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Originally Posted by Lenny5160_v2
There are no spectators to hit at a bracket race.
It's about protecting all of the spectators who flood the pit roads when S/C, S/G come to the ready line and S/SS are leaving the scales.
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There are still plenty of people wandering about. Being a former bracket racer, I've seen plenty of crazy things happen. We literally had a crew member of another car run between our tow vehicle and the dragster, as they were moving and the slack came out of the tow strap. Of course, she face planted right in front of the dragster. And nearly got hit.
This is NOT a safety issue SPECIFIC to Stock and Super Stock. It just isn't.
Now, are there some Stock and Super Stock drivers with some truly stupid "devices" blocking their vision? Absolutely. But they are already in FLAGRANT and EGREGIOUS violation of multiple safety rules, in the general rules and regulations section. And they're not using blinders as per the original rule.
Just because some clown duct tapes as 12"x24" piece of cardboard to his helmet is not a reason to punish a racer with a 3"x5" piece of metal or plastic properly affixed to their roll bar. That's just a load of crap, and everyone knows it.