HotRodaSaurus Posted November 6, 2010 Posted November 6, 2010 Hi all, my hot rod and drag racing interest came about with the February 1973 copy of Hot Rod mgazine, the golden era of the Funny Car drags and rear engine rails. Now I see nostalgia drags are big news featuring many of these old cars and quite a lot of Front engine jobs. My question is do these cars have to comply with the current safety requirements? Or do they run as they were back then ie no explosion blankets over the blowers etc. And a last question: Were any spectators seriously injured by exploding engines blowers or bits of clutch etc? Johnny Tee
comp1839 Posted November 6, 2010 Posted November 6, 2010 the answer to the saftey question is, yes. ALL cars must conform to current saftey standards for that class to compete i.e, blower bags, trans blankets, bottom end containment devices(diaper or trays), driver saftey equipmet, etc.. cacklefest cars do not fall under competiton regulations, as they do not compete. spectators were seriously injured, even killed. still happens today. like the wheel at pheonix.
Greg Myers Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 Phoenix AZ Bee Line Dragway on the Bee Line Highway.
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