Header Retention Rule Revision

[Greg Hill]

Who thinks up this s#%t?

[jmcarter]

Summit and Jegs stocked up on a lot of them....they can't be too happy either. I especially hate it for guys like Keith Fulp, Mark Lelchook and other entrepreneurs who provided a service and were making modest profit. You know NHRA made them jump through hoops to gain approval. Now you buy NAPA approved and forego NHRA approved...go figure. Course I hate it for all us little guys who bit the bullet early, as it turns out they have "deluxe" retention.

Whole thing smells of NHRA's law department ran amok and then backtracked, or track operators voiced the concerns of thousands of bracket racers across the country.

[jim powers]

This is complete bull-- does anyone at nhra corporate have even the slimmest idea of what the hell they are doing??? this is a genuine screw job to anyone that abided by the new rules and installed a set of tethers, these people do not have the least concern for the racers---they probably didnt get their payoff so they changed the rules---i really can't believe the gaul of nhra

[Rick Bailey]

Ponder this ! If one can now fab a muffler/exh/collector hanger and that will pass the rules, then why in the hell can't he make his own teather . !


NHRA has really blown this !

Rick

[Mark Markow]

just like we all needed new window nets before , and they changed there mind. how many bought new nets for no reason.

[Painter]

So we can build our own race cars. We can drive our race cars. We get the opportunity to pay the excess insurance charge at national events. We go thru tech inspection at every race, our seat belts and helmets are carefully checked to make certain they are in date. But somebody that does not have a clue in hell about racing decides we need teathers, no wait a minute maybe one half inch stitch weld, oh well maybe a muffler hanger will work. I am pretty certain when I first started racing my car had coat hanger wire holding the tailpipe up. It did require "a tool" to remove. So I hope that Calvin Elston does not mind coat hanger wire holding up that beautiful set of headers he built me.

[Gary Smith]

Just when I was thinking about workin' on the stocker again....

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Mark Markow

just like we all needed new window nets before , and they changed there mind. how many bought new nets for no reason.

I have been stung on both of these issues. I really don't balk on any safety requirements. I work in the construction industry and this is nothing in comparison to OSHA.

[buzzinhalfdozen]

Originally Posted by Mark Markow

just like we all needed new window nets before , and they changed there mind. how many bought new nets for no reason.

Yes, when I stated my disapproval of that rule I was put in my place by a certain legend of drag racing from the East coast, whom shall remain nameless. While I've realized for a while now drag racing is expensive....why keep piling on? Common sense rules that address REAL issues are fine but you cannot make it risk free it's impossible. There have probably been more people injured on pit vehicles than by collectors falling off, a local man died a year or two ago at our local track in a pit vehicle accident, merely celebrating a win and everything went wrong, tragic yes preventable?......

[Bret Kepner]

For all the controversy this topic has raised, I wonder if anybody asked Rod Boertman his opinion on the rule?

Didn't think so.