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63corvette · 09-15-2013, 02:13 PM

[QUOTE=Jim Wahl;400025]
If NHRA was genuinely interested in correcting a problem (more people have been killed by loose Top Fueler tires) they would set a standard, much like the roll bar rules, and allow racers to fabricate their own header tethers. I will NOT be paying $200-$250 for this newest obvious NHRA money making enterprise paid for on the backs of the racer. Nor will I be hacking up my $2600 SS headers by welding them all together, this was a disingenuous alternative by NHRA. I will make my own tethers. I am fully capable, as are 90% of the racers I compete with. If they are not acceptable, I will not race with the NHRA until they rethink this deal.
Jim

I had lunch with some racing friends this last week and two of them stated almost exactly the same thing. No more NHRA racing events until this new rule is changed to allow us to fabricate our own. It seems more principal of the way it was handed down than the cost to them. Probably the cost was part of it also.
I hope NHRA takes a look at comments like these and realizes that they are running off their loyal customers by doing silly things like this.
It will only take someone making a long tow to an event somewhere early next year and being turned down at TECH over the tether issue to really get things stirred up.
My 2 Cents
Rick Cates

09-15-2013, 02:13 PM	#3
63corvette Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canyon, Tx Posts: 551 Likes: 127 Liked 353 Times in 102 Posts	Re: NHRA Tether Rule Update [QUOTE=Jim Wahl;400025] If NHRA was genuinely interested in correcting a problem (more people have been killed by loose Top Fueler tires) they would set a standard, much like the roll bar rules, and allow racers to fabricate their own header tethers. I will NOT be paying $200-$250 for this newest obvious NHRA money making enterprise paid for on the backs of the racer. Nor will I be hacking up my $2600 SS headers by welding them all together, this was a disingenuous alternative by NHRA. I will make my own tethers. I am fully capable, as are 90% of the racers I compete with. If they are not acceptable, I will not race with the NHRA until they rethink this deal. Jim I had lunch with some racing friends this last week and two of them stated almost exactly the same thing. No more NHRA racing events until this new rule is changed to allow us to fabricate our own. It seems more principal of the way it was handed down than the cost to them. Probably the cost was part of it also. I hope NHRA takes a look at comments like these and realizes that they are running off their loyal customers by doing silly things like this. It will only take someone making a long tow to an event somewhere early next year and being turned down at TECH over the tether issue to really get things stirred up. My 2 Cents Rick Cates