2024 Blinder Rule Stock/SS

[Troy Henderson]

Figured you guys needed a laugh.

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by Hacksaw

This rule will never be reversed, because it's a SAFETY ISSUE ! End of story.

I'm not trying to start an argument but if it was a safety issue why are other classes allowed to use them? Point in case is some of the Pro sportsman class guys were using them at the World Finals in Vegas I've been told. I've not verified it yet as I have not gone back and looked at the video on NHRA tv.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Hacksaw

This rule will never be reversed, because it's a SAFETY ISSUE ! End of story.

If it were actually a safety issue, they'd be banned in all door cars at all NHRA sanctioned tracks at all times.


There are infinitely more sportsman tree bracket door slammers than there are Stock and Super Stock cars. And they race at dozens upon dozens of tracks at least 35-45 weekends per year, the pits and staging lanes are ten times more chaotic than those at a national event or LODRS race. The number of cars, passes, and events for Stock and Super Stock cars combined does not even show up on the radar compared to other sportsman tree door slammer cars.


It ain't even remotely about safety.

[RKelliher]

this is like new flexplate rule,stock and superstock does not include slower pro catagories.

[Adger Smith]

Humm... Wonder when some "Well Connected" company will come out with a rule book legal and NHRA approved blinder just for S & SS.. ??

[Lenny5160_v2]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

If it were actually a safety issue, they'd be banned in all door cars at all NHRA sanctioned tracks at all times.


There are infinitely more sportsman tree bracket door slammers than there are Stock and Super Stock cars. And they race at dozens upon dozens of tracks at least 35-45 weekends per year, the pits and staging lanes are ten times more chaotic than those at a national event or LODRS race. The number of cars, passes, and events for Stock and Super Stock cars combined does not even show up on the radar compared to other sportsman tree door slammer cars.


It ain't even remotely about safety.

There are no spectators to hit at a bracket race.

It's about protecting all of the spectators who flood the pit roads when S/C, S/G come to the ready line and S/SS are leaving the scales.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

If it were actually a safety issue, they'd be banned in all door cars at all NHRA sanctioned tracks at all times.


There are infinitely more sportsman tree bracket door slammers than there are Stock and Super Stock cars. And they race at dozens upon dozens of tracks at least 35-45 weekends per year, the pits and staging lanes are ten times more chaotic than those at a national event or LODRS race. The number of cars, passes, and events for Stock and Super Stock cars combined does not even show up on the radar compared to other sportsman tree door slammer cars.


It ain't even remotely about safety.

I doubt there is any stock or super stock drivers running around the pits with a blinder in place. Just doesn’t make any sense.