2024 Blinder Rule Stock/SS

[Jim Caughlin]

Originally Posted by Blackgar

This really should be looked at. It's only illegal in stock & super stock. If it was a starter concern why is it legal in comp. If it was insurance related, same thing.
A real blinder takes much less windshield than a sunvisor. Just doesnt make good sense as it is written

There are probably 100 bracket cars for every Stock or SS car, it apparently is not a safety issue for them to use a blinder.

[Alan Roehrich]

It cannot be illegal for "safety reasons" in two classes of door slammers, and "safe and legal" for 100 times as many door slammers in every other class. That's utterly ludicrous. They can make any rule they want, of course. That doesn't make it fair, reasonable, or legitimate.This is strictly a result of some "favorite's" tears and whines.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by PozQB14

Coot, I was able to have a great convo with one of the sportsman starters at an airport and I asked him about this topic. He said the big issue if the starter has to tell drivers to shiut their cars off or back up, he doesn't want their to be any obstructions.

So, he walks in front of the cars? All the starters I know go to your window, beside the car. Of course, I saw a very famous sportsman racer with a piece of cardboard the size of a rural parcel post mail box taped to the side of his helmet............

[Larry Hill]

I just sit up in the seat and use the bottom of the roll bar to block the tree.

[James Perrone]

For all you blinder crybabies
I guess you can’t win without a blinder
Well I can’t either…. But I don’t use em
So I guess if enough of the minority crying my get what you want
Can I get a raise of hands on how many people do this

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Jim Caughlin

There are probably 100 bracket cars for every Stock or SS car, it apparently is not a safety issue for them to use a blinder.

The same can be said for SFI flexplates.
If a Racer can't concentrate well enough to stare at a bulb without the aid of a blinder then maybe that Racer shouldn't be racing! I thought this is why NHRA put "blinders" on the tree!

[curtis hieb]

I think the blinder rule isnt fair to all, I cannot use my visor since roll bar is in the way. Some have modified their visors by mounting on roll bar which is not a stock location. But no one wants to in force the rule. I used Hendersons blinder that just blocked middle bulb. I think it is much safer than a visor you can't put back up because of roll bar. So if they want no blinders then why can you use visor to block?

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by curtis hieb

I think the blinder rule isnt fair to all, I cannot use my visor since roll bar is in the way. Some have modified their visors by mounting on roll bar which is not a stock location. But no one wants to in force the rule. I used Hendersons blinder that just blocked middle bulb. I think it is much safer than a visor you can't put back up because of roll bar. So if they want no blinders then why can you use visor to block?

The rule as written does not say you can use a visor to block the tree it just says it is legal to have the stock original equipment visor in your car using the factory mounting.

[dragracerray]

[QUOTE=Blackgar;687903] If it was a starter concern why is it legal in comp.

My bet is that it is insurance related like Billy says and I bet they are worried about safety in the pits. They don't want to police "visor down" in the pits as against the rules. Since Comp is towed to the lanes they did not make it mandatory in Comp. Lets not push this issue and force NHRA to make it a rule for all classes. Just my guess. Ray

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

…This is strictly a result of some "favorite's" tears and whines.

I don’t use a blinder, my opposition is solely based on an arbitrary rule handed down without discussion within the SRAC and to suit the wishes of one of their “favorites”.