Funny Car Cage...Safe or not?

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Originally Posted by FireSale

From the photo, the foreword section of the cage is keeping his head from kissing the wall. Not a good trade off in my opinion.

It's not just a dragster issue, either. Funny car cages show up in GT cars with front wheel drive conversions and the /SM cars, too. All the SG and ST cars have them.

Dale

Padding is a requirement in the rule book.

ROLL-CAGE PADDING
Roll-cage padding meeting SFI Spec 45.1 mandatory anywhere
driver’s helmet may come in contact with roll-cage components.
See General Regulations 4:11.