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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez
The failure of a 40 year old seat would probably be at the mounting positions.I'd say that the car owner,not NHRA would be the moron,for not checking the mounting bolts and possibly reinforcing them if they were suspect.NHRA has a 2 year rule on belts,a little overkill maybe,but if anybody waqs hurt due to a belt problem this board would be alive with criticism of NHRA because their belt rule didn't protect the driver.What ever happened to personal responsibility and looking out for yourself when you assemble/race a car?
Ed F.
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Ed, I seem to remember having to rebuild your drivers seat a E-town before making a run. ....Kinda looked like a refugee from a Jerry Stine car !!! LOL. ... I gotta agree with Mickey, the allowance of a true racing type seat in cars going over 130 mph,or below, is way overdue.....I'm all for trying to keep Stock simple,but let's face it , we've got disc brakes,wheelie bars,ect. this one is makes sense for safety. .....Some of the bucket seats in newer cars weigh almost 75#, and are bolted into sheetmetal with a couple of 5/16 bolts, Not something you want to brake loose in the event of a hi speed crash. .........Tom