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Title: When drag racing was simple
Post by: wowens on April 10, 2018, 07:42:09 PM

Randy Payne with no helmet, was racing Harold Dutton

Title: Re: When drag racing was simple
Post by: cattleFEeder on April 10, 2018, 09:59:52 PM

Helmets are for sissies, and limit vision.

Title: Re: When drag racing was simple
Post by: TomP on April 11, 2018, 02:05:23 AM

It was the "thrown clear" era... when a Sprint car crash (no rollbars on those either) would send the driver into orbit.

Title: Re: When drag racing was simple
Post by: cjshaker on April 11, 2018, 06:49:19 AM

On those old sprint cars, you probably had a better chance of surviving if you HAD been thrown out of the car! I looked through much of that website that was posted about racers who died, and it definitely puts in perspective the safety rules that are in place today.

Title: Re: When drag racing was simple
Post by: Falcon67 on April 11, 2018, 10:26:25 AM

That's about 7.30s in the 1/8 - need a SFI 3.2A/1 jacket and current helmet per rule book.  And minimum 6 point roll bar in the car and 5 point harness with current date.