you want to know why they dont want a cage, cause they all got this B.S. "street" truck mentality, just like alot of the sled pullers, there is nothing street about those trucks except the tires, 90% of those trucks come in a trailer and leave in a trailer.....they want to "gain" respect from the all the "cool" kids and say, well my truck is 100% street......get over the macho bull**** and get safe or your gonna die.....its simple as that, i seen what crappy work gets you, severely hurt, take it from someone that has pulled people from burning racecars and loaded injured racers onto stretchers, ive seen fire suits melted to people legs cause some thought it would be easier to rig a oil line up than do it right.....
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Yup, Lingenfelter died at Pomona in a very safe 4-cyl racecar that weighed very little. One of the safest tracks, next to NHRA headquarters, surrounded by the best hospitals in the world.
it was a low 7 second , high 6 second ride
John was a comp racer and a friend of mine, and it was a sad day when he passed. I tighten my belts extra tight, and wear my safety gear, even in Project X, in memory of him and a few others. But John went down the track with out a Hans device that day, and would have lived but for a medical mistake in one of many surgeries where the antitheist screwed up.
Ok here is my two cents,
First, the diesel engine is easy to make incredible amounts of reliably power , when compared to a similar gas powered racer. This leads to the ability of a street racer driving in the gate and tuning up , adding a jet or two of nitrous and running down close to 10 second passes . I feel that the most dangerous ride I have ever driven is Project X and that includes passes in Pro Stock at over 200 mph.
I am just as guilty of feeling secure in this truck with the air conditioner running and ripping off 129 mph passes at will, with traction and a little time 10 seconds is well with in reach.
So here is what I would think a prudent route ,
Crank Centerlines on any thing faster then 12.50 must be looked at. Well you say that excludes the street guy, well if the street guy wants to race and be safe, this is what must be done
Big tires, same
Any racer over 4750 which is the current maximum weight for a Chassis tag to run faster the 9.99 should adhere to these new rules
At 12.50 I think the current 11.50 NHRA/IHRA rules should be in play, a 6 point roll bar . 2 inch X .119 tube , or .083 CM . The weight savings of CM is not really worth it , in this heavy of a truck.
At 11.50 the 10.50 rules should apply, and at 10.50 the NHRA 9.99 rules should kick in to effect, if this is to strict, then get you weight down below 4750
This may sound restrictive, but there are rules coming down the track, NHRA is asking questions, I see the maximum weight issue being enforced in the near future , 4750 for a truck that wants to run 9.99 or faster . I also so see that 4X4 is doomed to 11.50 and slower.
Remember that NHRA/IHRA own the tracks, or the license of the tracks. If the ASO ventures out on their own, and this is assuming that the insurance company’s let them, the consequences of a fatal accident will completely kill the sport.
Picture this, god forbid a bad accident has happen, there has been a fatality. The family of the deceased is suing.
The ASO didn’t use
DUE DILIGENCE in the rules, and made a variance from the major sanction body’s rules. We all know the pressure that is on them to let everyone run 37 inch tires, a lifted 4X4. Moreover, this truck has the power to really run.
Wow a mega cab dually in the 10’s the crowd goes wild. This truck is really ripping them off. Now it’s out of shape, in to the other 12 second truck, it’s ugly. The truck then climbs the wall, and thru the chain link fence. Well, it’s too bad, to even think about
David or Randy, along with their respective partners are up on the witness stand. The plaintiff’s attorney ask then,
WHY DID YOU ALLOW THIS 
