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DRR Elite |
Larry parks rigs, has never done a chassis cert on either of my cars for the past 15 years nor have I seen him cert any chassis at a divisional or scheduled chassis cert day at Numidia over the last 13 years. Thinking it’s been a long time since Larry certified chassis on a regular basis. But non of this matters, if the OP wants to add a swing out bar then do it, there is no tech in bracket racing and a spot check at best in NHRA LODRS class racing today. | |||
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DRR S/Pro |
Ed....Wiggins DOES do chassis certs and he did my car at Island 4 years ago....and does them at other locations.. He's the only guy that ever made me remove my body panels that I just put back on before trailering the car to Island... It was March 30 or 31 and I said you are gonna punch the sticker for April, right ? Nope...he insisted on punching it for March.... They certed over 50 cars that day...2 guys... | |||
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DRR Elite |
As I said rich not once in 15 years and my car has been certified at D1 events but not by Larry, he was to busy parking rigs. | |||
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DRR S/Pro |
Dave Mohn Bob Nixon Larry Wiggins Al Brown and others that I can't recall their names have stickered cars I've had going back to when they started with certs on cars....30+ years.... Larry is a ....oh I won't say it....LOL | |||
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DRR Elite |
and Steve Rhodes. All except Larry have certified my cars. | |||
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DRR Sportsman |
Feel free to contact any of the inspectors below. http://cms.nhra.com/chassisinspectors/ Division 1 Tom Blair Youngstown, PA 724-539-8187 trainman2@comcast.net Curt LaShure Ephrata, PA 717-448-0733 cursanl78@gmail.com Steven Lecours Whitby, ON Canada 905-665-8006 stevenlecours@hotmail.com Bob Nixon Nazareth, PA 610-759-4937 bobnix78@aol.com Steven Rhoads Birdsboro, PA 484-955-9017 D1chassiscert@aol.com Larry Wiggins Rising Sun, MD 410-658-6264 lwigginsjr@zoominternet.net Bill Masiello Shelton, CT 203-521-5822 fta1167@yahoo.com 72 Nova "Hooptie" | |||
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DRR Sportsman |
One of the requirements to be an NHRA chassis inspector is you have to work divisional and national events. So Larry parks cars, so what? Does that make him less important or knowledgeable than anyone else? 72 Nova "Hooptie" | |||
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DRR Elite |
yes but none of that matters! It's never been certified, the OP lives in Texas and there is no tech!
Further, a swing out bar with a funny car cage won't provide the OP with the ease of getting in and out that he's wanting. He is considering selling this car because of this reason.
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DRR Trophy |
I have decided to modify my cage with a swing out bar and will do so after this racing season. With my design changes it will definitely make easier access getting in and out of the car. Like Ed said there is little to no tech, especially in Texas. God Bless Texas | |||
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DRR S/Pro |
OK, I have followed this "discussion" from the start. As a FYI, I have performed chassis certifications for more than 20 years, I have also worked tech at Division, National, Bracket races for 15 of those years I have also performed tech at last years(?) Funny Car Chaos race at SAR. So I do have a little experience in this discussion, Hell, I even had to take the chassis certification test for the first time this year after 20 years doing it.. IF, the car is to ONLY be certified for an 8.50 chassis it is ONLY required to have an 8 point cage. This is spelled out in the IHRA rule book as there is no SFI spec for an 8 point cage. And before someone say's anything, I could give 2 sh ites what NHRA does. Also, I'll add that an 8.50 car can have as many extra bars in it that the builder wants. That would include a funny car cage, even if it isn't properly built. A swing out bar is allowed in an 8.50 car as long as it is properly constructed. As such a chassis sticker could be issued. Now ya'll can get your favorite flavor inspector to disagree, I don't care...lol Oh by the way for tech purposes that 8 point cage requires a window net. Dave DC: Net required if class mandates the cage.. "It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance." -Thomas Sowell | |||
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DRR S/Pro |
LOL.. I do agree not a lot of tech at ANY track.. Dave "It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance." -Thomas Sowell | |||
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DRR S/Pro |
Certified cage shouldn't really matter when the 5.80 index door car driver is wearing shorts and dragster driver has on a -1 jacket, jeans, no arm restraints or neck collar. Saw this with my own eyes this past weekend. And this was while I was driving a friends 4.70 dragster wearing my -15 suit when it was over 100* | |||
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DRR S/Pro |
I've seen it more times than I can count. Bet he didn't have a cert either.. I use to not wear my firesuit pants (years ago) but always wore the jacket. Then after putting my Daytona on it's roof at SAR I became a lot more safety conscience after that.. Now like you I wear it all.. Dave "It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance." -Thomas Sowell | |||
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