Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

[Notch1320]

Originally Posted by Todd Geisler

If bars were solely for safety reasons, then why are they not made mandatory by NHRA instead of optional as they are now?

I think this is a VERY good question!

No one wants to see anyone's car damaged as a result of a wheelie. With the cars that have notched the rear valance, is there another wheelie bar design that would work without having to notch anything? Something similar to what John Calvert had on his Thunderbolt? I would hate to see a situation like Larry stated where the bars would crunch up the rear of a car because of this ruling to not allow the notches.