NHRA seeking input on Delay Boxes/Switches

[fred johnston]

Be sure to voice your opinion.

http://www.nhra.com/content/news/19841.htm

[Tom Briggs7100]

Fred your link to the story does'nt work i'll try to post it after lunch

[Robert Pare Racing]

The stick guys have to love this..magnetic clutch releases and all.

[stockracer]

Spec button...No way can you allow delay boxes in these classes...I am a supporter/user of long throw buttons, but you cant allow delay boxes.

Might as well allow the Delay boxes, that way everyone knows what each other has!

woodro josey
I miss Buster Couch and Lex Dudas.

Stock racer,
You can't have it both ways! You want a delay button, then you have to be for a delay box!

Here's the story (note whom may respond!):

NHRA seeks competitor input on delay boxes in Comp, Super Stock

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4/18/2007


Super Stock and Comp are two of the oldest categories in NHRA Drag Racing. The variety and performance of cars in these categories also make them some of the most popular Sportsman classes. One hallmark of both eliminators is that they are contested on the traditional, countdown Tree, with delay devices strictly prohibited.

However, in recent years, the line between what is and what is not a delay device has become increasingly blurred. While a delay box is easy enough to police and prohibit, defining a delay device is not. A transbrake solenoid, or a torque converter, regardless of how slowly or quickly it reacts, is not considered a delay device because it is not readily adjustable, and the component itself must be changed to effect a change in the vehicle reaction. This same logic has been applied to transbrake switches and buttons, but recently, competitors have been spending an inordinate amount of time developing ever-more sophisticated buttons. With so much competitor time being dedicated to interpreting the delay-device rules, it is time to either permit delay boxes in these eliminators or restrict the type of buttons in use to one NHRA-accepted spec button.

To help in the discussion, NHRA is asking for competitor input on the subject. To isolate input from current drivers, responses will only be counted from active competitors in Super Stock and/or Comp who have earned points in 2006 or 2007. Each competitor must include his or her competition number, and each respondent's NHRA status will be verified. E-mail responses must be sent to jskelly@nhra.com with "Delay Box" in the subject line. Handwritten responses should be mailed to NHRA, P.O. Box 5555, Glendora, CA 91740, Attn: Jim Skelly, Delay Box. Responses should only be included for the category in which a driver is active.

Please respond to the following: Should delay boxes be permitted in Super Stock and/or Comp eliminator? Yes or no.

As stated above, if the final decision is to continue the prohibition of delay devices, NHRA will define one, and only one, transbrake button or switch to be used in either eliminator beginning in 2008. From that point, no other switches or buttons will be permitted.

All responses must be received no later than Friday, May 18, 2007, to be considered.



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[stockracer]

That makes no sense...I let go on the bottom bulb...I still have to watch the tree...Delay box takes all that out...the only reason i have a .03 button is for cloudy days...that doesnt make me a top bulb racer!

[Ed Carpenter]

Who the hell would want delay boxes in Super Stock????????????? I see the bottom yellow and let the clutch out and want to keep it that way. Hey Jeff you need to make a trip to Texas sometime so we can run heads up. It would be fun. I can't afford to come out to Arizona.

Ed Carpenter

66 Chevy II

4244 SS/H

[John Winslow Jr]

No Way, keep this class where the driver has to do something. John

GT/TA 7391

[John Winslow Jr]

No Way, keep this class where the driver has to do something. John

GT/TA 7391