Blinder/Blocker clarification needed

[KRatcliff]

Originally Posted by gmeyer

http://classracer.com/classforum/att...7&d=1677208061

The new blinder WTF

Which would be the unaltered OEM sun visor mounted in the OEM location.

[reera]

Wonder what NHRA is gonna think when I leave the starting line with no hands on the wheel cause they're against my face shield (that is only down between stage bulb and low gear BTW), blocking peripheral vision where a couple of pieces of tape used to be. Safe?

My vision (along with most people's I believe) is limited when wearing a full face helmet to begin with. Will you get punished for wearing the helmet, with no modifications per the new rule, driving thru pits to your pit area after a run? I see several drivers that do not remove any of their safety gear, barring a situation like fuel check, until they return to their pit. I know the way some people drive thru pits these days, both pit vehicles and race cars, you would never see them with an unmodified, NHRA legal, full face helmet. Will you now be required to remove all of your safety gear before NHRA will allow you past time booth or scales in order to have an unrestricted view when driving your race car to your pit after a run?

Common sense has gone the way of the dodo.

Ryan W.
Stock 315

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by reera

Will you now be required to remove all of your safety gear before NHRA will allow you past time booth or scales in order to have an unrestricted view when driving your race car to your pit after a run?

Common sense has gone the way of the dodo.

Ryan W.
Stock 315

And why would you NOT remove "all of your safety gear" before you go past the time booth? Have you got something to hide?

[reera]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

And why would you NOT remove "all of your safety gear" before you go past the time booth? Have you got something to hide?

Nothing to hide. Come to midwest and look my car over top to bottom, front to back anytime. Put up the money and I'll tear it down to the last nut and bolt. Heck, I'll open up datalogger files for your viewing pleasure also.

If I pull of track, drive to time booth and scales, and do not have to get out of car, ie. fuel check, my jacket and pants don't come off until i'm at trailer. Good enough answer for you?

Ryan W.
Stock 315
Stock 315

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by reera

Good enough answer for you?

Ryan W.
Stock 315
Stock 315

Actually, not really. Blinders/Blockers don't concern your pants and jacket. Are you taking your helmet off?
I have no questions at all about your car. I'm sure that's good.

[MR DERBY CITY]

Ya know Billy, this thread may take an interesting turn. Do you actually think NHRA may take a look see into the cars while waiting to fuel check and scale. You know , look at the OEM sun visors to make sure they haven’t been trimmed down. Who would do such a thing ? Maybe NHRA will be checking the floorboards/ seats real closely for us guys that hold up a playing card to block. I usually keep 4-5 on my seat at all times. But hey, this is all about SAFETY ….RIGHT. ?????

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Actually, not really. Blinders/Blockers don't concern your pants and jacket. Are you taking your helmet off?
I have no questions at all about your car. I'm sure that's good.

Billy, I hope you are not alluding to that very successful superstock racer from your part of the world that had the wires running through his jacket….that’s just an urban myth isn’t it ???

[reera]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Actually, not really. Blinders/Blockers don't concern your pants and jacket. Are you taking your helmet off?
I have no questions at all about your car. I'm sure that's good.

Heck no I don't take the helmet off. Then everyone would see the camera and photoelectric sensors inside helmet and taped to the face shield. I guess that's why everyone says I look goofy at fuel check.

Whoops. Cat out of the bag.

Ryan W.
Stock 315

[Lenny5160_v2]

I feel that the "clarification" to the blinder rule is way too vague:

The purpose of the rule change was due to incidents that have occurred in the pits, to reduce these incidents/concerns we were asked to prohibit the use of blinders in classes where we have experienced incidents in the pits due to the use of blinders. Discovery of blinders/staging aids could be cause for disqualification of run, regardless of whether infraction occurs during qualifying or eliminations; at the sole and absolute discretion of NHRA.

The rule prohibiting blinders explicitly states that an OEM sun visor is allowed to be in the car, but is it legal to use it as a 'blinder' or 'staging aid', whatever that means?

[Mike Gray]

Originally Posted by Lenny5160_v2

I feel that the "clarification" to the blinder rule is way too vague:

The purpose of the rule change was due to incidents that have occurred in the pits, to reduce these incidents/concerns we were asked to prohibit the use of blinders in classes where we have experienced incidents in the pits due to the use of blinders. Discovery of blinders/staging aids could be cause for disqualification of run, regardless of whether infraction occurs during qualifying or eliminations; at the sole and absolute discretion of NHRA.

The rule prohibiting blinders explicitly states that an OEM sun visor is allowed to be in the car, but is it legal to use it as a 'blinder' or 'staging aid', whatever that means?

The sun was in my eyes so I put my legal visor down.