Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

Bruce Noland · 06-18-2013, 07:13 PM

I spoke to Pat Cvengros today about a second letter that was sent from the nhra tech department concerning the rear wheelie bar notches. The letter said that we must correct the wheelie bar notches by August 28, 2013.

Mr. Cvengros and I had a lively discussion and during the course of the conversation he said that wheelie bars were not safety equipment that belonged on Stockers. He said that no one in the "company" believed wheelie bars were necessary for safety on Stockers. But, there was a blurb in the Dragster that specifically cited safety concerns when nhra approved wheelie bars for Stockers. I believe Bob Lang and Len Imbrogno were very supportive of approving them for Stockers.

Pat went on to say that we could change our suspensions to prevent wheelies. He could not explain what he meant by changing our suspensions and became a bit testy. Wheelie bars are a huge safety issue for me! Pat seems like an OK guy but he needs to go to more races.

06-18-2013, 07:13 PM	#1
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers! I spoke to Pat Cvengros today about a second letter that was sent from the nhra tech department concerning the rear wheelie bar notches. The letter said that we must correct the wheelie bar notches by August 28, 2013. Mr. Cvengros and I had a lively discussion and during the course of the conversation he said that wheelie bars were not safety equipment that belonged on Stockers. He said that no one in the "company" believed wheelie bars were necessary for safety on Stockers. But, there was a blurb in the Dragster that specifically cited safety concerns when nhra approved wheelie bars for Stockers. I believe Bob Lang and Len Imbrogno were very supportive of approving them for Stockers. Pat went on to say that we could change our suspensions to prevent wheelies. He could not explain what he meant by changing our suspensions and became a bit testy. Wheelie bars are a huge safety issue for me! Pat seems like an OK guy but he needs to go to more races. __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK Last edited by Bruce Noland; 06-18-2013 at 07:21 PM.