safety first

ok,fobio's on my ass about safety gear so i need to know what all it takes to be "safe"in a door car at 5.40's? i never read the nhra rule book and never had to to run where i have.my cage dont have a tag on it and i'm sure it would'nt pass for the time it runs but i do plan to update soon.i'm not bitchen,i would realy like to know.

what's the weight of your car is a big question?

You need at least:
fire suit -5 rated
gloves -5 rated
shoes -5 rated
either a neck roll or hans type device (we are getting a safety solutions)
5 or 6 point harness
funny car cage
fire system
window net

may be over kill but bad things can happen in a hurry and most smaller events do not have the personnel to handle bad crashes

another words a couple grand plus whatever it cost to get your cage up to spec

Comp license.

I am not on you A$$ but Alky burns clear and you don't want to be burned..... Trust me it hurts worse than Hell.... plus you ave this safety gear to protect you from killing yourself use it....unless you have a death wish.....

whatbumper wrote:what's the weight of your car is a big question?

You need at least:
fire suit -5 rated
gloves -5 rated
shoes -5 rated
either a neck roll or hans type device (we are getting a safety solutions)
5 or 6 point harness
funny car cage
fire system
window net

may be over kill but bad things can happen in a hurry and most smaller events do not have the personnel to handle bad crashes

another words a couple grand plus whatever it cost to get your cage up to spec

car weighs about 2600 w/d now.

the Coug wrote:I am not on you A$$ but Alky burns clear and you don't want to be burned..... Trust me it hurts worse than Hell.... plus you ave this safety gear to protect you from killing yourself use it....unless you have a death wish.....

i dont have a death wish.i dont see a lot of this stuff on faster cars than mine. i'm gona need another car for the new engine.lol

Better to buy a new car than a shiny new casket.

Lee, I run at a track here with no rules either. They run 4 second doorcars there alot. No ambulance..no EMT's ..no safety requirements at all. Not even a helmet is needed to run. I'm not sure how they get insurance?? I'm bad about not wearing my full firesuit. Usually just the top half and gloves..Them being lax on everything makes us ease up too. It's a recipe for a big disaster, and I hope I'm in the pits if and when it happens again. I've seen some crazy crashes there, and more times than not, the one who causes it runs over the other car.The lifeflight helicopter has made a couple of trips there in the last few years.But ,that can happen anywhere . Believe it or not ,a mid 5 car is really dangerous !!! It doesn't seem that fast once you've made a few passes in it, but let it get turned sideways. Just be safe and careful and respect what can happen, and watch the other lane.Good luck my BBF brother!!

car weighs about 2600 w/d now.

either 25.4 or 25.5 specs depending on construction

get a hold of me. We can do the chassis upgrades if you want to bring it to me. Our prices are pretty reasonable compared to a lot of guys. I know we will be doing a 25.5 cage in the next few weeks for a Houston guy that runs in the 4.90’s and then of course we will start construction on our new car sometime in the near future and it will be 25.3

whatbumper wrote:

car weighs about 2600 w/d now.

either 25.4 or 25.5 specs depending on construction

get a hold of me. We can do the chassis upgrades if you want to bring it to me. Our prices are pretty reasonable compared to a lot of guys. I know we will be doing a 25.5 cage in the next few weeks for a Houston guy that runs in the 4.90’s and then of course we will start construction on our new car sometime in the near future and it will be 25.3

i'd love to have a new chassis with 4link under it.if you were closer i'd sure yell at you.what part of TX are you in?i saw a t-bird on ebay a while back that looked like a hellofa nice car and it was outside Dallas.i'd be up for a roller and sell mine.thanks

the star should be under the hwy 69 sign but I thought that was a little weird

so your on this side of Dallas,that aint too far.texas is a big state,reason i asked.lol

whatbumper wrote:

the star should be under the hwy 69 sign but I thought that was a little weird

to your NE, the town of Antlers is where my wifes family lives.

cool40 wrote:so your on this side of Dallas,that aint too far.texas is a big state,reason i asked.lol

takes about 3 hours to get to Noble for reference.

richter69 wrote:to your NE, the town of Antlers is where my wifes family lives.

that's not too far away. how's everything with you?

I'm good.........

richter69 wrote:I'm good.........

found my window net today! how many years old can it be? all i saw on it was a mfg date,1996.lol.

cool40 wrote:

richter69 wrote:I'm good.........

found my window net today! how many years old can it be? all i saw on it was a mfg date,1996.lol.

u need a new net!....SFI 27.1 window nets...replacement every 2 yrs

Please correct me if I am wrong, but if the window net says sfi 27.1 and is NOT the mesh type it doesn't have an expiration. Only the mesh type window nets have to be replaced every 2 years.
Justin

jcoxracing wrote:Please correct me if I am wrong, but if the window net says sfi 27.1 and is NOT the mesh type it doesn't have an expiration. Only the mesh type window nets have to be replaced every 2 years.
Justin

it's not the mesh! i was gona take a pic but had a dead battery.

jcoxracing wrote:Please correct me if I am wrong, but if the window net says sfi 27.1 and is NOT the mesh type it doesn't have an expiration. Only the mesh type window nets have to be replaced every 2 years.
Justin

you could be correct...what about 37.1...this info is off the SFI website....SFI specification list on the left column

cool40 wrote:

jcoxracing wrote:Please correct me if I am wrong, but if the window net says sfi 27.1 and is NOT the mesh type it doesn't have an expiration. Only the mesh type window nets have to be replaced every 2 years.
Justin

it's not the mesh! i was gona take a pic but had a dead battery.

go to www.SFIfoundation.com

'65 T-BOLT wrote:

cool40 wrote:

jcoxracing wrote:Please correct me if I am wrong, but if the window net says sfi 27.1 and is NOT the mesh type it doesn't have an expiration. Only the mesh type window nets have to be replaced every 2 years.
Justin

it's not the mesh! i was gona take a pic but had a dead battery.

go to www.SFIfoundation.com

thanks! i've looked for this for two days!not been a smart ass,maybe dumbass.

I have yet to see a properly installed/used ribbon window net that was really actually "worn out" after only a few years use. And replacing the belts every 2 years on most race cars that most likely spend most of their time stored in a garage/shop (& out of the sun's ultraviolet rays) is major overkill in my opinion. Some of the SFI specs are good, but some are just a money grab.

At this rate it won't be long before they run out of the "major" car/racer related components/parts/apparel to require an SFI spec for. At which point they will have to look at requiring SFI spcs for ridiculous stuff like the screws for Lexan windows, pop-rivets, the bag ice in your drink cooler, & the toilet paper you bring to the track in case the track porta-poty is out of paper.