Pulling safety history questions February 12, 2023 11:48PM
Were steel flywheels required when NTPA formed around 1970?
If later, when were they required?

Was there a specific accident that led to the rule in the same way Lester Henson's accident in '76 led to the fender rule or the Randy Rose/Walsh accidents in '97 and '98 led to the rollcage rule?

Bonus ? - was there a specific imcident that led NTPA to mandate wide front ends for the 1979 season?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/12/2023 11:49PM by The Original Michael.
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Re: Pulling safety history questions February 13, 2023 01:38AM
Don't remember the year, but there was an incident in the early 70's in Pleasant Hill, Illinois, where the flywheel on a modified disintegrated and injured several people, IIRC, the guy had drilled an M flywheel to fit a BBC. I believe one lady lost her leg, friend had a piece of shrapnel go up his arm, had a scar from his forearm to his shoulder, until the time he died a couple of year ago anytime a mod went down the track he got a vehicle between him and the track. ITPA shut everything down for a period of time until everyone at least got a blanket, as I recall. Can't remember if they had to get steel flywheels as well or not,
Don't know if that is the incident that started NTPA down the steel flywheel track.
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Re: Pulling safety history questions February 13, 2023 07:56AM
I know one of the main reason that the Mini's went years without running indoors. I believe in the early 90s thier was a mini running a cast one and it came apart and killed a little girl in the stands.
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Doug Ham? February 13, 2023 10:37AM
Wasn't there a SS puller named Doug Ham that had an incident that helped lead to a rule change?
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