NHRA FC TEAM REACT TO NEW RULE
The NHRA Technical Services are increasing
the minimum weight of Funny Cars starting at the next event in Englishtown.
Officials want the class to increase the minimum weight from 2,425 to 2,455
pounds due to the recent implementation of additional safety equipment, such as
roll-cage helmet shrouds and extra roll-cage padding.
Most teams are already well over the limit so the extra weight isn't much of an issue.
The NHRA Technical Services are increasing
the minimum weight of Funny Cars starting at the next event in Englishtown.
Officials want the class to increase the minimum weight from 2,425 to 2,455
pounds due to the recent implementation of additional safety equipment, such as
roll-cage helmet shrouds and extra roll-cage padding.
Most teams are already
well over the limit so the extra weight isn't much of an issue.
"It doesn't bother me,"
said Chris Cunningham, co-crew chief on the blue Checker Schuck's Kragen Funny
Car driven by Jeff Arend, "we're within forty of weight anyway, all it'll do is
get us closer."
"Big Jim" Dunn, owner and
crew chief of the Lucas Oil Funny Car driven by Tony Bartone, had a somewhat
different opinion.
"All of the poor teams are
so far overweight that it won't mean anything," Dunn said. "What they should do
is weight all the cars that qualify and divide it by 16 and say 'here's your
legal weight'. But that would be unfair to Force and all those guys who spend
$100,000 on titanium and stuff to get down to minimum weight. The NHRA keeps the
weight down to an advantage for the big teams. Everything that happens is an
advantage for the big teams."