Attn: NHRA / IHRA Tech .....here we go again ..

[Jim Bailey]

I had a chance to get the cobwebs off the Old Dodge this weekend at Pittsburg. I noticed that a fellow racer that uses a two step didn't have a button/switch on his brake pedal. Sooo...I politely ask him how his two step was activated? He told me that it was mounted up under the dash and attached to the brake linkage. "My question is; why would anybody go through the hassel to "hide" their two step activation device?"

[Dgal]

Maybe he is not hiding. It may be that he feels it is more consistent there or afraid his shoe might not activate the button as cleanly on the brake pedal as it would on the brake lever/shaft.

[danny waters sr]

Mine is hooked up to the old brake lite switch ,which is under the dash (so to speak) .but not on the brake rod. Tell Hank to give i a look , he's there.

[Kegracing]

Jim,

I do not have a rule book handy. Does it say you have to have a "button"? I know several people that are using the brake light switch, and others that are using pressure switches.

Other than someone wanting to hide them for bracket racing, I do not see where one would have any benefit over another, as long as they are still using their foot, in a stocker application.

Am I missing something?

Ken

[Mack Reeves]

If memory serves me correctly the wording in the rule book says the switch MUST be activated either by the brake or clutch pedal. No hand activated switches..

[Jim Bailey]

I have a Two Step Button/Switch mounted on one edge of my brake pedal. It's an Instant Micro Switch. Step on one side of my pedal to Two Step. Step on the other side, brakes only....Simple. Any no drivin' idiot can do it, even me. It's the same as I've seen on many other Stockers.... "IF" I was a Tech Official, and I saw a Two Step Button, let's say an adjustable Terminator Switch with an Erector Set of metal and more Engineering and Fabricating than a 4 link mounted under the dash or on the floor, Activated by the Brake Pedal or Linkage ...That car would be in the barn ...and the entire electrical system would be put to test. Just my thoughts. JB

[Tom keedle]

seems to me, if it's under the dash, it MAY just be there for ease of mounting and it's less likely to be kicked around or damaged by dirt or water...
just a thought, it ain't ALWAYS about "bending" the rule, is it?
but what do I know....

[Mark Yacavone]

Jim, That may just be a better spot for the 2 step to come off earlier and cleaner.
Well within the current rules.
In fact, in my mind the best setup would be an adjustable pressure switch and a big ol' gauge to monitor all of that. Again ,still legal.
As long as the 2 step is allowed ,there will always be creative ways to activate/ deactivate it.
Myself ,I wouldn't care if they did away with them completely on automatic cars.
That is , if you were allowed to stage anywhere you wanted on the starting line.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

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[Tony Janes]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Jim, That may just be a better spot for the 2 step to come off earlier and cleaner.
Well within the current rules.
In fact, in my mind the best setup would be an adjustable pressure switch and a big ol' gauge to monitor all of that. Again ,still legal.
As long as the 2 step is allowed ,there will always be creative ways to activate/ deactivate it.
Myself ,I wouldn't care if they did away with them completely on automatic cars.
That is , if you were allowed to stage anywhere you wanted on the starting line.

This is the best set up out there for two steps and it is legal. I am going to try it on my car in a few weeks. It is also legal.