What would you do in a bumper scraping wheelstand?

[junior barns]

Originally Posted by Barry Polley

Allow a wheelie bar that actually works and does not unload the tire. Nah, that makes too much sense. Ralph's car looks like it unloaded the tires and then stuff happens quickly. Ours bent the motor mounts, headers, radiator support, spindles, tie rods and new front rims. Hope it didn't do too much damage Ralph. Shifting early sounds logical.

BP

I dont think Ralph had any wheelie bars on his car that pass? WHY? The car appeared to unloaded when it hit the rear bumper.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by junior barns

I dont think Ralph had any wheelie bars on his car that pass? WHY? The car appeared to unloaded when it hit the rear bumper.

There have been questions about the legality of some of the bars in Stock. Ralph had a set on the car that looked like an erector set, but I think NHRA decided they don't like them. I guess maybe he hadn't found a set he liked to replace them yet.

Even cars with bars will have problems on a pass like that. I've seen really good cars get steered to the other lane by the bars, even with those orange wheels they say won't do that. When you get up like that with the regular bars, it drives them into the gravel pan, and that can often steer the car or unload it.

[Ed Fernandez]

I think I would call Billy Nees on the way up and ask his advise on a course of action.

[John Leichtamer Jr]

Mike

I was there for that one. I think wheelie bars were installed soon after.

Hammer

[MKopp5787]

Well I think this is an easy one for me to answer coming from expierence of doing many of these w/o wheelie bars. The only thing you can do is shift. . . . . . . . shift. . . . . . . . and oh yeah hold on.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by MKopp5787

Well I think this is an easy one for me to answer coming from expierence of doing many of these w/o wheelie bars. The only thing you can do is shift. . . . . . . . shift. . . . . . . . and oh yeah hold on.

Ah, the voice of experience. With the pictures to prove it!

Originally Posted by junior barns

I dont think Ralph had any wheelie bars on his car that pass? WHY? The car appeared to unloaded when it hit the rear bumper.

Yeah I saw that. I was commenting on the outlawed bars. Still ticked about that. I would not take a chance on not having them on an A-C car now. Too many variables and besides, it's too expensive to fix and loose a round.


BP