Blinder/Blocker clarification needed

[Larry Hill]

Make a visor spacer very similar to a carb space for roll cage clearance. Will the visor be model specific or just fitting under the corporate umbrella? Clarification please.

[SS734]

Any updates or rulings from Orlando?

I the way I read the rule:

Anything found in your car that that can be used for blinding and is not the factory sun visor is grounds for DQ at anytime?

[Mike McCandless]

I'm curious how you legislate someone holding up their hand to block? If they aren't holding an actual object, but just have their hand up, surely that can't be illegal.

[FLEMING]

Originally Posted by Mike McCandless

I'm curious how you legislate someone holding up their hand to block? If they aren't holding an actual object, but just have their hand up, surely that can't be illegal.

THIS!! I blocked like this for YEARS! As a kid I saw Bertozzi and Harrington do it this way and thought it was genius so I started doing the same.. I dont see how they can say you cannot do it this way...

[KennyAnderson]

The blinder police were out in force this weekend at OSW. There was a NHRA person at the head of the lanes checking as you pulled out. Most ridiculous was they made someone with a nice new Impact helmet remove the shield because the thin decal at the top of the shield where it said Impact..... constituted a blinder!! LOL!!

I really don't have a dog in this fight as I don't block but I do have one ask. Please NHRA if you are going to use a divider board on the tree... at least put one up the WORKS!! Even the National event tree has one but it isn't long enough. I can still see my opponents tree come down clear as day. There was no Divider/Blinder on the tree this weekend for Q1. After being reminded they put it on..... but it was useless.

[GTS340]

Soon we'll all need cameras in the car for monitoring. Then again some old videos show some crazy blinders in the past. Some of the one I seen are/were rediculous. When you have to move your head just to see the water box attendant. Might be time to stop it.

Paul Haszlauer

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by KennyAnderson

The blinder police were out in force this weekend at OSW. There was a NHRA person at the head of the lanes checking as you pulled out. Most ridiculous was they made someone with a nice new Impact helmet remove the shield because the thin decal at the top of the shield where it said Impact..... constituted a blinder!! LOL!!

I really don't have a dog in this fight as I don't block but I do have one ask. Please NHRA if you are going to use a divider board on the tree... at least put one up the WORKS!! Even the National event tree has one but it isn't long enough. I can still see my opponents tree come down clear as day. There was no Divider/Blinder on the tree this weekend for Q1. After being reminded they put it on..... but it was useless.

Both of my G-Force helmets have those stripes across the top of the shield. I also use those helmets to ride my Harleys. I can simply tilt my head forward if the sun happens to be too bright. Now that's illegal? Seriously? Just for fun, someone should threaten to sue NHRA for forcing them to remove a factory installed safety device from a required piece of safety equipment.





Stupidity such as that is EXACTLY what I knew would come from this rule. It's pretty funny, actually, that this rule is a "safety" issue, but "ONLY" in 1-2 classes. ROFLMFAO.



And then, when people start trying to get others a DQ, starting arguments and fights, it'll be worse than Saturday night at the podunk race track.


How sad that a supposedly relatively adult sport among friends is degenerating to such a childish level.

[Jeff Niceswanger]

It's so simple Alan. They already have a size requirement. Obviously NHRA thought it was an ok size when they wrote it up. Change the language to say it must be on a swivel and swivel out of the way when not "in use". Usage is for on track usage only and can't be deployed until you pre stage, and both the left and right units must be swiveled away when not actually on the track.That's how I did it for YEARS. How is that not safe ?
Good Lord, why so complicated...

[Ed Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Both of my G-Force helmets have those stripes across the top of the shield. I also use those helmets to ride my Harleys. I can simply tilt my head forward if the sun happens to be too bright. Now that's illegal? Seriously? Just for fun, someone should threaten to sue NHRA for forcing them to remove a factory installed safety device from a required piece of safety equipment.





Stupidity such as that is EXACTLY what I knew would come from this rule. It's pretty funny, actually, that this rule is a "safety" issue, but "ONLY" in 1-2 classes. ROFLMFAO.





And then, when people start trying to get others a DQ, starting arguments and fights, it'll be worse than Saturday night at the podunk race track.




How sad that a supposedly relatively adult sport among friends is degenerating to such a childish level.

This rule doesn’t apply to my class but I have a brand new Simpson Super Bandit helmet. No way I’m peeling anything off. They can go pound sand. Ridiculous. Guys used to put 6 piece of wood all the way across the windshield and crazy plastic pieces attached to their helmets . I can see that but c’mon get real.