Re: You got to be kidding?
I am all for safety, but how this went down is what bothers me. A while back NHRA tells us we need to have these but wait you can not buy them yet. It felt like someone had an idea and went to NHRA to get them to require and appove their design, then the manufacturing could proceed.
As for NHRA Approved products, has anyone considered the fire extinguisher mount? You could buy one from a supplier that produced both an approve and not approved version. Guess which costs more?
Who knew hose clamps were not be acceptable.
As for me, I do not think teathers are necessary if one is doing a thorough maintanence check on there race cars. But it is their sand box and if I want to play, I would make my own version using the same clamps and cable design with materials bought direct at a lower expense. Sure, the cars cost us a lot but it does not mean we have to spend more than we have to. We all have spent money on performance products that did not live up to the quality, fit and performance expectations to justify the expense.
my $.02
Bob
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