There is nothing to prove that 12 second diesel pickups are more dangerous to the driver than a 12 second Camaro, Corvette or Mustang.

Actually, there is alot of evidence to prove the opposite. Anyone who is at the track alot will concur. Pickups have a good record.

Putting in a rollbar REDUCES safety in a street car/truck when not at the track. It reduces your visibility and hitting your head on a rollbar is lethal if you are not helmeted. Rollbars/cages are 100% above the CG of most trucks, and make rollovers easier.

And if you tell the truck racers they are not welcome at the track, they will most likely still race. On the street instead.

This is a stupid idea, brought about by a group of armchair quarterbacks, and some who ADMIT driving 80mph makes them soil their BVD's.

 

idk cause you can get a dmax into the 12's with good tuning, and they're daily drivers and weekend warriors. And it would keep new people from getting into the sport.

theres no way i would tear up my insides to drag race, ill just stick to work stock sled pulling, cause that 2.6 class is insane also.

 

Thanks for you input Pat and Glad you stopped by.

 

Other things to consider:

Warranty. Forget it. All of it. Not even for your radio. Arc welding could have screwed it up, yes, that has been used.

Your bank. Might not appreciate the vehicle they have title to being cut up. Check first.

Your insurance. Check. Proof that you race it, can cancel your insurance.

Resale. Get serious. Would you buy a late model vehicle with holes cut in the cab?

 

Exactly...

If i had money for a full blown race truck. but its a lot cheaper to go faster with a 5k car than it is with a 50k truck.

 

This whole thign is just a knee jerk reaction to a not that serious accident -- I have seen cars wreck on the highway in worse shape than that truck at slower speeds. Why not make sure the tracks have proper concrete walls instead of inadequate guard rails that will keep the vehicle ON THE TRACK instead of letting it fly off the truck do a barrel roll in the air and land on a telephone pole...

I race my truck, will never be in the 12's.. but I would NEVER step foot on another track if I had to put a cage/bar in my daily driver/family truck... even if it could go 12's

 

Cutting up my truck to take a few turbo's is acceptable to me. Cutting my truck up because of an idiot, other than myself, is out of the question. Endangering my family by installing a roll cage, so I can race, ( while they are not in the truck ) is unacceptable.

Hey, where did my soap box go? Guess I gotta shut-up now.

 

I didnt get into this on CompD because I'm way too small of a fish for that pond. What this somes up to me is, A PURPOSE bulit truck goes out and has a wreck at speeds mine wont ever see. Now My probly high 12 sec truck needs a cage? I realize some people are more than happy to jump in and be all for it. I for one scrape save and hide so I can do the things I want litle by little. There is no way this can happen and the sport be expected to evolve around it. As stated before no one will take a brand new truck and put a cage in it, I wont even do it to my $17k truck.

 

At the current rate in 2015 Diesel Trucks will run at leaset 12 Seconds stock , I dont have much of an opinion , If i was to drag race a truck that would mean i have the $$ to fix it when it breaks and if i have that money i would have a dedicated drag truck anyway

 

My tuck is dedicated to alot of things. There is a big difference though between some bucks for a T-case or a new converter or a 5-6k cage that is completley unsafe on the street. Mine is built to race if I want to but still not a purpose built race truck. Mine has a stroller and two carseats in it right now and this time next month will be half way across the country cruising around.