Thread: Cobras, RIP?
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Old 12-02-2003, 12:42 PM
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Steve is right.
Insurance killed off the muscle car and if the perception is that cobra's are unsafe or too high HP then that will spell the end of our cars. I race ocasionally at NHRA events and have a 6 point rollbar,arm restraints,jacket,gloves,etc,etc... My question is;
How come road race tracks allow open cars to even go out on the track without the simple safety gear that NHRA mandates? I would think that they should require more safety equipment as they are out racing for much longer periods. It costs $1500 to rent the dragstrip for an event, most of that goes for track INSURANCE, so what does the roadrace tracks do for insurance?
Perry.
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