Collector Tether Question

[Jim Caughlin]

Yes, but if you lose it going down the track, it doesn't get 'shot' out from under the tire because the tire surface speed and vehicle speed are more or less synchronized. In the burnout box, you have a static vehicle and a 150MPH tire surface, more or less a baseball pitching machine. More often than not, when you see a down track part fall off, it just slides to a stop. The bad down track incident that seems to cause the most damage is driveshaft failures. Regardless of the extent of driveshaft enclosures, I've seen some big chunks fly off and sometimes into the guy in the other lane.

[Dinsdale]

Driveshaft tether should be mandatory. Seen more of them come out from under cars than collectors.

[Doug Blackley]

Originally Posted by Jim Caughlin

Yes, but if you lose it going down the track, it doesn't get 'shot' out from under the tire because the tire surface speed and vehicle speed are more or less synchronized. In the burnout box, you have a static vehicle and a 150MPH tire surface, more or less a baseball pitching machine. More often than not, when you see a down track part fall off, it just slides to a stop. The bad down track incident that seems to cause the most damage is driveshaft failures. Regardless of the extent of driveshaft enclosures, I've seen some big chunks fly off and sometimes into the guy in the other lane.

Tony Fillipone had one go thru his windshield a few years back that came off the car in the other lane while going down track

[Rick Bailey]

By Spring , there will be so many guys making kits and show me a tech guy that's going to pop his not so handy dandy list and see which kit is accepted...... I think Not ! I believe if you have a good, sound looking system on your car ... your good to go sir !

That's right ..... I said it ...... lol

Rick

[chevy620]

Rick,
You might be right...but..if the tech guys do look and you don't have the NHRA-accepted tag or it's a fake; it could get ugly.
Why mess with it when prices are from $59.00 to $149.00 for an NHRA-accepted kit?

I would hate to travel to a race for 6 hours or more and have the tech guys be "on a mission" to make sure everyone with slip-on collectors has a NHRA accepted tether system on it. That would be expensive if you didn't have them.

Jok

[SC363B]

Ric, get over it and buy a set of tethers. Your headers are out in the open in front of God and everybody and if you make your own I'm going to tell on you.
I've already got them on my car along with all the other crap they require.
What's a few bucks to a guy with all your money. Your not going to quit racing over $149 I know it and so do you.
Have a nice holiday season and I'll see you at Gateway in April

Bob B

[Rick Bailey]

Damn Bob ! ........ easy there ! .........

Jok, its the principle ...... How do I get NHRA approval/acceptance on my vinyl lettering , so racers "Have to buy from me !!!!!


My son and I can build complete race cars ...... but we can't make a freeking teather !

Give me a break !


Happy Thanksgiving .......... Jok and Bob

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Rick Bailey

Damn Bob ! ........ easy there ! .........

Jok, its the principle ...... How do I get NHRA approval/acceptance on my vinyl lettering , so racers "Have to buy from me !!!!!


My son and I can build complete race cars ...... but we can't make a freeking teather !

Give me a break !


Happy Thanksgiving .......... Jok and Bob

Exactly!!!! Jim

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[gsa612]

The latest accepted tether by PW, YOU weld tabs on the header tube and coll. Now it really does not make sense on why you can't build your own tether from a spec!.The price is right, but it's NHRA's reasoning I fail to understand. gsa612

[JOE ZOOM]

Several years ago @ atco a top sportsman car loses a collector during his burnout. This collector dam near severed this poor guys leg off, I have never witnessed anyone injured this badd.......This is no joke.

Joe Mocci. 1424