my buddys ice racer doesnt even have its cooling system they have a little dolly with the sleds system on it and they pump coolant through it after runs goes to show you in those short burst you can pretty much remove anything that doesnt help you go straight faster