2009 Rule Changes

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

Ed, I seem to remember having to rebuild your drivers seat a E-town before making a run. ....Kinda looked like a refugee from a Jerry Stine car !!! LOL. ... I gotta agree with Mickey, the allowance of a true racing type seat in cars going over 130 mph,or below, is way overdue.....I'm all for trying to keep Stock simple,but let's face it , we've got disc brakes,wheelie bars,ect. this one is makes sense for safety. .....Some of the bucket seats in newer cars weigh almost 75#, and are bolted into sheetmetal with a couple of 5/16 bolts, Not something you want to brake loose in the event of a hi speed crash. .........Tom

Tom;
It was a seat back issue not a seat mount issue.Did you notice I bolted the tracks in a locked position?
I also used over sized bolts through the floor,with over sized washers.And I am switching seats over the winter.
It would take about maybe an hour to redrill the holes and use larger bolts.I'm not the biggest fan of NHRA but they are not our grannies.Spend more time and thought looking at your car for ways to improve your safety,maybe half as much as figuring out ways to go faster.(Not directed at anyone in particular).


Ed