2024 Blinder Rule Stock/SS

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by PozQB14

Coot, I was able to have a great convo with one of the sportsman starters at an airport and I asked him about this topic. He said the big issue if the starter has to tell drivers to shiut their cars off or back up, he doesn't want their to be any obstructions.

and I was told by an NHRA "higher-up" that it is an "insurance company" decision.

[FLEMING]

At the end of the day.. I am pretty sure they cannot tell you that you cant use your hand.. Which is what people did back in the day before people started taping up there windshields and having drop down blinders.. I remember watching Bertozzi do this at bristol in the 90s and is where I learned to do it..

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by PozQB14

Coot, I was able to have a great convo with one of the sportsman starters at an airport and I asked him about this topic. He said the big issue if the starter has to tell drivers to shiut their cars off or back up, he doesn't want their to be any obstructions.

BUT …Aren’t the sun visors they allow BIGGER than a 3 x 5 card ????

[Don Kennedy]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

BUT …Aren’t the sun visors they allow BIGGER than a 3 x 5 card ????

Did I see a Pro Stocker using some form of blinder ??

[Mike Gray]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

Did I see a Pro Stocker using some form of blinder ??

On a pro tree, what the heck would they being trying to block out? Seems to me it would be useless.

[herbjr]

They block out their side vision,

[J.R. Haddad]

I have never used a blinder, so I don't really have a dog in this fight. I do,
however have a question about equity and fairness. There must be a conceived advantage otherwise there wouldn't be all this commotion about
blinders. Some cars have cages and cannot use a visor to block. Cars that
have roll bars or no roll bars can have their visors intact and useable.
How is that fair when everybody should have the same driving opportunity?
This isn't about parts allowed on certain cars, this a general rule issue.
OK, I've got my seatbelt on, go ahead and shoot.

J.R.

[PozQB14]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

BUT …Aren’t the sun visors they allow BIGGER than a 3 x 5 card ????

Haha ,don't kill the messenger. It seemed like a reasonable reason, but who knows.

[Mike Gray]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

BUT …Aren’t the sun visors they allow BIGGER than a 3 x 5 card ????

About this big in my new Shelby. Just finishing up interior, I’m sure my stock sun visor is legal but I don’t know if they are useful to block until I get the darn thing out on the track. I’ve never used a blinder before so it might just be a distraction and screw me up worse. Then again, who knows until I try it.

[Blackgar]

This really should be looked at. It's only illegal in stock & super stock. If it was a starter concern why is it legal in comp. If it was insurance related, same thing.
A real blinder takes much less windshield than a sunvisor. Just doesnt make good sense as it is written