NHRA amended rollbar / cage rule

[Tim H]

NHRA "Dedicated to $afety."

[6130]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Who in their right mind would want to go that quick without a roll bar or cage ? Not me that's for sure.

A lot of us have gone faster than that without a roll cage, a roll bar, racing harness, seatbelt...or even a car, for that matter. Just a millimeter or so of dead cow.

[Lyn Smith]

In the lower class Stockers you can run a 50 year old set of seat belts, but you can not run a set of aftermarket seat belts that are outdated by one day.Go figure.

[Dave Gantz]

What makes a 2008 and newer car so much safer than a 2007 and earlier car? Fast cars from the factory are something NHRA didn't foresee.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Dave Gantz

What makes a 2008 and newer car so much safer than a 2007 and earlier car? Fast cars from the factory are something NHRA didn't foresee.

Good question.

What makes an 11.50 bracket car safer than a 12.85 Stock Eliminator car?

[Dave Gantz]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Good question.

What makes an 11.50 bracket car safer than a 12.85 Stock Eliminator car?

I agree. Probably incompetence on NHRA's part.
I'm sure the bottom line is a matter of following the money trail.
My 87 Mustang street car needs a roll bar if the air is good. (11.40's) I don't want the seat belt hassle, so no roll bar, and I only go when the air is bad. I have no problem with a roll bar and race belts, but just let me use them (race belts) for more than 2 years! I hardly ever run it.
But, I digress. I can't help myself when I see these roll bar threads.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Dave Gantz

I agree. Probably incompetence on NHRA's part.
I'm sure the bottom line is a matter of following the money trail.
My 87 Mustang street car needs a roll bar if the air is good. (11.40's) I don't want the seat belt hassle, so no roll bar, and I only go when the air is bad. I have no problem with a roll bar and race belts, but just let me use them (race belts) for more than 2 years! I hardly ever run it.
But, I digress. I can't help myself when I see these roll bar threads.

Why not just slow your car down a tenth or so instead of just racing in bad air ? Carry an extra 100 lbs in the trunk, short shift it, install a throttle limiter like when S/G came into nhra's program back in the stone age ?

[Chevy55]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Why not just slow your car down a tenth or so instead of just racing in bad air ? Carry an extra 100 lbs in the trunk, short shift it, install a throttle limiter like when S/G came into nhra's program back in the stone age ?

Why won't the NHRA rewrite the rule so they're not legally responsible for the seat belt like NASCAR?

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Why not just slow your car down a tenth or so instead of just racing in bad air ? Carry an extra 100 lbs in the trunk, short shift it, install a throttle limiter like when S/G came into nhra's program back in the stone age ?

Exactly! What I do with my street/strip car is disconnect the back carb barrels. slows it about 1/2 sec. or i carry weight, and can also adjust timing, easy peasy! Some use one of the mechanical stops. whatever gets the job done. like many, I just don't want to put a roll bar in a pristine 67 dodge coronet that is still occasionally driven on the street

[Dave Gantz]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Why not just slow your car down a tenth or so instead of just racing in bad air ? Carry an extra 100 lbs in the trunk, short shift it, install a throttle limiter like when S/G came into nhra's program back in the stone age ?

I'm guessing you're saying that with tongue in cheek, but I'll address it anyway.
I have a few more things I'd like to do to the car. It's a toy, and I like getting what I can out of it. It'll probably go low 11's with what I want to do. I've always understood that there has to be a line (et) somewhere where a roll bar is required, and I'll eventually do the roll bar. But now, because a car is quick from the factory, it's safer than mine?