E-brake ?

I know it's not "required" in the rules, but does NHRA require an E-brake?
Is anyone else running one?
The rearend that I got to run in mine still had the e-brake cables and I hooked them up. Got them right this past weekend and will keep them in the car. I was just curious about anyone else running them.

 

Man! I never heard of a emergency brake on a dragster or any other kind of racer. I don't think we will be putting one on our car any time soon.

 

I can not think of a stiuation where I would want to pull the lever on an emergency brake...if I had one. However, there are times when A/C would be nice...but I just don't have room for the duct work.

But I say...if you want an E-brake then what the hey...just don't gudge me too harshly if I can ever figure out how to get A/C in my car.

 

I had thought about using a foot brake as the real brake and using an emergency brake as a sort of manual line lock to keep you from rolling out of stage. Of course, a hand brake rather than a foot brake makes that unnecessary.

 

that has to be the funniest thing I have ever read......

 

Godzilla,

Now that's the best suggestion I've seen lately. A/C on a race car. The worst part of racing was sitting on the starting line in a dragster, in your fire suit and helment and the guy in front of you oils down the track, especially on a 95 degree day when the humidity is about 85 percent.

Ron

 

Two years ago at the Nitro Nationals in Tulsa it was 106...set a racing surface temp record of 152. I was called to the staging lanes 4 times and then sat...because it would start to sprinkle as soon as we got there= 100% humidity. Not a breath of wind.

Started sprinkling off and on at about 3pm...once we had first round in. Dragrcr50 and I were first round winners (so we had to stay for the $$$)....they called the race at 9pm. Lordy...now that one will have you looking for A/C.

My two layer fire suit is plenty warm...cold won't bother me...just hate the heat and freaking cross winds. Anyother time...lets go racing!!! Zilla.

 

Zilla! Did you have to remind of that day?

 

That day and back in 1968. I was racing at Manhattan Raceway Park in Kansas...in August. It was so hot that I jacked the car up and laid under it for shade.

Now days I take at least two large bags of ice and a cooler large enough to swim in. I hate the hot!!!

 

I guess that I am the only one running a foot brake. three levers under the dash and a hand brake(emergency brake) for staging.

 

Joe When Do We Get To See It Run E Brake And All