NHRA Updates Safety Protocols with New Head and Neck Restraint Standards for 2024 Season
In order to keep a level playing field in several classes, as well as balancing safety standards against the ever-increasing performances on the track, the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) can make updates to rules during each season.
Earlier this week, the NHRA recently made a sizable change in safety standards that will affect thousands of sportsman-level and professional racers.
The Simpson Racing Hybrid Sport is one of several brands / versions of Head and Neck Restraints.
The new rule, which will take affect on January 1st of 2024, a Head and Neck Restraint device will be required on all cars running over 150 mph, or covering the quarter-mile in less than 7.49 seconds.
Previous rules require a neck collar for all vehicles running 9.99 and quicker, or 135 mph and faster. A Head and Neck Restraint device was required on vehicles covering the quarter-mile in less than 7.49 seconds, but no minimum speed requirement.
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After talking to several drivers about the benefits of a Head and Neck Restraint device, as well as viewing the below video clip, a lot of competitors feel this will make a big difference in the safety of the drivers.
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Simpson Racing and Leticia Hughes Racing.