Will someone please explain to me how a material such as nylon that seemingly lasts forever in a landfill is only "safe" in a racecar for 3 years?

IMO, somebody is getting some major kickbacks from the seatbelt manufactuers :wink:

2 years Charlie, but if you use the factory seatbelts in your 65 chevelle, they're good forever???? How does the scattershield, on the gearbox, of your tranny, need recerting?? Glendale, is getting rich from kickbacks. :x

2 years??? well I'll be dipped in dogchit, I knew there was a reason I only race at mom and pop tracks.

Wow this is outta hand.

Here's my take for what it's worth...do what's necessary to get it certified, get liscensed, keep your sfi dates current, and you can race anywhere without worrying about it. Yes it all costs money, yes some of it seems unnecessary, but if you really want cheap, stay home and play cards.....or knit.

Johnny

hey tod, they make you race in your underwear the first few runs
to see if you can hold your own, hee ha, and then see how you do
eating a burger shifting gears and all this while driving around
safty cones, and don't forget, they have parallel parking,
hee ha good luck bud,

It's always rough when I have to replace perfectly good components because of the date stamped on it, but that feeling is gone when I send my Mom down a green track on a 10 second pass or I let go of the button in a 7 second Altered on a track that is having trouble holding 10 second cars.

I don't think I could come up with anything better than NHRA if I had to think of all factors for everybody.

I have always though the belt rule was a little much but I think they probably consider the worst case scenario for belt life. I was told the belt rule was put in place after Lee Shepherd died and that was attributed to belt failure. I had a chassis tech guy tell me that most of NHRA's safety rules are put in place as the result of an injury or death after a crash. The last time I replaced my belts I did find a place in one that was damaged from abrasion that couldn't be seen with the belts in the car so now I think maybe it's not such a bad idea. I've been on my roof in a race car once and it really makes you appreciate all of this bothersome safety crap :shock: .

sorry guys--but alot of NHRA rules and specs are nothing but money making schemes--i promise you that any product they insist on /they make money on [one way or another]

i am VERY SAFETY minded but i am not stupid when it comes to dealing with jerks :?

my car will not certify at one NHRA track but is legal at another NHRA track--what is wrong with that picture

i stand by my thought[NHRA IS JUST LIKE OUR GOVERNMENT--THEY KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU SO TURN AROUND AND CLOSE YOUR EYES :cry: :evil: :twisted:

LIVELY

If it's all for the money, why is it that anybody involved on any side is broke?

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How about,MIS-Management..................................?
Later
G :?

So what's the best answer for a guy that just likes to go a few times a year and horse around(like me)? I am not saying I don't want to make the car safe...it's just the dates on componants that sit in my garage and "go bad"

The belts really don't bother me much because normally I would run more than I have the last 3 years...it has just been some weird luck...had a flood in 2008, was laid off in 2009 and this year we moved and are in the process of building a garage at the new place so that has been the hold up this year.

So just curious...you guys that DO RUN pretty regular all summer...What do you do as far as flex plates and balancers,trans shields etc....the SFI stuff...Do you replace it every few years or send it somewhere to be recertified or what?

I know how to crochet does that count?

OR.......

Go to a outlaw track :wink:

You can crochet your own drivers uniform :lol:

Maybe put some rhinestones on it like Chuck Amate( old sprint car driver known as "The Rhinestone Cowboy" aka "One Armed Bandit")

Good idea Tod, might be alittle itchy though :?

Absolutely!! You could make us all doilies!! :D

It depends. If I ran a high dollar flexplate or trans shield, I'd send it in if the manufacturer offered that service. I run TCI's, so I just replace em. Yes I've got a shed full of perfectly good flexplates and trans shields.... I've had belts recerted before with no issues. It usually doen't save a lot, but every little bit helps. I wear a 3.2A/15 firesuit and they have to be recerted every 5 years, so it gets sent in. I had to have it when I had my FED, and and don't want to spend the cash to buy a lighter suit. Heat doesn't bother me. I don't think balancers expire.

Johnny

I don't believe Lee was wearing a seatbelt at the Oklahoma track where he was killed. He was doing 60' runs and if it felt good, he would run it all the way out. Just what I heard.........

What a great team RMS was. Won Pro Stock in both NHRA and IHRA, two years in a row (83-84) !!!
Rest in Peace, Lee and Buddy