new NHRA altered wing mount rule

[32bantam]

NHRA has a new rule that says the struts for our wings can only be 6" long if mounted to the drivers pod!!!! That means most of the altered I've seen...mine included....won't pass muster. I NEED my wing..............so I have to do something.....
Classis Funny Car board has a topic on this issue.
So boys...put on your thinking caps
Steve Walczak
ss3raceteam@yahoo.com

[LZ]

Steve sent you an Email
Luke

[Paladin AA/FA]

As posted elsewhere, will the NHRA enforce this new rule on the Winged Express?  My guess is there will be an exception made for whom ever the NHRA wants.  Wouldn't this also effect the Rat Trap? 


IHRA

AHRAmotorsports.com  just saying. 

[dreracecar]

Just got off the Phone with Ken Gentry(NHRA Tech heritage liason), everyone put his on hold right now and let him handle it. More info to come later.

[GlennLever]

Keep the forum updated please.

I have no wing.

[dreracecar]

But wheelie bars could be next if going with their thinking

[GlennLever]

But wheelie bars could be next if going with their thinking

I do have one of those.

[dreracecar]

As of this time what people are running now will be LEGAL throughout the 2014 season, The rule which was brought to you by the regular NHRA chassie commitie(which has no interest in the cars we run) was not to go into effect until 2015 but was published by mistake. The section will be changed,give it a couple of days.

In the meantime , that gives us a year to get this out completely which I feel we can as long as the racers do their part----Dont crash and wind up with a peice of strut thru your head--- Thats not too much to ask for is it.

[Paladin AA/FA]

Bruce,

You've got some serious pull....

Vince

[32bantam]

That is good news...for now!  Hopefully they will ask the builders for a way to make our present wings legal and SAFE.
Steve

[rooman]

That is good news...for now!  Hopefully they will ask the builders for a way to make our present wings legal and SAFE.
Steve

Steve,
         if you add $2000+ worth of roll cage shielding (as per T/F and F/C) they may let you stay with what you have.

Roo

[32bantam]

If that was the only way (2K worth of shielding) then I would have to see if the $ was an option or that is the straw that breaks the bank and we quit.
I was hoping we could add horizontal tube to the struts 1-2" above the cage mounts ....tying them together....basically making one strut that does not fit thru the cage.
Keep the suggestions coming !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve Walczak

[Totally T]

I think that would be a proper fix..

[dreracecar]

proper fix for what problem??

[Totally T]

After a visit with Roo today to check out the progress, we came up with the topic of the wing as hinging my body to flip up is going to be impossible. I called Rich Bowers who told me that they came up with this as a fix to keep the struts out of the cockpit. He informed me that a driver crashed and a strut came after him.

I think that depending on where the tabs are mounted, a horizontal bar welded across/between the lowest possible points of each set of struts...xxxx make it two bars per set. Drill the struts and run the horizontals thru and double weld them. Possibly a X brace in each set of struts to do the same thing and direct the strut away from the cage.