Another Racer Killed at E-Town

Super Sport · 06-15-2010, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by k.pascoe

Just make sure the damn chutes work. It's easy people, if the chutes don't work it doesn't matter HP or lenghth of the track.

Div 3 checked parachutes at the Joliet points meet this past weekend because of a few failures the previous weekend at the Joliet Nationals. They made the drivers of cars that are required parachutes by the rulebook pull the lever when they came up for tech.

I understand that over twenty parachutes FAILED the test!!!

Ed Fernandez · 06-15-2010, 02:46 PM

Maybe we need some fast R&D on chutes and deployment methods.Remote doployment by someone past the finishline wouldn't be a bad idea also.
I remember the old jet cars,Green Mamba?Green Monster,years ago.They were heavy and had massive chutes to stop them.They did have malfunctions now and then though.
Maybe concentrating on launch methods might help.

06-15-2010, 02:46 PM	#2
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Another Racer Killed at E-Town Maybe we need some fast R&D on chutes and deployment methods.Remote doployment by someone past the finishline wouldn't be a bad idea also. I remember the old jet cars,Green Mamba?Green Monster,years ago.They were heavy and had massive chutes to stop them.They did have malfunctions now and then though. Maybe concentrating on launch methods might help. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

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