Competition NHRA proposes pohibiting 4X4 faster then 9.99 call to action

[JoshPeters]

That's my point... . Why penalize the Racers for the tracks short commings?



I think if a truck hit the wall, with the centerline rule as it currently is, there wouldn't be a problem. Maddogs truck, maybe a worry, that sits higher.



True the Sand may not be enough. Why not put up another wall at the end of the sand? What about the "softwalls" that NASCAR is looking at?



As far as a cage goes... . I don't know either. BUT... . Look at a top fuel car running 300+mph... if or when they crash they hold. We aren't dealing with that kind of speed, just weight and Inertia. There is a calculation, I certianly don't remember, but we used it in High School when dealing with Inertia. Taking the current weight of most Top fuel cars at lets say 300mph, or one of our trucks at 150 which has more Inertia? That should give us a pretty good idea of how stout these cages need to be.



The rest of the required items, need to be there. We've seen what can happen without them. That's a given.





I donno... I guess I'll just stick to fishing! :-laf

Josh

 

[COMP461]

The guy in the other lane would be the biggest concern. As a racer , I have always been more worried about loosing a car and doing damage to the racer in the other lane , and God forbid injure them. I have drove dragsters most of my carrier , except for a short stint in Pro Mod, and Pro Stock Truck .

Most dragsters weight in between 1500 and 1700 lbs , mine was around 1320 at minimum. If a 5500 lbs truck and a dragster tangle on a bracket race weekend , it would be ugly . and more then likely spell the end to 4x4 and heavy trucks. This would happen when the insurance carriers put the brakes on , and the tracks and sanction bodies would have no wiggle room around it.



David is right , the 9. 99 pass is not here just yet , it take a lot of gains to make up 3 tenths .

 

[Sled Puller]

Sometimes, I wish the NHRA guys COMP quotes would just sign up and post so we don't get COMPS interpretation of what they said, we get the real deal.

 

[JoshPeters]

OK Comp... I understand that... if that's really the concern... don't run them together. Simple fix. It keeps everyone happy, and there is Much less "danger. "



Josh

 

[Teamropin983]

It's easy to tell who drag races and who doesn't, if your a drag racer you fully understand what is happening hear and why if your not a drag racer your posting inexperienced opinion. The NHRA is about the majority and safety in drag racing they are not going to make big changes for one or 2 trucks.

What I suggest is if you know ahead of time your truck can be that quick be proactive about safety that way when you do show up at a track they know your serious about the sport and not just some redneck with his(pick whatever)tied up with bailing wire. You stand a much better chance of acceptance when the tracks are behind you instead of against you. Case in point is Houston raceway park when we first started going out there they scoffed and basically acted like we were wasting there time,the starters hated us for smoking them out and so on. Now they have a whole different opinion of us and actually go out of there way to advertise the diesels and what they are capable of.

I would imagine the NHRA listens to what the member tracks have to say about certain trends and are inclined to agree or disagree based on the feedback they get.

Establish yourselves as respectable professional drag racers and they in turn will treat you with the same respect.



Just food for thought.



FYI one bad experience will always draw more attention that a 1000 good ones!!



David Lott

 

[Turbo Thom]

David L... ... ... ... ... . Well said.

 

[Rhondasway]

David L... ... ... ... ... . Well said.

Ditto... ... .

 

[JoshPeters]

I agree fully. My point is this... . Common sense. If someone is running rail car and another a 5500lbs truck and this is a concern, why put them against eachother? Sure it's fun to see but if it's a safety issue, then don't do it.



David, your right, I'm not an all out drag racer. And I do agree fully that the safety equipment should already be there if you think you are gonna be that fast.



We've gone from thinking about a 4x4 climbing walls or running through the sand at the end of a track to a truck hitting another vehicle. I'm trying to argue FOR those of you who are/may be running that fast. I think some common sense would eliminate quite a few of these issues. I think at this point, I'm gonna back out of the conversation as it doesn't matter to me one way or another.



If you guys want to sit and talk about it, cool. I'm not going to waste anymore time on it.



Good luck guys!

Josh

 

[fest3er]

... I know for a fact that Eric is in Pomona. ...

Mr. Lowe sure does get around. I exchanged pleasantries with him for the few moments he had to spare at SEMA. Give him a few days to chill out from the racing; I'm certain he will return phone calls.



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[COMP461]

After talking to Eric Lowe and others its was a possibility NHRA’s intent was to give the 4x4‘s a little breathing room. I have been Involved with the build up of a new chassis, for SS/TAdiesel , and possibility Pro Street , their comments were that 4x4 was not a viable possibility. The Chassis builder listed several reasons, first the drive line parasitic drag next was that the ability to move the center of gravity down in the race truck. This low center of gravity is important is to safety as well as on track performance. I know that currently the 4x4 have an edge in 60 foot times, but you must also look at what Fletcher has done with a two wheel drive, he has still run a pass that was on the ragged edge of a 9 second pass.