SFI flexplate mandatory in all v8s Jan 2024

Understand your point 100 %.
The offshore garbage is an issue. That’s an SFI issue and not NHRA?
As pointed out to me;,stick cars have had SFI for a very long time so it’s only fair flex plates follow. We’ve had SFI flex plates show separation between welds in the ring gear. The starter tipped us off. You could hear the difference cranking. That was 6 years ago ( or more) and we’ve replaced flex plates / brands since then.
Stock flex plates weren’t designed to see 6 K time after time let alone 7500 or 8.

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Barry, right now the "issue" seems to be that the "new SFI replacements" are failing at a higher rate than the "old OEM" units!
This is automobile racing not cornhole. NHRA can't control every possible situation and they shouldn't be trying to. It just, bit-by-bit, pushes it further beyond the average Racer's grasp.
Now if NHRA is concerned mainly about spectators which is the message that I'm getting then they should be getting them away from the starting line/burnout box!