Fire Jacket????????

[Mach1Marauder]

A guy was testing this weekend at Firebird in Az and tech was telling him that if you change or add a supercharger, turbo or add nitrous, you will need an approved fire jacket. The tech was telling him that this was a new NHRA rule.
Anyone hear of this? The requirement was not ET or MPH dependant. :confused:

[Bcar]

I was looking at all the rules I could find online and found nothing that said that.
If you add 2 turbos do you have to have 2 jackets? :D

[Mach1Marauder]

I was looking at all the rules I could find online and found nothing that said that.
If you add 2 turbos do you have to have 2 jackets? :D
I HOPE NOT!!!
It would prolly be a rule update in their racer mag.

[Bcar]

Yea I looked at their recent rule updates and I didnt see anything so maybe it was just a dumb tech guy. If it wasnt going to rain on saturday I could find out what all is needed, all I have is a helmet, and should run a 10.XX.

[Magnimike1]

Mike, that used to work at 'Dale, bitched at me for not having a jacket one time.

I bought one for safety anyway...I was running low 8's at the time :p

[Futurama]

Mike, that used to work at 'Dale, bitched at me for not having a jacket one time.

I bought one for safety anyway...I was running low 8's at the time :p
you just wanted to have a cool racing jacket :p

[Mach1Marauder]

Mike, that used to work at 'Dale, bitched at me for not having a jacket one time.

I bought one for safety anyway...I was running low 8's at the time :p
sure! :rolleyes:
Steve is right...........you're a doodiehead! :p ;)

[Futurama]

sure! :rolleyes:
Steve is right...........you're a doodiehead! :p ;)
eh, i want a cool jacket too :o

[turbostang]

A guy was testing this weekend at Firebird in Az and tech was telling him that if you change or add a supercharger, turbo or add nitrous, you will need an approved fire jacket. The tech was telling him that this was a new NHRA rule.
Anyone hear of this? The requirement was not ET or MPH dependant. :confused:
Shit I hope not - I just spent a ton o' money on a new firesuit. I am sure that was a lame tech!

[Mach1Marauder]

Shit I hope not - I just spent a ton o' money on a new firesuit. I am sure that was a lame tech!
It's not bunk tech! :rolleyes:

[turbostang]

It's not bunk tech! :rolleyes:


It is if he's spewing shit he knows nothing about!

[JamesB]

IMO, you should where a jacket anyways. Its a safety thing for me. :)

[spankustang]

I heard the rule states if you run nitrous, a turbo, or a supercharger that did NOT come factory equipped on a vehicle, you had to wear fire protection. Even if the car only run's 13's!!!
They are really gonna crack down on safety now!

[Futurama]

I heard the rule states if you run nitrous, a turbo, or a supercharger that did NOT come factory equipped on a vehicle, you had to wear fire protection. Even if the car only run's 13's!!!
They are really gonna crack down on safety now!
i dont understand why a power adder would automaticly make the car prone to fire. and no car has ever had nitrous factory, though i heard once that it was a unknown option on some pontiac many years back.

[momo stallion]

i dont understand why a power adder would automaticly make the car prone to fire. and no car has ever had nitrous factory, though i heard once that it was a unknown option on some pontiac many years back.


thats stupid saleen focus had that 75 shot on it.

[ThreeFingerPete]

thats stupid saleen focus had that 75 shot on it.

that voided the warranty if you sprayed it.

[momo stallion]

that voided the warranty if you sprayed it.


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