No Blinders

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Jody Lang, Toby Lang, Scott Welborn , and other assorted drivers that went rounds deep staging ……

,, Donnie Sabin #2 that year

[Mike McCandless]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

At the big bucks foot brake races where deep staging is common the starters are more alert. You can put DEEP on your window at local tracks and the starter activates the tree early you’re NOT going to get a rerun. For that reason alone I haven’t deep staged in 30 years, find a way to cut a light or go home.

It sounds like they did find a way to cut a light, but some didn't like it. Racers have pushed against rules since the start of time. Rule interpretation is the corner stone of drag racing. Always has been, always will be.

[Mark Yacavone]

I know it's the silly season so bear with me.

The pre-stage light was put there for the driver in that lane's benefit..Nothing more.
Using it to red light or blue light a driver is beyond the scope of it's intended usage.
A typical NHRA over-reaction.

Turn off the blue light, the courtesy staging , the auto start, the time out, etc. and let the starter do his job (see Buster Couch)

How did we ever survive the 70's ?
Jerry McClanahan deep staged every round except the final, at the Amarillo World Finals...Nobody whined or complained or even said a word that I remember.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

You know me Billy I would probably do it a little differently. Remember I do race a pentastar car

LARRY!!!!!! You need a Neon!

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Mike McCandless

Racers have pushed against rules since the start of time. Rule interpretation is the corner stone of drag racing. Always has been, always will be.

and "since the start of time" until fairly recently, NHRA Tech pushed back. Which is sorely missing here in the 3rd decade of the 21st century.

[Future Super Stocker]

To many cry babies most likely. So a sunvisor which is a factory item needs to be removed? I highly think NOT! Stop it already!

[Jim Caughlin]

Originally Posted by Future Super Stocker

To many cry babies most likely. So a sunvisor which is a factory item needs to be removed? I highly think NOT! Stop it already!

OEM sun visors are still legal. What I pointed out is that most SS and Stockers have roll cages so the sun visor likely can't be flipped up and down. Based on that, mine will be in a permanent down position (which is totally legal per the currently written rules) but a much larger obstacle to my forward vision than my current 8 sq inches of blinder. If those are the new rules, so be it but not well thought out.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Jim Caughlin

OEM sun visors are still legal. What I pointed out is that most SS and Stockers have roll cages so the sun visor likely can't be flipped up and down. Based on that, mine will be in a permanent down position (which is totally legal per the currently written rules) but a much larger obstacle to my forward vision than my current 8 sq inches of blinder. If those are the new rules, so be it but not well thought out.

Another EXCELLENT example of poorly written rules, especially those driven by insurance companies and lawyers.

[Jim Caughlin]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Another EXCELLENT example of poorly written rules, especially those driven by insurance companies and lawyers.

After my conversations with NHRA and reading between the lines, I have no doubt that this was a result of lawyers and probably a lawsuit. I also have no doubt that there will be no upcoming compromise on this new rule, it is what it is.

[L.Fite]

Originally Posted by Jim Caughlin

After my conversations with NHRA and reading between the lines, I have no doubt that this was a result of lawyers and probably a lawsuit. I also have no doubt that there will be no upcoming compromise on this new rule, it is what it is.

So...
By that logic, we have to wait for someone to get run over by another class that uses blinders and sue before it's banned in that class?

(I have no dog in this fight, just asking)