Kill switch location

Leon Rennebaum · 08-10-2009, 08:59 AM

Lokar makes a kit to locate a Master Cutoff Switch shutoff lever inside the car:
http://www.lokar.com/product-descrip...ttery-disc.htm

Rick Bailey · 08-10-2009, 09:23 AM

in my case.......dragster.....(i know...wrong side.. .90 / s ss lol) I'm right handed with button on right side of s/wheel, my rod for the master switch is also on the right.....so I would be in a jam, sorta. I hope I would have the present of mind to kill the car with the ing.switch which is on the left side of dash (without removing rt. finger off t/b button.

At the old St. Louis track, I had my accellerator stick wide open@ the big end. First pass on car after my two year retirement. Yeap ! scared the **** out of me, hit the brakes......no good, finally reached up and killed the ing. switch. that worked...................got hung up on the hood.

Now , i always use stands to check the drop. And after blowing up a convertor, on the stands, checking the stall..........I don't do that anymore either.

My stuff dosen't go WOT unless I'm at the starting line.

John Kelley · 08-10-2009, 10:07 AM

When I went to Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School the KILL switch was RED & LIT in the middle of the steering wheel.........I LIKED THAT !!

CBS · 08-10-2009, 11:23 AM

It appears to be a standard in S/G and S/C as we are too mindless to turn it on....after we are buckled in...after we had our SS car built we added it....an accident is a lot more likely in the super classes because you're always checking your stop speed.....But the rear wheels need to be off the ground...period...

Rock

Wade Mahaffey · 08-10-2009, 12:15 PM

Henry, check your PM....Wade

Travis Miller · 08-10-2009, 12:51 PM

Sit in your racecar and strap yourself in. If you use your right hand to activate the transbrake button, try reaching the ignition switch with your left hand to see if you could shut off the engine in an emergency.

Racers are highly intelligent when it comes to making a racecar go fast. Use some of your intelligence to make it safer.

Travis

buzzinhalfdozen · 08-10-2009, 01:08 PM

Hell I just assumed you meant on the starting line, in that case I wouldn't know any different till the finish line. As for stall testing I'm not a big fan, won't do it unless I'm at least on the track, don't have the stones to hold the chain saw wide open otherwise. I have over the years witnessed this at different tracks and I vacate the area as soon as the guy stomps it, never know if he may have brain fade and just let go of the button. Joe

Rich Biebel · 08-10-2009, 01:38 PM

I have a RaceTech dragster and it has a master battery shutoff within easy reach of my left hand. Push type rod/cable just below the dash. I have occasionaly sat in my car and thought what would I do in an emergency if my throttle stuck. I practiced the various hand motions I might need. I also have two brake systems completely seperate, one foot one hand lever. My last dragster was Ron's injected. Fuel shutoff cable was within easy reach of my left hand. That would have been my first move in a stuck throttle situation, shut off the fuel, pull the chute, kill the switches......My present car it would be pull the chute, battery off, switches off.

My good friend had his throttle stick at the finishline at Island Dragway. It was an 8.90 something run at 153 mph in a '67 Nova. He reached for the shifter to neutral it and somehow engaged reverse in spite of the reverse lockout feature of the shifter........that car was destroyed when it locked the back tires spun around and rolled over. His safety gear did a goodjob and he was basically unhurt.....

08-10-2009, 08:59 AM	#1
Leon Rennebaum Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Williamstown, NJ Posts: 30 Likes: 2 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Kill switch location Lokar makes a kit to locate a Master Cutoff Switch shutoff lever inside the car: http://www.lokar.com/product-descrip...ttery-disc.htm

08-10-2009, 09:23 AM	#2
Rick Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 502 Likes: 5 Liked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Kill switch location in my case.......dragster.....(i know...wrong side.. .90 / s ss lol) I'm right handed with button on right side of s/wheel, my rod for the master switch is also on the right.....so I would be in a jam, sorta. I hope I would have the present of mind to kill the car with the ing.switch which is on the left side of dash (without removing rt. finger off t/b button. At the old St. Louis track, I had my accellerator stick wide open@ the big end. First pass on car after my two year retirement. Yeap ! scared the **** out of me, hit the brakes......no good, finally reached up and killed the ing. switch. that worked...................got hung up on the hood. Now , i always use stands to check the drop. And after blowing up a convertor, on the stands, checking the stall..........I don't do that anymore either. My stuff dosen't go WOT unless I'm at the starting line. __________________ Rick Bailey 3439 SC

08-10-2009, 10:07 AM	#3
John Kelley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tightwad,TEXAS Posts: 911 Likes: 6 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Kill switch location When I went to Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School the KILL switch was RED & LIT in the middle of the steering wheel.........I LIKED THAT !!

08-10-2009, 11:23 AM	#4
CBS VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Commerce, Mi Posts: 1,387 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Kill switch location It appears to be a standard in S/G and S/C as we are too mindless to turn it on....after we are buckled in...after we had our SS car built we added it....an accident is a lot more likely in the super classes because you're always checking your stop speed.....But the rear wheels need to be off the ground...period... Rock

08-10-2009, 12:15 PM	#5
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Kill switch location Henry, check your PM....Wade

08-10-2009, 12:51 PM	#6
Travis Miller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 478 Likes: 1 Liked 276 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Kill switch location Sit in your racecar and strap yourself in. If you use your right hand to activate the transbrake button, try reaching the ignition switch with your left hand to see if you could shut off the engine in an emergency. Racers are highly intelligent when it comes to making a racecar go fast. Use some of your intelligence to make it safer. Travis

08-10-2009, 01:08 PM	#7
buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 984 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Kill switch location Hell I just assumed you meant on the starting line, in that case I wouldn't know any different till the finish line. As for stall testing I'm not a big fan, won't do it unless I'm at least on the track, don't have the stones to hold the chain saw wide open otherwise. I have over the years witnessed this at different tracks and I vacate the area as soon as the guy stomps it, never know if he may have brain fade and just let go of the button. Joe __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117

08-10-2009, 01:38 PM	#8
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Kill switch location I have a RaceTech dragster and it has a master battery shutoff within easy reach of my left hand. Push type rod/cable just below the dash. I have occasionaly sat in my car and thought what would I do in an emergency if my throttle stuck. I practiced the various hand motions I might need. I also have two brake systems completely seperate, one foot one hand lever. My last dragster was Ron's injected. Fuel shutoff cable was within easy reach of my left hand. That would have been my first move in a stuck throttle situation, shut off the fuel, pull the chute, kill the switches......My present car it would be pull the chute, battery off, switches off. My good friend had his throttle stick at the finishline at Island Dragway. It was an 8.90 something run at 153 mph in a '67 Nova. He reached for the shifter to neutral it and somehow engaged reverse in spite of the reverse lockout feature of the shifter........that car was destroyed when it locked the back tires spun around and rolled over. His safety gear did a goodjob and he was basically unhurt..... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 08-10-2009 at 01:45 PM.