Maybe they need a BOLT over cage at each event for each make to share and all the people have to do is have some simple brackets on the frame to bolt it to

YEAH lets be positive

 

That is actually A good Idea Always positive Chad

 

Wow....ummm....k....uhh....yea....

 

I love how things from one website get twisted around by the biggest conspiracy theorist on the internet then spread around by his cheerleaders.

The first post in this thread is not at all what was proposed...it was simply taken from a discussion on the kinetic energy of some heavier trucks...then twisted like a pretzel by someone else to fit his personal agenda.

 

Greetings,

I recommend that any website or diesel shop that advocates tighter safety for diesel-powered vehicles than gasoline=powered vehicles be boycotted.

I don't have "cheerleaders" or "sponsors" or "magazine guys" that I need to impress. Your board is so full of them, that there is little actual content left. It's all advertisements for anyone who donates free parts to you.

Racers tend to agree with me because... I race. And because I don't have kneepads I must wear.

It's simple, come out publically and ridicule anyone who wants tighter restrictions based on what is in our fuel tank.

No, you and your "cheerleaders" do the exact opposite, you condone, encourange and assist anyone who wants to crap on the diesel racers.

Currently, TTS, TS Performance, and CompD have publically came out in favor of tighter rules for diesel-powered vehicles than gasoline vehicles. You even started threads advocating it. Hence, y'all suck.

Pat

 

Why hello Pat.
Note, no names were mentioned in my original post.

 

Just to add my 2 cents, I'm not going to stand against anyone that is for safety. What we need to do is really use our heads on how to apply it. Do I think that its getting carried away that they should mandate them in a daily driver truck? Probably, but you cant jump someone for wanting to make something safer. Just need to look at the facts on how to apply it. Trucks are a whole diff animal then cars.

 

Sounds like BS to me they should be treated the same , I agree with Pat

 

Thank you, Sir.
That's the whole idea behind the threads going on on other sites....just discussion, theories, ideas, etc on what might need to be done at some point in time.
Nobody is lobbying any sanctioning bodies for anything to change tomorrow, or next week, or next anything....but safety has to be #1
Nobody wants full roll cages in 12 second trucks, but heavier bars or full cages in the quicker classes is something many feel needs to be studied more. ( Note I said "studied"...not "changed right now!")
The Pro Street classes are getting faster by the day and the trucks in the gap between that and 11.49 are growing in number rapidly.
The rules have to evolve with them or eventually something bad will happen.

 

There have been Big Block pickups running as fast as 8's for about 30 years now.

This is nothing new. And there is not sufficient history to indicate these trucks suddenly became unsafe since they changed over to diesel.

If you want safe, don't race. There will always be a real risk of injury and death. Right now, drag racing is very safe as far as motorsports go. There currently is not a problem that needs to be fixed.

There is a small group that does not race, who thinks we are too stupid to understand what we are doing, and we need them to tell us.