how to pack a chute?
 

how do you guys pack a chute,just got my dragster today and i'm wanting to open the chute to make sure its dry and stuff,,,do you guys put powders on your chutes,,,thanks steve

Chute
 

No personal experience, but here are a couple websites with some tips.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2099483_pack...parachute.html

http://www.answerbag.com/articles/Ho...2-8e20882b5aaa

Hehe, :) very carefully, and always do it yourself, or let someone do it that you have lot's of confidence in. Most people don't pull them at most tracks, unles it's a national event, when rules apply. Most of the tracks around me run 1/8 mile and usually have plenty of stopping room.

Zip.

We pull ours out every winter, air it out and just pack it back up. No powders or anything special.

Just got my car last year never had it out but...
http://www.dragstuff.com/techarticles/parachutes.html

With photos
http://hre.com/discus/messages/2/Par...tions-9345.pdf

thanks guys,,pictures worth a thousand words!!LOL!!

i'm hoping i don't have to pull mine also,but with it being new to me,i think it would be best to make sure its not wet or tore and for that matter if theres one there!!LOL!!,,steve

Yeah, had a friend that pulled his one night and all that came out was red rags.

Re: how to pack a chute?
 

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Here are a couple of links. One with a video and the other is a .pdf for the trailer.
Happy New Year.

http://63.134.212.121/safety/safety....arachute_video

http://www.simpsonraceproducts.com/p...structions.pdf

Re: how to pack a chute?
 

Re: how to pack a chute?
 

Thanks bh I had watched that video before but couldn't remember where I saw it. It's in my favs now.

A guy that used to race with us had his wife pack his chute. My dad told him "Don't make her mad, you'll pull your chute and it'll come out bouncing on the track wrapped in a big ball of duct tape."