Submit 2014 Rule Change Requests

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by Peter Ash

I have just submitted this request to NHRA Tech.

If anyone else wishes to jump on this wagon, feel free to do so. The more the merrier!!!

bbachelder@nhra.com



Re: Rule Amendment Seat Belt expiry

I wish to petition N.H.R.A. to amend the seat belt expiration rule from the current two (2) year interval to a new three (3)year expiration interval.

This amendment would apply to vehicles with an elapsed time of 8.5 seconds and slower, and a miles per hour of 150 and slower.

add: "with no visible damages"

[Jim Hanig]

Belts, What great idea ,could only hope they would ok that

[Richard Grant]

Great idea, Peter. But, why not 5 years? Three really will be very little help.

[BLAZER]

Is this hard for some to understand--NHRA wants new cars--new fans-younger ect=ect. They can relate to new cars--NO way are the powers to be going to make it fair--Nascar has always told drivers- we don't need you BUT you need us-maybe nhra feels the same--just saying

[Peter Ash]

Originally Posted by Richard Grant

Great idea, Peter. But, why not 5 years? Three really will be very little help.

Going in ablazing may not be the best way to start. A 50% increase in usage may be a bit easier to get at first.?

[Peter Ash]

Originally Posted by BLAZER

Is this hard for some to understand--NHRA wants new cars--new fans-younger ect=ect. They can relate to new cars--NO way are the powers to be going to make it fair--Nascar has always told drivers- we don't need you BUT you need us-maybe nhra feels the same--just saying

Try to stay on topic eh!

[Richard Grant]

LOL with your request. Do you have any documentation to back up your request? Without some data it probably won't get anywhere. If you deal with the Tech Dept. you must be a lawyer or be able to act like one.
Maybe someone on this forum can provide data if you can't.

[Bill Grubbs]

NHRA will do nothing about seat belts...The two year deal is strictly SFI. Do you think NHRA will lay it on the line and risk being liable when they can deflect any issue to SFI?

SFI on the other hand has been presented a webbing by a major manufacturer who would have backed a five year period of their product, and SFI said... Follow the money more time between replacement means less money for the manufacturers...and who makes up SFI.

From iphone

[Larry Hill]

If it sounded like that I was attacking Travis nothing could be further from the truth. Travis is always a stand up guy who loves the sport as much as we do. What I was doing was asking the question what rule, rules, or suggestion we as racers could come up with to make competing with the new cars (2008-up) fair.

[Ed Wright]

Before accepting the submitted hp ratings for these new cars, they should send them out to several race engine builders asking if they are in the ball park. Nobody knowledgable about engines would accept most of them. If they were rated correctly there would be no problem.