No hand brake allowed?

Wade Mahaffey · 07-06-2010, 12:46 PM

I have heard of the "no hand brake" rule in dragsters. I was told that racers had to remove the hand brake handle, and hand it over in tech. It was returned at the end of the day/event. I can't believe NHRA would have you dismantle and make useless, a perfectly good brake system. Whats next, the chute? The secondary brake system is there for additional braking capability should it be needed, for whatever reason. There's alot of torn up race cars (as well as injured and/or killed drivers) out there that would'nt have been, with a secondary brake system. I sure hope they're not disabling a perfectly good "SAFETY" component, because of a driver behavior issue?

Wade Mahaffey

07-06-2010, 12:46 PM	#1
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	No hand brake allowed? I have heard of the "no hand brake" rule in dragsters. I was told that racers had to remove the hand brake handle, and hand it over in tech. It was returned at the end of the day/event. I can't believe NHRA would have you dismantle and make useless, a perfectly good brake system. Whats next, the chute? The secondary brake system is there for additional braking capability should it be needed, for whatever reason. There's alot of torn up race cars (as well as injured and/or killed drivers) out there that would'nt have been, with a secondary brake system. I sure hope they're not disabling a perfectly good "SAFETY" component, because of a driver behavior issue? Wade Mahaffey