T/F CANOPY REMOVAL

[Fireball]

Looks to me like the wicker bill deflects it MORE into the hat?

 

[Paul]

In Topeka, both Force cars are still with canopies.

 

[twostep]

Don Garlits once stated that one of the most (potentially) dangerous incidents that every happened to him was when a big beetle hit his visor, right in the traps at 260mph, shattering it, hitting his forehead and knocking him unconscious for a couple of seconds. Betcha he'd be running a canopy today if he were still competing.

 

[TooTall999]

I'd like to see them required on all T/F cars. I believe Schumacher offers them for sale at cost to any team that wants them.

 

[ironpony]

I'd like to see them required on all T/F cars. I believe Schumacher offers them for sale at cost to any team that wants them.

IIRC it was an $11,000 dollars investment and I agree it should be mandatory

 

[Cliff]

First canopy dragster

 

[JRW]

Comp Plus has posted that a major T/F team is removing the canopy from their car. Reason: too much weight. Car should be racing this weekend without the canopy. I would guess it's the Force team. I don't see DSR who developed the canopy would take it off.

Looks like it was just a rumor.

 

[mick]

if fernando alanso decided to try drag racing, which cockpit would he choose? fc or tf? .......open wheel of course! ......and in a dsr enclosed cockpit.
in all seriousness. somebody should get one of these 'other' drivers to take a few laps in a fuel car. (tony stewart)

 

[nwspeedshots]

if fernando alanso decided to try drag racing, which cockpit would he choose? fc or tf? .......open wheel of course! ......and in a dsr enclosed cockpit.
in all seriousness. somebody should get one of these 'other' drivers to take a few laps in a fuel car. (tony stewart)

I used to watch 'Inside Nextel Cup'. It was a very entertaining, freewheeling NASCAR show featuring Michael Waltrip, Kenny Schrader, and Johnny Benson (as well as a few others over the years). They interviewed John Andretti on one episode, and the three panel members just wanted to talk about his Top Fuel ride.