Re: No Blinders
 

It's terrible if the no blinder rule was changed because someone got hurt. It would break every bone in my body at my age getting hit by a car. I don't go to but maybe 5 races a year. Can't remember hearing or seeing anything except Darin Grossi getting hit and run by a golf cart driven by a youngster last year. I've personally have had close calls with kids driving them. My first late wife got hit by a race car with obviously no neutral start. Car started in reverse while she was standing behind it in the lanes. Of course 30yrs ago a sorry was used before sueing.
Racing starts soon and can't wait. Last year Orlando had about 75 cars total between stock and superstock. Hope the time of year increases that total.

Paul Haszlauer
C/SA

Re: No Blinders
 

It will make a big difference

Re: No Blinders
 

Is it ok to remove the mirror for weight savings

Re: No Blinders
 

Your planning on no one chasing you?
How fast is Dumbo?

Re: No Blinders
 

Not as fast as the Fords or Chevys or other DP's in same class FS/D. But I'm working hard to get closer.

Re: No Blinders
 

be .000 on the tree and run dead on and you wont need a mirror.
Stan Hawes
Retired, not retarded

Re: No Blinders
 

You are probably correct about the ivory tower personnel.
My take is something like this is a concession the NHRA has made to the insurance provider. Probably saved the NHRA money on the rate, someway. I wouldn't be surprised that they had a few claims that were blamed on blinders or restricted vision caused by blinders.
Either cut a rise in rates or lowered a rate.

Re: No Blinders
 

There are people that don't know the cardinal rule of pit etiquette, race cars have the right away. Tracks like Topeka has multiple intersections from the north forty to the staging lanes, last year they had traffic control at the nationals to stop pedestrians and spectator cars from crossing when a race car was coming. Some people think it's a Walmart and they have the right away.
Randy Wells
I/S5628

Re: No Blinders
 

Some rules are made for the racers safety if a racer has a blinder on his windshield and he hurts someone or kills them, that racer could be liable >

Re: No Blinders
 

IF... this rule change is because of a specific incident involving a Stock/SS car, I would like to hear from someone who knows of or witnessed the accident or near accident. I have a hard time believing something like this would have happened and someone in our community doesn't know about it. Either somebody here knows the actual story or the other option is that this supposed incident didn't happen and this was just a BS excuse to get rid of blinders.