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Originally Posted by Rich Biebel
I think some of the really fast High dollar muscle car Stockers might want to have a diaper as they are racing cars worth a great deal of money.....or some of the newer fast cars too......
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Actually after one of our last exchanges, I picked up the phone and called Dennis over at DRE, he was a nice fellow, I said sounds like youve been taking a beating and before he could say anything I told him, hey I already drank the coolaid, Im sure if I was MANDATED to have it on a car that it was a real pain to use put on and take off I would feel different.
For me, and after 2 experiences of perforating engines in this car, well, I am considering it saftey equiptment, not for us for the damm car. I put too much work into this thing to see it become a crushed tin can because of oil past 330'
Thats me, I actually dont mind saftey equiptment, and it will also keep us from holding up an event should that occur, I dont like it when Im held up so I dont expect others too, bad for the racers, bad for the fans, bad for us.
For those that have never had a need, I can see a concen and mandating it seem a bit rough to me, there are cars ive had I have no idea how I would get one on or off, hardly ever, hell the Stock SRT8 I would gripe about because it would be a hassle, Mustangs, ouch....and on.
Cheap, Cheap insurance against something weve already had happen. For us....
That being said something was brought to my attention during our conversation, apparently with all the griping about the Hazmat and such in Florida and EPA concerns from the NHRA perspective, apparently someone brought it to their attention that if it happens on the track it may be their liablity / fault. And them subject to fines possibly ? Or something along that line....make sense eh ?
Just something I thought I would share, why is the NHRA worried, its gotta be pressure right ? Or fear of $ liability to someone (the oil , not the diapers) and its kinda like the post office we had that installed all bullet proof glass after it kept getting robbed repeatedly, only to have my dad say "watch this" and we walked right in an open side door behind the counters......same thing with the oil, Uhhhhh......oooppppsss we forgot something and in our zeal to make sure YOU do what you should we left ourselves wide open....
Just a thought maybe wrong but noone likes liability.....crap that reminds me I have to go finish the "Independent Contrator" clauses for our Pit Girls....see.....even saves me from a harrasment charge when I say "Come on Wiggle a liltte more for the other racers" ...... Noone likes liability and BIG Out of control companies or orgainizations reward employees for finding things like this to be worried about....