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chevy620 · 03-07-2012, 10:22 AM

Pretty much like "certifying your chassis". They measure the pipe but they NEVER mention the welds, the supports, the brackets, etc.
They hand you a form, measure 6 or 7 spots and collect their check. IT HAS NOTHING to do with safety, it is ALL about revenue, period.

If it was about safety they would check for worn rod ends (or have you certify you replace them regularly, brakes, etc, etc.

I had a track for 15 years. The single most common cause of wrecks, injuries and property loss: Oil under the tires.

And yet, diapers are only slowly being made mandatory. Want to be safer? Put a diaper under the engine and plumb your trans cooler lines with high-pressure braided or similar hydraulic line with AN fittings.

You always have to remember, NHRA is a "revenue-needing operation". With half-empty grandstands on Elimination day, Sportsman entries falling off or being limited (allegedly due to lack of space) at certain events the NHRA NEEDS MORE MONEY to keep the show on the road. If it is on the back of the Sportsman and Bracket racers, why would they care? You do it as a hobby and the NHRA goal is to keep the nitro teams the stars of the show. Not sure why, seems less and less people come to watch it.

Sorry about the rant, it's just that the "safety rules" are totally stupid and nothing but "ad sellers" for them.

Jok
(yeh, I always have "trouble" at tech ;-)

03-07-2012, 10:22 AM	#34
chevy620 Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 188 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Window Net Rule Pretty much like "certifying your chassis". They measure the pipe but they NEVER mention the welds, the supports, the brackets, etc. They hand you a form, measure 6 or 7 spots and collect their check. IT HAS NOTHING to do with safety, it is ALL about revenue, period. If it was about safety they would check for worn rod ends (or have you certify you replace them regularly, brakes, etc, etc. I had a track for 15 years. The single most common cause of wrecks, injuries and property loss: Oil under the tires. And yet, diapers are only slowly being made mandatory. Want to be safer? Put a diaper under the engine and plumb your trans cooler lines with high-pressure braided or similar hydraulic line with AN fittings. You always have to remember, NHRA is a "revenue-needing operation". With half-empty grandstands on Elimination day, Sportsman entries falling off or being limited (allegedly due to lack of space) at certain events the NHRA NEEDS MORE MONEY to keep the show on the road. If it is on the back of the Sportsman and Bracket racers, why would they care? You do it as a hobby and the NHRA goal is to keep the nitro teams the stars of the show. Not sure why, seems less and less people come to watch it. Sorry about the rant, it's just that the "safety rules" are totally stupid and nothing but "ad sellers" for them. Jok (yeh, I always have "trouble" at tech ;-)