[Rich Biebel]

I have a RaceTech dragster and it has a master battery shutoff within easy reach of my left hand. Push type rod/cable just below the dash. I have occasionaly sat in my car and thought what would I do in an emergency if my throttle stuck. I practiced the various hand motions I might need. I also have two brake systems completely seperate, one foot one hand lever. My last dragster was Ron's injected. Fuel shutoff cable was within easy reach of my left hand. That would have been my first move in a stuck throttle situation, shut off the fuel, pull the chute, kill the switches......My present car it would be pull the chute, battery off, switches off.

My good friend had his throttle stick at the finishline at Island Dragway. It was an 8.90 something run at 153 mph in a '67 Nova. He reached for the shifter to neutral it and somehow engaged reverse in spite of the reverse lockout feature of the shifter........that car was destroyed when it locked the back tires spun around and rolled over. His safety gear did a goodjob and he was basically unhurt.....