Tube bars out to front frame on a mopar?

[Mark Yacavone]

Anyone want to guess why that rule was changed, and who for?

[Bob Don]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Anyone want to guess why that rule was changed, and who for?

Your Monte Carlo? lol

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Bob Don

Your Monte Carlo? lol

Maybe some lead filled ones...

[GTOMayhem]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Maybe some lead filled ones...

^^^^^^^^^^
THIS!

Rick Thomason
GTOMayhem

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Anyone want to guess why that rule was changed, and who for?

safety for the most part, that image of the duster/demon crash a few years back comes to mind...every bit of cage helps....and lets face it a lot of the race cars are getting a little long in the tooth and can use the additional stiffness, even the lowly Gremlin was slowly twisting itself to the point of concern before its full cage....(pre-this rule, not through firewall)

Just about all of the unibody cars would benefit some more than others. How much it could help ET would be an interesting study.

Eric

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Eric Merryfield

safety for the most part, that image of the duster/demon crash a few years back comes to mind...every bit of cage helps....and lets face it a lot of the race cars are getting a little long in the tooth and can use the additional stiffness, even the lowly Gremlin was slowly twisting itself to the point of concern before its full cage....(pre-this rule, not through firewall)

Just about all of the unibody cars would benefit some more than others. How much it could help ET would be an interesting study.

Eric

Eric, They didn't reverse this long standing rule for the Gremlins out there.
Trust me on this.

[Cotten]

I give up Mark. Who did they change the rule for?

Are you against the change?

[Coleydog]

Originally Posted by Cotten

I give up Mark. Who did they change the rule for?

Are you against the change?

Got me curious too. If you can't say it on here, send me a pm, I won't tell.

[Dissident]

Does anyone have this in writing from NHRA? IF so, could you please share the documentation? It would surely help provide some clarity and that in itself would be cool.

Thanks in advance.

Dissident

[Mark Yacavone]

Guys,
Lately we've had a bunch of 8 second "Stockers", along with factory involvement.
Coincidence? Don't believe in them when it comes to NHRA.

Mikey, No , I'm not against this new ruling. If one feels they need a full cage , with front braces in their 12.85 M/SA car, have at it.
But don't make it mandatory , when you've got 11.50 bracket bombers out there with no bar at all.
That's a subject for a different thread though, isn't it?