Blinder/Blocker clarification needed

[Jim Caughlin]

Originally Posted by james schaechter

As a SRAC member, one would hope Justin Lamb would offer some clarity to his position.

To be fair, we don’t know how or what was presented to the NHRA team. We only know the NHRA response, which was not likely to be the best response.

So in my view, the real detailed response should come from Lonnie as the tech official right?

If they (NHRAtech) felt that the true need for safety off track was needed, why not solve for that?

If they felt that the blinders or blinders combined with other driver legal driver aids added up to an unfair advantage, why not say so?

He may have presented this to NHRA as a safety issue to make it sound more palatable but that's not why he wanted the rule change, Blinders have been a bone of contention to him for quite some time and he used his position on the SRAC to finally get it done. He has said that outright to fellow racers more than once (obviously not Stock and SS racers though).