Ken Etter injured in an accident at Fontana

Rich Biebel · 08-26-2010, 08:54 AM

My '97 Firebird Stocker had a brace from the M/C to the shock tower. I assumed this was to prevent the M/C from moving due to a somewhat flexible firewall and staging and racing off the footbrake. If the firewalls are moving it might be part of the problem. You have to really take a look up in there to see what could cause a problem.

I have even looked at my dragsters footbrake setup. I had to move the pedals and make a new rod. I check my rotors and calipers every race visually when I clean the car.........especially the rotors and caliper mounting bolts and they are safety wired.....

08-26-2010, 08:54 AM	#8
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,320 Likes: 25 Liked 557 Times in 217 Posts	Re: Ken Etter injured in an accident at Fontana My '97 Firebird Stocker had a brace from the M/C to the shock tower. I assumed this was to prevent the M/C from moving due to a somewhat flexible firewall and staging and racing off the footbrake. If the firewalls are moving it might be part of the problem. You have to really take a look up in there to see what could cause a problem. I have even looked at my dragsters footbrake setup. I had to move the pedals and make a new rod. I check my rotors and calipers every race visually when I clean the car.........especially the rotors and caliper mounting bolts and they are safety wired..... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R