NHRA Tether Rule Update

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Originally Posted by Crew Chief

I hear this mandate came down from NHRA's legal department after an incident where someone was hit by a collector that came off in the water box. If that's the case, they would want legitimate companies making the tethers because liability would then fall back on the manufacturer in a lawsuit.

I was at a track where someone standing behind the burnout area was hit by a pebble thrown out by the slicks doing the burn out.

So how are we going to tie down all the rocks and pebbles at the strip?

JimR