I know that when I go to my drag strip on grudge night / no et racing they will let 7 sec cars race with no chutes or sissy bars.. Or even a cage for that matter!What kind of license(s) is/are required to run a drag strip? One would assume that validity of said licenses would depend on the track adhering to and requiring compliance from racers with certain safety standards? I don't really know anything about that whole business, but it seems to me like whoever runs that track could get into a lot of trouble after an occurrence like that. It's nothing short of amazing that he survived. Did he walk away from the crash?
ya and all the safety protocols go out the window on grudge nite.. at least in my town. I pay for my number and thats it.. no one climbs underneath or even looks into my car.. and my bro in law ran a 9 sec pass flat then turned up the juice and ran a 200 ft wheelie and smashed his whole passenger side and almost landed on his driver side and again the "tech" was a card filled out on grudge night with no"tech" at all.!1. I pray the guy lives and recovers
2. He is a complete idiot for not having the proper safety equipment- roll cage, safety harness, belts, etc.
3. IMO the track is liable and should be sued. I cannot see how any track would let a car that is capable of 9 second passes go down the track like that. Every track I've raced at does a thorough tech inspection- hell I was flagged once becuase my belts were 2 months expired. Unless there are huge disclaimers posted or the driver signed away his rights. They have a responsiblity to ensure the safety of the participants.
Overall a bad situation for sure.
1. I pray the guy lives and recovers
2. He is a complete idiot for not having the proper safety equipment- roll cage, safety harness, belts, etc.
3. IMO the track is liable and should be sued. I cannot see how any track would let a car that is capable of 9 second passes go down the track like that. Every track I've raced at does a thorough tech inspection- hell I was flagged once becuase my belts were 2 months expired. Unless there are huge disclaimers posted or the driver signed away his rights. They have a responsiblity to ensure the safety of the participants.
Overall a bad situation for sure.
One of the guys in the 2015 section was there when the accident happened actually. He said that the guy had two broken legs at the very least. The part that bothers me is that from what I understand now is the track had a no cage/grudge event that day and actually encouraged this type of tomfoolery. I'm a firm believer that you lay in the grave you make and this idiot is totally at fault for his own actions but if the track encouraged this type of activity they could share some fault here at least legally.From what i read the guy is OK, no major injuries.
How should a track be liable? This kind of mentality is crazy in my opinion, and the reason the cost of racing(and life in general), is so high. Every time some dumbass makes a mistake the blame is shifted to someone else that should have known better for the greater good of mankind. What is to stop a guy from going to the track and telling tech that his car runs 11's or 12's, and then going out and blasting a 8 or 9 second pass and wadding his car up... Is that the tracks fault? It is impossible to weed those guys out. Should they have an expert on hand to tell how fast the cars are or hook you up to a polygraph machine to make sure you are telling the truth?
It would be nice if people took personal responsibility for their own actions instead of calling up a blood sucking lawyer and saying "you are never going to believe what this racetrack let me do under my own free will when i knew the risks involved!"
would you rather people do this stuff on street where they can hurt more than just themselves and maybe the 1 guy racing them? Cause chances are that's were he woulda been had it not been a "grudge night".One of the guys in the 2015 section was there when the accident happened actually. He said that the guy had two broken legs at the very least. The part that bothers me is that from what I understand now is the track had a no cage/grudge event that day and actually encouraged this type of tomfoolery. I'm a firm believer that you lay in the grave you make and this idiot is totally at fault for his own actions but if the track encouraged this type of activity they could share some fault here at least legally.
I would rather them not do this at all (That ultimately isn't up to me and has to rest on their shoulders)... I certainly don't advocate for street racing, that takes irresponsibility and foolishness to a whole new level. While I do street drive my fox, I absolutely wouldn't consider racing it on the street and frankly this isn't what my post was even about. Bottom line is the track shouldn't advocate racing cars that they know do not meet any sort of safety standard. This in my mind is no different than someone promoting a no helmet, shorts and t shirt Street Bike shoot out. Sure in that case the operator would be ultimately at fault for their own injury but the promoter would be at fault to some extent for the encouragement and reward of such ridiculous behaviorwould you rather people do this stuff on street
A properly designed/installed cage with a properly restrained driver is the key when street driving a car with a cage. If you get some universal roll cage kit you will have much different results than a custom built cage designed to fit you. While wearing my seat belt there isn't a single bar that could hit my head. My arm, sure the bar is right there but the main hoop and halo are far enough away from my head that I am less than concerned about driving on the street with it.Sad to see this post.
Agreed, cages need to be installed.
However, I have the greatest fear of getting into an accident on the street (Not wearing a helmet) and killing myself due to smacking my head against the roll cage.
My car will be getting a 6-point. However, the 10 point scares me even more. To me, it's like picking the lessor of the two evils. Really not something I want to do. I struggle going back and forth on 6 point and 10 point.
I feel that my convertible seems smaller inside than my coupe. But I will have Tigvision do the whole cage. Of course the proper seats and seat belts are a must. Glad you feel comfortable, that makes me feel a whole lot better. But still, I'm only good to 10.0s. I'd be better off buying amother coupe.A properly designed/installed cage with a properly restrained driver is the key when street driving a car with a cage. If you get some universal roll cage kit you will have much different results than a custom built cage designed to fit you. While wearing my seat belt there isn't a single bar that could hit my head. My arm, sure the bar is right there but the main hoop and halo are far enough away from my head that I am less than concerned about driving on the street with it.
would you rather people do this stuff on street where they can hurt more than just themselves and maybe the 1 guy racing them? Cause chances are that's were he woulda been had it not been a "grudge night".
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