Alcohol dragster?

[novassdude]

How hard would it be to have a secondary safety cable that would go thru the chute attachment points in case the main mount fails? It would add a couple of pounds but I think it would be very well worth it. sort of like the wheel retention on Indy cars.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by novassdude

How hard would it be to have a secondary safety cable that would go thru the chute attachment points in case the main mount fails? It would add a couple of pounds but I think it would be very well worth it. sort of like the wheel retention on Indy cars.

Now there's an idea that merits looking at! Maybe someone will design one for their car and show it off to the rest of the racing world.

BTW, if your car is required a parachute, when was the last time you actually looked at the mounting point on your own car? I'm talking about a close inspection looking for cracks in welds or metal. There is a lot of strain put on that important section each time the parachute is used.

[Frank Castros]

It seems to me based on the recent events this year NHRA management seems more clueless then ever before.
Must more lives be lost before they get it. How does an official like Graham Light make a statement like he did to the Pro Stock guys and get away with it?
Does NASCAR blatantly compromise the safety of their racers or spectators?
NHRA apparently does not care about anything but lining their pockets.

[smracer2002]

An act of sportmanship most people didnt know about.

http://www.competitionplus.com/index...ke-a-full-pass

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

It seems to me based on the recent events this year NHRA management seems more clueless then ever before.
Must more lives be lost before they get it. How does an official like Graham Light make a statement like he did to the Pro Stock guys and get away with it?
Does NASCAR blatantly compromise the safety of their racers or spectators?
NHRA apparently does not care about anything but lining their pockets.

They are clueless because they do not have people with the right technical knowledge and they depend on the so called "Experts" at SFI. In the past I have have confronted SFI on many issues just to have them hang their phone on my ear.

Again, the dynamics of a NASCAR or Formula 1 car are not the same as a Funny Car or Dragster. It requires a sound technical approach in the same fashion when Ford got all their engineers involved during the re-design of the cockpit of Funny cars after John Force's crash. The Ford engineers learned the dynamics were completely different when compared to other types of motor sports.

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by novassdude

How hard would it be to have a secondary safety cable that would go thru the chute attachment points in case the main mount fails? It would add a couple of pounds but I think it would be very well worth it. sort of like the wheel retention on Indy cars.

Very difficult. Read my earlier post.

[Hagen Gary]

Originally Posted by SSDiv6

Very difficult. Read my earlier post.

After reading every one of your post, I fail to see how you addressed this man's Idea. I also have come to the conclusion that either you lack reading comprehension skills, or you twist what people say on this board just so you can look down your nose at them. You did it to me on a different thread, now here. How about you go read your earlier post, then read this man's 5 more times. Thanks

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Hagen Gary

After reading every one of your post, I fail to see how you addressed this man's Idea. I also have come to the conclusion that either you lack reading comprehension skills, or you twist what people say on this board just so you can look down your nose at them. You did it to me on a different thread, now here. How about you go read your earlier post, then read this man's 5 more times. Thanks

Gary,

I do not believe I lack the reading comprehension skills and I do not twist what people say in this board. I read all the proposals and suggestions from racers that like myself, believe in the safety of our sports. What I am implying is that some of the suggestions and proposals stated, are not feasible. Drag racing is not the only motor sport and I have been involved and as a full time career, I make a living making sure the airplanes that people fly on, are safe.

In the past, I have gone head-to-head with the tech department at Glendora and SFI on many issues, including safety, just to go on deaf ears like they seem to do to everyone that raises a concern.

I am sorry if you might believe I have a witch hunt against you; I just try to help and bring reality of some of the subjects discussed. As a matter of fact, Mark Niver's death hits home; I had known Norm for many years when I used to live in Arizona.

He was part of a group of engineers in the Phoenix area that were always brainstorming such as Patrick Hale and Norm Drazy who invented the PSI Supercharger. Pat, Norm, Mark and myself used to spend time on the phone brainstorming and sharing ideas.

As a matter of fact, many years ago, Pat and myself came up with an electro-mechanical idea and design to prevent to rash of dragster blow-overs. NHRA turned down the idea because it probably came from a group of Sportsman racer and not from the big name fuel guys.

In a nutshell, if you believe I have offended you, my apologies.

[Floyd Staggs]

Nobody wants to hear it but an extra 320' of shut down wouldn't hurt anybody. Make it across the board, all classes. That's a lot more stopping area if something breaks and less terminal speed at the finish line.
JMHO

[Ed Fernandez]

SSDiv6,why don't you use your real name on here?Oh,I know,national security.